To run a full bitcoin node?

[FiveG]

What is likely required to run a full bitcoin node? Assuming I have a good working computer and installed software like bitcoin core?
Did I need other installation or what are all the necessary process since I don't fully know how to do it, I will be needing your guides from respondents until I succeeded.

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[un_rank]

What is likely required to run a full bitcoin node?

[1] - Desktop or laptop hardware running recent versions of Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.

- *About 1 terabyte of free disk space,

- *About 8 gigabytes of memory (RAM)

- A broadband Internet connection with upload speeds of at least 400 kilobits (50 kilobytes) per second

- An unmetered connection,

- 6 hours a day that your full node can be left running. (You can do other things with your computer while running a full node.) More hours would be better, and best of all would be if you can run your node continuously.

You do not need any other installations to run your full node, but it is advisable to run it over TOR to better your privacy. As a full node you also relate to lightweight clients like MultiBit ^[2] to allow the relay of transactions.

[1] https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#minimum-requirements

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[Cricktor]

- *About 500 gigabytes of free disk space,

The blocks folder alone with the complete blockchain has currently 511GiB, add ~6GiB for chainstate and 41GiB for txindex, so you'd want to have at least 1TB of storage space for your full node. A pruned node might work but isn't much fun in certain situations.

[n0nce]

Here, you can find my topic mostly covering a cheap hardware setup for a full node. [Guide] How to run a Bitcoin Core full node for under 50 bucks!

Here, you have a full and up-to-date guide to set up the operating system and software components. It includes optional Electrum and Lightning software, as well. [Guide] FULL NODE OpenSUSE 15.3: bitcoind + electrs + c-lightning + RTL

- *About 500 gigabytes of free disk space,
- 2 gigabytes of memory (RAM)

@un_rank please do be aware that while the Bitcoin Wiki is not a bad source, some information is often outdated, such as in this case. In my node hardware topic, I show how even 4GB of RAM is barely enough to feasibly get the initial block download done.
8GB of RAM are so cheap nowadays that the saved headache and waiting time will be worth it in 99% of cases. As Cricktor already mentioned, the disk size is outdated as well. You want a 1TB disk, preferably SSD. Spinning works fine too, as long as you have enough RAM.

[pooya87]

As a full node you also relate to lightweight clients like MultiBit ^[2] to allow the relay of transactions.

MultiBit has been a dead/abandoned project ever since 2017. I also don't think it connected to full nodes, not exactly anyways. If I recall it used to connect to special servers run by the "MultiBit company" behind the project.

[Yamane_Keto]

Here, you can find my topic mostly covering a cheap hardware setup for a full node. [Guide] How to run a Bitcoin Core full node for under 50 bucks!

Here, you have a full and up-to-date guide to set up the operating system and software components. It includes optional Electrum and Lightning software, as well. [Guide] FULL NODE OpenSUSE 15.3: bitcoind + electrs + c-lightning + RTL

I do not know, but computers are not designed to work 24 hours and fully synchronize with a full node, and the electricity costs within one year may equal more than $50, assuming that the cost of electricity is 20c/kWh and that the computer will not work 24/7.
Some cheap solutions that consume less electricity and fun to build can be at https://raspibolt.org they have a community that will answer your questions here https://www.reddit.com/r/raspibolt/ and electricity consumption is about $21 a year with the same costs which It will be around $60.

So instead of using your old computer or buying a new one, this solution is a bit cost-effective.

[n0nce]

I do not know, but computers are not designed to work 24 hours and fully synchronize with a full node

They are, don't worry..

Some cheap solutions that consume less electricity and fun to build can be at https://raspibolt.org they have a community that will answer your questions here https://www.reddit.com/r/raspibolt/ and electricity consumption is about $21 a year with the same costs which It will be around $60.

So instead of using your old computer or buying a new one, this solution is a bit cost-effective.

This makes no sense. You are telling me that spending hundreds of $ on a Raspberry Pi, SSD, power supply and everything needed to setup Raspibolt is going to be 'a bit cost-effective' because you may save a small sum of money in electricity?

So instead of using your old computer or buying a new one, this solution is a bit cost-effective.

Also 'instead of buying a new one' and 'this solution' (buying a Raspberry Pi) are mutually exclusive.

Don't get me wrong; I do like the Raspibolt project and even recommended it to people in the past. It's just that if you don't care about the size and appearance of the whole thing, it may be wiser to build a $50 or $100 node and spend the rest on buying more BTC.

[LoyceV]

Raspberry Pi isn't designed to work 24/7 either

Most consumer hardware isn't specifically designed for 24/7 operation (opposed to server hardware), but in most cases it's totally fine to keep it on for years in a row. In my experience, all you have to do is regularly clean the cooling system from dust. Hardware without a fan is even easier.

They are, don't worry..

Exactly!

Yeah, just make sure it's not too hot/humid and then most computer should able to run 24/7 with little or no problem.

I've never considered humidity, but that might come with the climate here. As long as the hardware is slightly warmer than it's surroundings, I don't expect condensation. I've seen problems with using cold laptops (coming from outside) in a warm room though, but ironically that's from turning it off, not from keeping it on

OP has long abandoned this topic, and I don't believe he cares. So OP goes on ignore so I don't fall for this again.

[abstracutmx]

Does anyone have the complete list regarding the settings of the bitcoin.conf file

[abstracutmx]

Does anyone have the complete list regarding the settings of the bitcoin.conf file

Check these,
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v25.0/share/examples/bitcoin.conf
https://jlopp.github.io/bitcoin-core-config-generator/
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v25.0/doc/bitcoin-conf.md

P.S. If you have additional question, please make new thread since you could get more help/reply.

ok thank you sir!