[BitcoinTalk Node Tutorial #5] Hosting a Monero node on the same machine

[LoyceV]

I have a spare laptop with 8 GB RAM and SSD (big enough for pruning). Any idea how a Monero GUI node would perform on that? I last tried a Monero node years ago on a server with HDD, and it slowed down the entire server so I never touched it again.

[apogio]

I have a spare laptop with 8 GB RAM and SSD (big enough for pruning). Any idea how a Monero GUI node would perform on that? I last tried a Monero node years ago on a server with HDD, and it slowed down the entire server so I never touched it again.

In general, as you already know, a Monero node is demanding.

I am certain that it will work properly, since I 've been running it on a worse machine than yours and it's okey-ish.

Just make sure to pay attention to that post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480371.msg63800526#msg63800526, because it literally delayed my internet speed in the whole house.

[LoyceV]

Just make sure to pay attention to that post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480371.msg63800526#msg63800526, because it literally delayed my internet speed in the whole house.

My internet isn't that fast, but even torrents with many connections aren't a problem for other "users" in the house. Even Bitcoin Core only uses full bandwidth once in a while, because my system is the limiting factor. For Monero, I expect my hardware to be even more limiting, so I expect bandwidth to be lower.

I am certain that it will work properly, since I 've been running it on a worse machine than yours and it's okey-ish.

Do you remember how long the initial sync took?

[apogio]

Do you remember how long the initial sync took?

Approximately 2.5 weeks over TOR.
I also did an IBD once using Start9's suite, on clearnet, I think it was approximately a week - but for this I am not perfectly sure. I don't run this node anymore.