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It's fine to install and run the Ravencoin binaries on the microSD card, but for optimal speed and expanadabiltiy you should use the SATA SSD as the data storage location for the blockchain and everything else. I recommend creating a directory on the SSD called "/Ravencoin/RavencoinData" and then reference it as follows.
→Setting up the Ravencoin node - The quick way
If you'd like a higher-end hardware setup that's optimized for expandability and speed (microSD cards are notoriously slow), see my [https://bit.ly/smol-guide-rpi4 smol guide].
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You'll end up building something that looks like this:<br>[https://i.gyazo.com/f0eb138514580314976a21a68b8fc68c.jpg <img src="https://i.gyazo.com/f0eb138514580314976a21a68b8fc68c.jpg" width="350">]<br> My [https://bit.ly/smol-guide-rpi4 smol guide] focuses on running Urbit, but the specified hardware config is also ideal for running a Ravencoin or Bitcoin node!<p> For optimal speed and expanadabilty, I suggest using the SATA SSD as the data storage location for the Ravencoin blockchain as well as the Ravencoin binaries. <p>Create a directory on the SSD called <b>/media/pi/SSD/Ravencoin</b> and put the directory with the Ravencoin binaries in there.
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Then create a directory on the SSD called <b>/media/pi/SSD/Ravencoin/RavencoinData</b> for the blockchain and reference it like this:
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<b>To START the node:</b>
<pre>./ravend -daemon --datadir=/media/pi/SSD/Ravencoin/RavencoinData</pre>
<b>To STOP the node:</b>
<pre>./raven-cli -datadir=/media/pi/SSD/Ravencoin/RavencoinData stop</pre>
<b>To CHECK the node:</b>
<pre>./raven-cli -datadir=/media/pi/SSD/Ravencoin/RavencoinData -getinfo</pre>
When you're done, it should all look like this:
[https://i.gyazo.com/8c02cd94d8012643c2ce2ec5dc5163f7.jpg <img src="https://i.gyazo.com/8c02cd94d8012643c2ce2ec5dc5163f7.jpg" width="800">]
== Setting up the Ravencoin node - The quick way ==
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#::touch ~/.raven/raven.conf nano ~/.raven/raven.conf </pre> Enter the following lines, and adjust user/login settings accordingly:
#:<pre>rpcuser=rpcuser #optional rpcpassword=SETYOURPASSWORDHERE #optional rpcallowip=127.0.0.1 #optional daemon=1 upnp=1 listen=1 dbcache=800 maxmempool=50 disablewallet=1 logips=1 maxconnections=125 prune=42000 maxuploadtarget=5000 server=1 </pre> '''Note1:''' If you are are planning to only access your node from your pi itself, skip the first 3 optional settings <br /> '''Note2''': Opening up the RPC port to hosts outside your local trusted network is NOT RECOMMENDED, because the rpcpassword is transmitted over the network unencrypted.<br />To save: CTRL+O ENTER, To exit: CTRL+X.
#Now you can start start ravend again to index the blockchain that you downloaded and to download the remaining bit (which may still take a day depending on your connection).
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