myNode: How To Run A Bitcoin Node – Parts, Assembly and Software Installation

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Parts list (my higher-end version)
Raspberry Pi 4
Pi 4 Case with power & fan
MicroSD card (32GB)
WD Solid State hard drive 1TB
Hard Drive Enclosure
Ethernet cable

Balena Etcher (for flashing myNode OS to your MicroSD card)

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Buy Bitcoin in Canada on Coinberry and get $20 after your first $50 purchase
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[pointblind]

Best Bitcoin (not shitcoin) content on YouTube. Looking forward to tutorials on the individual "apps" inside myNode. Thanks Ben

[smb]

Ben, i can't tell you how valuable and informative this video was. Thank you for taking the time man....Can't wait for the future tutorials on Samourai Whirlpool and Dojo....Lightning donation coming your way....all the best

[MalcolmKelly]

Absolutely brilliant tutorial. Best BTC tech videos on YT.

[kfletcher]

Thanks BT!!!. I asked Santa, and he delivered my raspi 4 w/ 8G ram parts. (btw, I got the slick pi clear case with the layered shims of plastic. Love it. The pi fit right in) and I slapped the parts together in about 1/2 hour. Lots of pretty lights. I can ssh into the mynode box . Now just waiting for the entire block chain ledger to download. It looks beautiful. It looks like this download part of the build is going to take a few hours (if not all night long). Probs ready by morning. This is what I call fun as all get out. All I can say is get yourselves a RASPERRY PI and build your own lightening mynode!!!! For two reasons: 1) rely on your on transactional node for privacy. 2) cut transaction costs from $8-10's to cents per txn. No brainer. Next I want to build a BTC real time clock with one of these buggars and wire up your favorite by/sell indicators with a trade bot. Seems easy to do. Next on my todo list.

[Jokercrazy_]

Great video man, I've been trying to get my NODE up and running and I hadn't found a video as well done as this one. Explaining everything from 0. Keep up the good work! Would like to see more videos about what the NODE can do!

[UKBitcoinMaster]

Crikey I've just had my Pi 4 delivered and this video is absolutely perfect timing Ben

[locksherlo]

Ordered one (hardware) based upon your review. Setting it up now - ty

[giulionazzo]

This is an interesting tutorial. Thank you for sharing. It would be nice to have a tutorial to switch off the node too. It happened that I had to relocate in a new place and couldn't find a way to keep the same set up.

[herbertthomas]

Excellent video. I just wish that video's explaining how put kit together was this easy. I have got a lightning mode sitting here for some time and not found a video which I could look at to install the thing successfully my self. All I've been told is download a zap bitcoin lightning Wallet.

[mulatokudzava]

Hey Ben, this is the first of your videos that I see and probably not the last one

[robertgrayraleigh]

Amazing teaching. I had no ideer this was so easy

[FrostyInvestor]

awesome job buddy. I'm dumb and your way of teaching it was fantastic. ty

[buzzman]

Great video, thank you. I already have mynode up and running, but really looking forward to future videos on some of the modules mynode has!

[sgalliford]

Hey Ben. Great channel. Do you have a preference between Mynode and Umbrel?

[dazzk]

Great This is the easiest way to run a BTC Node that I've seen. Thanks..

[entropyfu]

i'm loving mynode. running a raspberry pi 3 b+ as well as a node within a VM with virtualbox.

[michaelhouston]

I enjoyed this video. This guy explained tips that I find could benefit as a beginner. Would reccomend

[rocky]

Will these specifications still work in 10 years? How would you future proof your node so you don't have to update it? Buy a larger size SSD?

[tomek]

I am impressed, seen mynode website before but this video convince me to do it. Thanks!