Electrum server with a pruned node

[ziggybtc9]

ElectrumX docs mention a non-pruning bitcoin daemon is a must.

https://electrumx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/HOWTO.html#prerequisites

Is there a way to run Electrum server (either ElectrumX or another project) on a pruned node?

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Is there a way to run Electrum server (either ElectrumX or another project) on a pruned node?

No, you must be running a full Bitcoin node. Otherwise, it would not make any sense since your or someone else's client would not be able to synchronize transactions older than 2 days (assuming that it was possible to set up and you kept the default pruning settings).

[nc50lc]

ElectrumX or any alternative Electrum server projects requires txindex=1 which is impossible for pruned nodes to be able to function as a "server".
Otherwise, it wont be able to query bitcoin transactions from the blockchain.

[ziggybtc9]

Thanks @nc50lc and @BitCryptex, I guess I'll have to find some suitable hardware then.