Title: Host a node on Microsoft Azure Post by: doof on March 19, 2015, 12:45:54 AM I get a bit of free credit with Microsoft Azure, so I host a few bitcoin nodes. Digital Ocean have some good documentation, so I thought id document the steps for MS Azure. The goal is to have very clear steps that anyone can follow, and the smallest possible foot print / dependencies.
If anyone would like to peer review the steps, they can be found at... https://github.com/evapeak/bitcoind/blob/master/README.md Note: Ill be adding a few more screen shots very soon. Title: Re: Host a node on Microsoft Azure Post by: mishax1 on March 19, 2015, 12:19:48 PM That looks pretty nice and not too complex..
Do you need to have the Ubuntu server image or is it already located on the Azure ? Title: Re: Host a node on Microsoft Azure Post by: grue on March 19, 2015, 09:36:13 PM I also run a node on azure, but I have a few suggestions:
here's my upstart script for bitcoind (put in /etc/init/bitcoind.conf) Code: description "bitcoind" Title: Re: Host a node on Microsoft Azure Post by: Heads-Tails on March 19, 2015, 09:43:09 PM What is the $USD cost to operate a MS Azure bitcoin node for a month?
Title: Re: Host a node on Microsoft Azure Post by: emrebey on March 19, 2015, 09:53:55 PM here's my upstart script for bitcoind (put in /etc/init/bitcoind.conf) Code: description "bitcoind" there is a upstart configuration lives in the official codebase: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/contrib/init/bitcoind.conf What is the $USD cost to operate a MS Azure bitcoin node for a month? depends of the machine you will use but it cost much. use digitalocean if you look for a cheap and fast solution. Title: Re: Host a node on Microsoft Azure Post by: mishax1 on March 20, 2015, 10:17:07 AM Just found an even cheaper solution - http://fullnode.info/howto.html
Title: Re: Host a node on Microsoft Azure Post by: grue on March 21, 2015, 12:30:15 AM Just found an even cheaper solution - http://fullnode.info/howto.html if you click the link, you'll see that the $19/year offer is no longer available.Title: Re: Host a node on Microsoft Azure Post by: notlist3d on March 21, 2015, 04:14:51 AM I get a bit of free credit with Microsoft Azure, so I host a few bitcoin nodes. Digital Ocean have some good documentation, so I thought id document the steps for MS Azure. The goal is to have very clear steps that anyone can follow, and the smallest possible foot print / dependencies. If anyone would like to peer review the steps, they can be found at... https://github.com/evapeak/bitcoind/blob/master/README.md Note: Ill be adding a few more screen shots very soon. Azure was giving a little bit of a credit a while back when you start. Digital Ocean if you use high CPU usage be prepared to submit documentation proving your identity if they are like they were. I know I had just one account and they wanted me to jump through hoops. But this was in days of cpu mining. Title: Re: Host a node on Microsoft Azure Post by: ranochigo on March 21, 2015, 04:23:00 AM I get a bit of free credit with Microsoft Azure, so I host a few bitcoin nodes. Digital Ocean have some good documentation, so I thought id document the steps for MS Azure. The goal is to have very clear steps that anyone can follow, and the smallest possible foot print / dependencies. If anyone would like to peer review the steps, they can be found at... https://github.com/evapeak/bitcoind/blob/master/README.md Note: Ill be adding a few more screen shots very soon. Azure was giving a little bit of a credit a while back when you start. Digital Ocean if you use high CPU usage be prepared to submit documentation proving your identity if they are like they were. I know I had just one account and they wanted me to jump through hoops. But this was in days of cpu mining. |