Custom Linux install guide for the
Futurebit Apollo [A Full Node/Mining Platform for the Home!].
This is the 'Base configuration' for my node and miner install guides for Futurebit Apollo BTC.
Since the premise of this device was always
Install any Bitcoin Application, Use any Hardware Wallets, download any Dev tools and use our platform as your dedicated Bitcoin development system. (see quote below), people requested a Lightning install guide on the
official support page and other 'apps', but unfortunately nothing was released yet.
Hook up a Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse and you have a dedicated low power desktop system that runs 24/7. Install any Bitcoin Application, Use any Hardware Wallets, download any Dev tools and use our platform as your dedicated Bitcoin development system. The possibilities are endless.
For me, there was also the issue of security; if you update this device's OS using the
apt package manager, it can stop working, so it's often discouraged - leaving thousands of users running these machines on outdated software.
Hence I decided to take a fresh new microSD card and install Armbian on it as well as the necessary software for:
- Full Bitcoin node (Bitcoin Core v23.0)
- Miner software (Binary from Futurebit.io)
- Apollo dashboard (Open source from jstefanop)
- Lightning node (Core Lightning v0.11.1)
- Electrum (electrs v0.9.7)
- BTCPayServer may be added if there's interest.
Since some users may not care about the 'node' and just want to mine, I split into two topics:
[Guide] Futurebit Apollo BTC Custom Linux Install - Miner
[Guide] Futurebit Apollo BTC Custom Linux Install - Node
Both topics assume you followed the basic config explained here.