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

[Ultegra134]

Day 13:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 826042,
  "headers": 826047,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000000adce81062fc338250ae698cea798e19f42e2fb07ab5d",
  "difficulty": 73197634206448.34,
  "time": 1705417355,
  "mediantime": 1705415360,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999837460365159,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000065d5a73f081a8672a8b06083",
  "size_on_disk": 34218887210,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 808380,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 34999369728,
  "warnings": ""
}

Two more days to go, fully synced.

Edit: Corrected the day.

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[NotATether]

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

Code:

Day 3:
bayu7adi

Day 7:
Shishir99

Day 8:
oktana
spiker777

Day 9:
SilverCryptoBullet
apogio

Day 12:
Ultegra134
tech30338
DYING_S0UL

If you see any error in the progress report like your name isn't listed correctly, and so on, please let me know so I can fix it.

[DYING_S0UL]

what happenes after 100% sync?

Lol. You can finally use Bitcoin Core when that happens. New incoming payments will show up in a few seconds, and your wallet will show the correct balance.
Create a few backups of your wallet.dat before funding it.

I haven't imported or created or opened my wallet in Bitcoin core. BTW how exactly do i backup my wallet.dat? There is an option in the Bitcoin core (File > Backup wallet), did you meant this? And what happens if I don't backup wallet.dat? I'm new to this, that's why so many questions  .


DAY 13 progress:

Almost 80%, 1 year 20 weeks to go.

[spiker777]

Day 9
 

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 411459,
  "headers": 826053,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000dfb427e74ac59d8a6c990690dc5bde67292ef56c171593",
  "difficulty": 194254820283.444,
  "time": 1463068687,
  "mediantime": 1463066116,
  "verificationprogress": 0.1348556158010871,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000190fc13ab895cf37f1b688",
  "size_on_disk": 78743474092,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 0,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 299999690752,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Ultegra134]

Progress: (valid as of the creation date of this post)
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If you see any error in the progress report like your name isn't listed correctly, and so on, please let me know so I can fix it.

Not a big deal, but I've noticed a mistake on my behalf, today should be my 13th day, but I've posted the 10th day twice, instead of 10th and 11th, thus, missing one day. I can go ahead and edit the previous posts or I can simply run the node for an extra day. I'm fine either way, waiting for your instructions.

Day 10:
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Day 10:
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[tech30338]

Day 13

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 826098,
  "headers": 826098,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000001c6ffee423d78d9c149eb2cba803b3effd70b4bd9242c",
  "difficulty": 73197634206448.34,
  "time": 1705470427,
  "mediantime": 1705464136,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999858558905383,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000065e437621f6a8255f5a338fb",
  "size_on_disk": 4961419926,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 823583,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 4999610368,
  "warnings": ""
}

[LoyceV]

what happens if I don't backup wallet.dat?

You'll be one failure away from losing your Bitcoins.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Day 10

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 826126,
  "headers": 826127,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000000699a220d87f2a0f4330db05998df95045f7bf742fe26",
  "difficulty": 73197634206448.34,
  "time": 1705494037,
  "mediantime": 1705491859,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999928881227845,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000065eb7f73ab1280479c1ca537",
  "size_on_disk": 4866025170,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 823673,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 4999610368,
  "warnings": ""
}

I have a question. Does syncing a Testnet Bitcoin Core node take a similar time like on Main net?

[Shishir99]

Don’t let the your screen sleep at all. Mine is all set to “never”, and no mater how idle my laptop is, it never sleeps until it is completely dead. When you’re doing then you can turn it back off to what you had.

Thanks, oktana for your advice. I changed the settings yesterday and now it's been over 24 hours. My device didn't get into sleep mode anymore. Which means your advice worked well. Unfortunately, I forgot to boost my internet speed last night and it downloaded only 16 GB of blocks at night instead of 64 GB and my internet wasn't stable since yesterday night. But, my progress isn't bad though. I am only 25 weeks behind at this moment.

Day 8

[bayu7adi]

DAY 4

Progress : +14,94%
This is my top speed... above 4%/hour is quite stable for several minutes.

[oktana]

Don’t let the your screen sleep at all. Mine is all set to “never”, and no mater how idle my laptop is, it never sleeps until it is completely dead. When you’re doing then you can turn it back off to what you had.

Thanks, oktana for your advice. I changed the settings yesterday and now it's been over 24 hours. My device didn't get into sleep mode anymore. Which means your advice worked well.

Cheers mate.

Unfortunately, I forgot to boost my internet speed last night and it downloaded only 16 GB of blocks at night instead of 64 GB and my internet wasn't stable since yesterday night. But, my progress isn't bad though. I am only 25 weeks behind at this moment.

How do you mean to boost your internet, Is it like a software you use to achieve that? I do run into internet issues too and sometimes I’m forced to restart my internet. Just looking at your progress, I can tell your internet is great because I’m at DAY 9 but your gap is huge.

DAY 9

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 632164,
  "headers": 826084,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000358c4bbf1184cfdd75774fc8e324f6e68da0249db62c3",
  "difficulty": 15138043247082.88,
  "time": 1590747412,
  "mediantime": 1590745569,
  "verificationprogress": 0.5601770729281431,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000fd9db1740174123a935a6dc",
  "size_on_disk": 287778778339,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 330303,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 399999238144,
  "warnings": ""
}

[apogio]

DAY 10:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 826158,
  "headers": 826158,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000002f7b10a29f78f34966bfb43b2c6b9347c42846efeb1e6",
  "difficulty": 73197634206448.34,
  "time": 1705514690,
  "mediantime": 1705511940,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999970872995876,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000065f3d1d0dcf7103735cbfc57",
  "size_on_disk": 615280976685,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Ultegra134]

Day 14:


{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 826160,
  "headers": 826161,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000002d2e4c6a682a7d0e3d208f2329b0cca5818ab312fdee0",
  "difficulty": 73197634206448.34,
  "time": 1705515416,
  "mediantime": 1705513105,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999990141574775,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000065f456f6b01559362f66f1c9",
  "size_on_disk": 34442887047,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 808380,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 34999369728,
  "warnings": ""
}

[spiker777]

Day 10 Progress:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 420541,
  "headers": 826174,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000004b75a42f572a7889658d5314f51bae4a863312781cc8dc7",
  "difficulty": 213398925331.3239,
  "time": 1468401620,
  "mediantime": 1468394526,
  "verificationprogress": 0.1490167095359118,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000001f91eba54a1c886ea55482",
  "size_on_disk": 87386261732,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 0,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 299999690752,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Cricktor]

I have a question. Does syncing a Testnet Bitcoin Core node take a similar time like on Main net?

No, it's usually faster to sync than mainnet at least from my own experience (never timed it but as far as I remember you can sync within a few hours). The Testnet3 blockchain has way more blocks than mainnet but is significantly smaller compared to mainnet because testnet blocks normally contain only a few transactions (not sure if there's a testnet block that's actually full to the limit). Validation of testnet blocks is therefore notably faster than for filled mainnet blocks.

[NotATether]

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

Code:

Day 4:
bayu7adi

Day 8:
Shishir99

Day 9:
oktana

Day 10:
SilverCryptoBullet
apogio
spiker777

Day 13:
tech30338
DYING_S0UL

Day 14:
Ultegra134

If you see any error in the progress report like your name isn't listed correctly, and so on, please let me know so I can fix it.

Ultegra134 this will count as your 14th day which means you are the first person to complete the challenge. Congratulations! You will receive your merit shortly.

[DYING_S0UL]

If you see any error in the progress report like your name isn't listed correctly, and so on, please let me know so I can fix it.

I wasn't home yesterday, so I couldn't post my progress for day 14. Here it is. Progress kinda slow, I'm almost close to sync. Can you please update the OP. I will keep running it until fully sync.

DAY 14 progress: 85% sync

[tech30338]

Day 14

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 826222,
  "headers": 826222,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000002228f5b1928a8807dd12599c0bf321b509d98a0ef302c",
  "difficulty": 73197634206448.34,
  "time": 1705556277,
  "mediantime": 1705551437,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999952568469398,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006604768b40c03016692aaa97",
  "size_on_disk": 4900404165,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 823747,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 4999610368,
  "warnings": ""
}

[pinggoki]

Really want to participate on this one but I only have a computer on my work and the laptop in my house is unreliable because it's an archaic Lenovo model. What does running a bitcoin node do? I'm curious about that because I want to explore the old stuff that other people used to do with bitcoin. Does running a node means that you're like a validator for the network?

[apogio]

DAY 11:

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 826231,
  "headers": 826231,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000028ad26db40fca70b016e20ad9aa54aa2f4b504a66e307",
  "difficulty": 73197634206448.34,
  "time": 1705561731,
  "mediantime": 1705561108,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999938058118594,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006606cdb576c87891cc63fb18",
  "size_on_disk": 615427939347,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": ""
}