Bitcoin Daemon - Ubuntu 22.04 - Pruned

[mathewvb9978]

Hi

im hoping this is the correct forum to post in

ive recently been trying to setup a prunde BTC node, however im struggling to get it to work (im sure im just being really stupid)

so ive basically followed the install instructions from
https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#linux-instructions

ive also edited the config file however my 40GB VPS seems to fill up and the pruning is not working

is there any more upto date tutorials on how this is done or if someone could give me some advise id be really grateful

TIA

[RickDeckard]

A few troubleshooting steps from my side:

• Have you checked if you created the bitcoin.conf file on the right path? It should have been created in .bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
• Within the configuration file, what value have you put after the prune variable? Make sure that you save the file after done editing the config file.

Also note that while you will end up running a pruned node, the client still downloads the full blockchain but it prunes the data (according to the value in the prune variable) as it goes along so make sure your VPS has enough bandwidth for the operation to happen. As for guides, albeit written in 2019, I believe these[1] instructions are still valid.
[1]https://medium.com/@retprogramisto/how-to-install-a-pruned-bitcoin-full-node-on-ubuntu-vps-2b81fe170ddf