I am trying to get my full node optimized for inbound connections by using Tor but also switching to Linux as recommended by many people for security and technical support.
Any information regarding the following will be very appreciated!
- Can I use the Windows version of blockchain data in Linux? Or do I have to download it all over after switching OS?
- Could you share your personal take on running Bitcoin node on Linux?
- Also is it possible to copy the blockchain data multiple times to different HDDs and send them to another country where the internet is too inconvenient for the IBD, to run a full node there easier and faster?
- Is Bitnodes.io 100% accurate about quantitative and geographical data of nodes? For ex. it shows zero nodes in Turkey and Libya. Is this actually true or not necessarily so in case like the use of Tor / VPN hides or manipulates such location data?
Please pardon me for any brain pain, as I am a non technical person:)
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