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Negative! I've used them for years and never paid them a cent... EVER! Read the terms and conditions.
My compromise to preserve self custody:
Oracle Cloud offers "Free Tier Forever" hosting up to four VPS instances with Ampere CPUs(aarch64), up to 24Gb of Ram in total and 200Gb of storage total.
One of my instances (one cpu + 1Gb RAM + 50Gb) runs both HAVEN (private nostr relay) and Albyhub.
Once set up, it's painlessly forgettable. But running Albyhub on any flavour of Pi or old PC is also painless and the sovereign way.
Exchanging a FIAT system for a BTC one whilst delegating responsibility to third parties, even pocket sats, will continue to result in zeros for everyone.
For those who already have an Alby account, it can be a fairly painless experience if running one's own node.
I've played with a Pi Zero 2 at home and also on an ARM(aarch64) VPS. Both were straight forward and simple but some linux knowledge does help.
Tips:
- Pi Zero can only connect to a wifi 2.4GHz.
- If you already have a VPS running something else(like own website), you can add an extra user(albyhub) and run it on port 8029. Then access it on "yourdomain:8029"
"Red at night, sailor's delight"
Peaceful evening comfortably https://image.nostr.build/f9cfe301af1cdd982979ec842c2e046d7b8c7bfcb32325a9c39593b2a4d628bd.jpg docked in Tauranga NZ.
#sailing
Missing builds on the Liquid Network.
Excellent!
If you can stomach the terminal in Linux, bitcoind is vastly better than bitcoinqt, as you get to visualise what's happening real time, not just a progress bar.
Tips on settings:
-dbcache:4096 (if you can spare 4Gb of RAM until you sync your ledger). Vastly faster.
And for faster searches when you get to use your node with your wallet(Sparrow, etc).
-blockfilterindex=1
-txindex=1
Setting up the Albyhub on a Pi Zero 2 with 32Gb SD card was quite simple and it's been running flawlessly. All documented in their Github, except that:
- Wifi must be 2.4GHz for Pi Zero 2 to work
Try white vinegar in a spray bottle, massage just like shampoo prior to rinsing. Do a search on it, the method's been around for ages.
Waiting for winds to fill in, anchored outside Hiddensee #sailing #sunset
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Canal bum anchored in Poland #sailing https://image.nostr.build/35272666d4075956aa1349f303eb709b5ef41333e55ed3bc378eeaf33a447bc3.jpg
Despite merely a ghost within the network, one year of Nostr ONLY today.
The sun rises for all. Not all feel its warmth.
#nostronly
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