Let me tell you a bit about a little side project I’ve been working on.
A while back, I wanted a Raspberry Pi to tinker around with. I didn't have a clear plan at the moment; I just wanted to see what these little machines were capable of as mini PCs/servers. After researching a bit more—and dealing with price hikes due to the sky-high demand for Raspberry Pis—I ultimately decided to get an Orange Pi 5 Plus since it was "cheaper" and had better specs. I threw a few operating systems on it (Linux, obviously), installed some games, tried downloading a Bitcoin node, and other odds and ends.
After a year, I gave the hardware a specific purpose: to learn more about #bitcoin.
I started researching what I needed to run a full Bitcoin node. I bought a 1TB SSD because, theoretically, I didn't need more than that to store a full copy of the blockchain. Once I got it up and running on Ubuntu, I felt so happy to have launched it and to be a part of the decentralization.
Since I already had a #Nerdminer (my favorite toy), I felt a sense of joy not only backing the blockchain but also starting to mine (even if it was just a symbolic 78 KH/s). After leaving it for a good while, I discovered the firmware could be updated from the manufacturer's site... and seriously, you have no idea how mind-blowing it was for me to see I could hit 250 KH/s.
This was starting to become an addiction... I asked myself, "Why not?" Aside from solo mining, why not have my own mining pool? So, I looked into how to do it with the hardware I already had. In the meantime, I found the #Lunaticoin podcast—the one where he invites #Bitronics and they talk about the Pool, solo mining, and Bitaxes (it has become my favorite podcast, that episode in particular). Anyway, I used AI to guide me through the configuration stuff I needed. Finally, with CKPool, I was able to spin up my own Pool, just like they said in the podcast!
So, I had my full bitcoin node and my CKPool configured to my needs, but the most sensational part was that my Nerdminer was requesting jobs from my CKPool, and CKPool was communicating with my Bitcoin node...
Finally, I made the decision to get a proper miner. I already had the infrastructure, so why not do it with more hashing power? My mind was made up. I ordered a #NerdQAxe++ from #bitronics. Now I have 2 workers on my node: the NerdQAxe++ and the Nerdminer, both collaborating in the CKPool.
I’m sharing this because I am genuinely excited to be part of something, and I want to encourage more people to do it. This community is great. I’ll try to document the step-by-step process of this project. I know I only implemented what already exists and pieced it together like a puzzle —maybe forcing a few pieces =)— but for me, this has been a huge achievement. The beginning of more projects.
Let's see where this rabbit hole takes me...
After a year, I gave the hardware a specific purpose: to learn more about #bitcoin.
I started researching what I needed to run a full Bitcoin node. I bought a 1TB SSD because, theoretically, I didn't need more than that to store a full copy of the blockchain. Once I got it up and running on Ubuntu, I felt so happy to have launched it and to be a part of the decentralization.
Since I already had a #Nerdminer (my favorite toy), I felt a sense of joy not only backing the blockchain but also starting to mine (even if it was just a symbolic 78 KH/s). After leaving it for a good while, I discovered the firmware could be updated from the manufacturer's site... and seriously, you have no idea how mind-blowing it was for me to see I could hit 250 KH/s.
This was starting to become an addiction... I asked myself, "Why not?" Aside from solo mining, why not have my own mining pool? So, I looked into how to do it with the hardware I already had. In the meantime, I found the #Lunaticoin podcast—the one where he invites #Bitronics and they talk about the Pool, solo mining, and Bitaxes (it has become my favorite podcast, that episode in particular). Anyway, I used AI to guide me through the configuration stuff I needed. Finally, with CKPool, I was able to spin up my own Pool, just like they said in the podcast!
So, I had my full bitcoin node and my CKPool configured to my needs, but the most sensational part was that my Nerdminer was requesting jobs from my CKPool, and CKPool was communicating with my Bitcoin node...
Finally, I made the decision to get a proper miner. I already had the infrastructure, so why not do it with more hashing power? My mind was made up. I ordered a #NerdQAxe++ from #bitronics. Now I have 2 workers on my node: the NerdQAxe++ and the Nerdminer, both collaborating in the CKPool.
I’m sharing this because I am genuinely excited to be part of something, and I want to encourage more people to do it. This community is great. I’ll try to document the step-by-step process of this project. I know I only implemented what already exists and pieced it together like a puzzle —maybe forcing a few pieces =)— but for me, this has been a huge achievement. The beginning of more projects.
Let's see where this rabbit hole takes me...