Quote from: QuickAccount on November 15, 2022, 04:39:37 PM

I like the idea of running a Bitcoin node or two

If I may ask: why more than one node, if they're the same?

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Did I miss anything in this plan?

I've used Mullvad VPN many times, and have no complaints. For my Forkcoin claiming, I used Mullvad to download several full Forkcoin blockchains, and it worked like a charm. Don't forget to enable their kill switch.

Quote from: NeuroticFish on November 15, 2022, 05:33:00 PM

The internet traffic is quite big for one full node already

Over the past 106 days, my node downloaded less than 1 GB per day, and uploaded 23 GB per day on average. I've set it to allow much more, so it's solely limited by the demand for data. For a server, it's not that much. At home, I don't think my ISP would complain about upload 23 GB per day continuously, but I also wouldn't want to find out.

Quote from: Welsh on November 15, 2022, 07:11:57 PM

I can't imagine it bringing too many eyes when compared to what an average household would use for streaming services

Streaming typically occupies a certain download bandwidth for a couple of hours. A node typically uploads 24/7.

Quote from: QuickAccount on November 16, 2022, 05:20:45 PM

Successfully got them running last night, using the Tor bridge of course Grin

I've never tried this on Tor: how's the download speed? I'm used to using Tor only for watching websites, which is peanuts compared to downloading/uploading the entire Bitcoin blockchain.