[CHALLENGE] Run A Bitcoin Node: 14 Days To 14 Merits

[Farhan99]

Day 1
Great Challenge start today and It is my first time with Bitcoin Core. Please guide me if I'm making any mistakes.

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[Bitcoin_people]

Day : 3

My Progress: 8.57%

[rojan]

day13

[sr32703]

Day-5 done, gradually i am reaching my ultimate goal.

[Zwei]

Congratulations to Zwei and Hanadawa for completing the challenge!

this was a nice chalange from you, and now that i got my 14 merits i'm dipping out of here!

just kidding, let see how long i can keep this up!

DAY 15:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 830651,
  "headers": 830651,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000003262fe23a0ede5ffc69f8255f4545b6bd9a9a2784efce",
  "difficulty": 81725299822043.22,
  "time": 1708046276,
  "mediantime": 1708043419,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999983251412996,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006a821fe72c6d9e9d15d01160",
  "size_on_disk": 624260448342,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Gaza13]

Day 11

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 830521,
  "headers": 830654,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000001bc25ce49ae133d8b84574098b1bd3640af855572d5a4",
  "difficulty": 75502165623893.72,
  "time": 1707972096,
  "mediantime": 1707969040,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9997118343549022,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006a5ded387a847de2bf318b20",
  "size_on_disk": 1904393819,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 829604,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Negotiation]

Day 18

Progress: 54.84%



Sometimes bitcoin core is stopped automatically! 

[LoyceV]

Sometimes bitcoin core is stopped automatically! 

Bitcoin Core doesn't do that. Your OS might kill it though, when it's out of memory.

[|MINER|]

Day-5
synced

[Farhan99]

Day 2
My Progress is: 2.17%

[Nanga Parbat]

Day 7

My Day 7 Bitcoin Core experience was great,
My progress 95% present

Progress: (valid as of the creation date of this post)

Code:

Day 6:
Nanga Parbat (please post your day 6 status)

Day 7:

I was uploaded my status on the sixth day,
And this is my seventh day's status.

Day 6


My progress 85% present

[rojan]

Day14

[sr32703]

Day-6 done..

[Z_MBFM]

Day 8

[Gaza13]

Day 12

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 830706,
  "headers": 830797,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000001ccb803261355809bc46e6e1488e2b6daa828db2b4dce",
  "difficulty": 81725299822043.22,
  "time": 1708082315,
  "mediantime": 1708075936,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9997817267403436,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006a92180b9f260b6e860844d0",
  "size_on_disk": 1892229695,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 829900,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[CODE200]

Do the computer need to be open 24/7? I think that I can do this on my computer but the electricity that it consumes is probably not something I'd like to deal with big time. Can anyone here recommend the minimum Internet speed needed because it doesn't say in the website what the speed is, it just says that I need to have a fast Internet, I want to run it in a computer shop that's run by my friend but I don't think that's going to be a recommended thing to do plus it's a hassle for me and that friend.

[Zwei]

DAY 16:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 830824,
  "headers": 830824,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000024b274cadadd42e5d21ce5ba9a33b8aff55b15ae2cf59",
  "difficulty": 81725299822043.22,
  "time": 1708151851,
  "mediantime": 1708150463,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999976230400869,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006ab45af812f2e24723032c30",
  "size_on_disk": 624615571845,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": ""
}

[NotATether]

DAY 16:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 830824,
  "headers": 830824,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000024b274cadadd42e5d21ce5ba9a33b8aff55b15ae2cf59",
  "difficulty": 81725299822043.22,
  "time": 1708151851,
  "mediantime": 1708150463,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999976230400869,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006ab45af812f2e24723032c30",
  "size_on_disk": 624615571845,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": ""
}

Look at your verification progress - it is basically done, so your challenge is complete. Although of course you are welcome to keep running a node if you want to.

[Farhan99]

Day 3
My Progress is: 4.02%

[Nanga Parbat]

Today is a very good day !

My progress is 100 present complete

Day 8




My bitcoin core experience has been great,
But , I will run the node for 14 days, then my challenge will be complete.