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Board Bitcoin Technical Support
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Re: Best Linux distro to run a full node
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ETFbitcoin
on 24/01/2022, 11:47:57 UTC
⭐ Merited by o_e_l_e_o (4) ,pooya87 (2)
I just want to ask if anyone had used "Tails" Debian-based Linux distribution for running a full node yet... and if you did, what was your experience with it? I use "Tails" as a portable operating system to preserve my privacy and anonymity, but I would want to try to use it for a Full node too... but for that I will have to enable the persistent storage ..which might compromise that.  Huh

Do you guys have a easy to use tutorial to run a Full node on Tails? I know people who have tried before and they had several issues with the restrictive default firewall rules.  Roll Eyes

What you need isn't Tails which specifically designed as live OS. You should check different linux-distro such as Whonix and Qubes. For Whonix, you can check this guide https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Bitcoin_Core.

If you're willing to try newer linux distro, check Created a Hardened Linux OS for Crypto Hodlers.

but if I can figure out how to make a CMD batch file or powershell script that makes the Bitcoin service run on Windows, that would be nice too.

It's should possible with "hack" like this, https://www.howtogeek.com/50786/using-srvstart-to-run-any-application-as-a-windows-service/.