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

[MAKInsaf]

Day: 2

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  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 398514,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Wonder Work]

Day 13: 100% Complete

Code:

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  "headers": 850303,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000001f3109dceb217612ee368b277b5d437132f4502a4f510",
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  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000815a7cf63dc36696ca222da0",
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  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 839627,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 19999490048,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Jewan420]

Day 6

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  "headers": 850326,
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  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 616360,
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  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[leonair]

Day 9 Progress...... 92.40%

Code:

{
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  "headers": 850339,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000001b5b14857733bdda06abfafc98b9b7526e8ad5de7ebeb",
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  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006a038779ad0cfb95047d7160",
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  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 779881,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 99999547392,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Glen Hoddle]

 Start Challenge
Day1

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  "headers": 850339,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000123c6fd925e6c801aab952d8f2ec97850dd71fbbb276afb",
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  "time": 1431274992,
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  "verificationprogress": 0.06501752224625934,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000006c5dbe61d64258ce26b38",
  "size_on_disk": 609041750,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 355195,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""

[The Hidebehinder]

Day 13

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  "blocks": 832141,
  "headers": 850359,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000217ac86df1b05bb5c4e7fd726d21d1cca904fa3c28b5c",
  "difficulty": 81725299822043.22,
  "time": 1708961613,
  "mediantime": 1708959829,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9309406249290973,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006c32bf657eda96f581940e80",
  "size_on_disk": 627063012055,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": ""
}

[NotATether]

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

Code:

Day 1:
Stablexcoin*

Day 2:
MAKInsaf

Day 5:
Olatundespo

Day 6:
Jewan420
mosori
poketmar

Day 7:
Leahized

Day 8:
RTX-G53

Day 9:
leonair

Day 13:
The Hidebehinder
Wonder Work

Legend:

†Indicates a bitcoin node failure or some other reason which I have been made aware of. Members who are absent for too long will be removed without notice and will have to start over if they want to rejoin.

*Indicates a person who has not submitted a report for a long time. Please do so immediately to avoid getting removed without notice.

#Indicates a person whose report was not processed because it is incorrect. Usually this is because you misnumbered your days. Please fix your report as soon as possible.

Report generation is semi-automated now, so 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.

Please do not quote this post when you type your status reports. It makes compiling this list slightly harder.

If you don't meet the minimum rank requirements, your post will be ignored.

[Olatundespo]

Day-6



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  "headers": 850398,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000008f1bebde23acb5dce2df900fe52122fa141a230300a8e",
  "difficulty": 23137439666472.05,
  "time": 1617330477,
  "mediantime": 1617326202,
  "verificationprogress": 0.6002189599352205,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000001b7771aa8ec9b09a6f13026c",
  "size_on_disk": 1472294915,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 676644,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[MAKInsaf]

Day: 3
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  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 499733,
  "headers": 845884,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000002980118d2710be2ad9713878d43ae6432dc1fd66395cdd",
  "difficulty": 1590896927258.079,
  "time": 1513492280,
  "mediantime": 1513490827,
  "verificationprogress": 0.2743259503406525,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000cc1a64eeaa046290b69034",
  "size_on_disk": 1294677825,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 499110,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Wonder Work]

Day 14: Complete My Journey [100% Done]

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 850479,
  "headers": 850479,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000034b8816029b2fe3f00dd657cedfc531050a5515a00daa",
  "difficulty": 83675262295059.91,
  "time": 1719977958,
  "mediantime": 1719976298,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999988694042088,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000818ecf27a23818ba8b58e810",
  "size_on_disk": 19929168243,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 839796,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 19999490048,
  "warnings": ""
}

[leonair]

Day 10 Progress......100%

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 850420,
  "headers": 850486,
  "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000009942befd11c296686ab2abe2ee539860525deee89a37",
  "difficulty": 83675262295059.91,
  "time": 1719943292,
  "mediantime": 1719941446,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9997414888102275,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000817d450e5945573177aaec79",
  "size_on_disk": 99971360469,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 798478,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 99999547392,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Jewan420]

Day 7

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 630039,
  "headers": 850490,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000009c506d9bfbcce8ee5fbc9ab06ff40456972b09a3fb05d",
  "difficulty": 16104807485529.38,
  "time": 1589252462,
  "mediantime": 1589249537,
  "verificationprogress": 0.5037638021857577,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000f643e9081086d902651e9d0",
  "size_on_disk": 1832002443,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 628870,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[The Hidebehinder]

Day 14

{
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  "blocks": 834835,
  "headers": 850447,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000350cf405a86d3b32c70c237c2f0d9110d0f5d2c6ce46f",
  "difficulty": 83947913181361.55,
  "time": 1710533078,
  "mediantime": 1710529686,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9401560845269363,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006f319f92b3fc163ee65f6950",
  "size_on_disk": 633092640954,
  "pruned": false,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Olatundespo]

Day-7



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  "blocks": 712827,
  "headers": 850547,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000004adc192f6c4995507ea5e0ae257ac433c8614e9104464",
  "difficulty": 22335659268936.39,
  "time": 1638772584,
  "mediantime": 1638766701,
  "verificationprogress": 0.659240463442568,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000002515ed1a4105a2d0f6e493cc",
  "size_on_disk": 669867444,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 712494,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[RTX-G53]

Day: 9

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  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 579483,
  "headers": 850565,
  "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000001ee0afbdb06ed28301757e067231de5cc5d70bc1ba6aea",
  "difficulty": 7459680720542.296,
  "time": 1559806400,
  "mediantime": 1559800873,
  "verificationprogress": 0.4011125740135869,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000068d1938fc01d0519050b3ac",
  "size_on_disk": 1340653768,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 578662,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[Glen Hoddle]

Day 2

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  "blocks": 355799,
  "headers": 850339,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000123c6fd925e6c801aab952d8f2ec97850dd71fbbb276afb",
  "difficulty": 47643398017.80344,
  "time": 1431274992,
  "mediantime": 1431270756,
  "verificationprogress": 0.06501752224625934,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000006c5dbe61d64258ce26b38",
  "size_on_disk": 609041750,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 355195,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""

[Wonder Work]

NotATether brother, My 14-day journey is over. I am still waiting for the Bitcoin Core Download. Should I keep it running or turn it off? Waiting for your reply, dear brother

[Jewan420]

Day 8

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  "blocks": 655624,
  "headers": 850647,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000008365a7e84649a039d938a678b9a282aca60a6ad3c12a0",
  "difficulty": 16787779609932.66,
  "time": 1604634760,
  "mediantime": 1604631732,
  "verificationprogress": 0.5558343067901581,
  "initialblockdownload": true,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000001571f1e49629ade487cb1931",
  "size_on_disk": 857833410,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 655095,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 1999634432,
  "warnings": ""
}

[leonair]

Day 11

Code:

{
  "chain": "main",
  "blocks": 850668,
  "headers": 850668,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000003038b93547fa5c857cbbb7023fd1fef46ef1e5760e10e",
  "difficulty": 83675262295059.91,
  "time": 1720093369,
  "mediantime": 1720088543,
  "verificationprogress": 0.9999995683837304,
  "initialblockdownload": false,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000081c6feb109bb3aef7c497ed1",
  "size_on_disk": 99965116249,
  "pruned": true,
  "pruneheight": 798680,
  "automatic_pruning": true,
  "prune_target_size": 99999547392,
  "warnings": ""
}

[NotATether]

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

Code:

Day 1:
Stablexcoin*

Day 3:
MAKInsaf

Day 6:
mosori
poketmar

Day 7:
Leahized
Olatundespo

Day 8:
Jewan420

Day 9:
RTX-G53

Day 11:
leonair

Day 14:
Wonder Work
The Hidebehinder (awaiting 99% synced)

Legend:

†Indicates a bitcoin node failure or some other reason which I have been made aware of. Members who are absent for too long will be removed without notice and will have to start over if they want to rejoin.

*Indicates a person who has not submitted a report for a long time. Please do so immediately to avoid getting removed without notice.

#Indicates a person whose report was not processed because it is incorrect. Usually this is because you misnumbered your days. Please fix your report as soon as possible.

Report generation is semi-automated now, so 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.

Please do not quote this post when you type your status reports. It makes compiling this list slightly harder.

If you don't meet the minimum rank requirements, your post will be ignored.

Congratulations to Wonder Work for completing the challenge!

NotATether brother, My 14-day journey is over. I am still waiting for the Bitcoin Core Download. Should I keep it running or turn it off? Waiting for your reply, dear brother

It's all done! Congrats. But if the node is not too much of a burden for you, you should keep running it to support the Bitcoin network.