Quote from: dkbit98 on March 13, 2023, 07:16:17 PM

Quote from: Bitcoiner2023 on March 13, 2023, 03:22:29 PM

Do you think it would be better to run the full node over VPN + Tor?

You should never run VPN together with Tor for anything, including for Bitcoin node.
Running BTC node with Tor sergice is used a lot and it works perfectly fine for purpose of hiding your real IP address.

Quote from: Bitcoiner2023 on March 13, 2023, 03:22:29 PM

Or can you run the node over the clearnet without fear?

Running Tor, VPN or Bitcoin node can be interpreted as suspicious behavior in some countries, so don't ask other people if you should fear something.

PS
You are asking so many silly questions that I seriously doubt you will ever run full node, make multisig setup, etc... Roll Eyes

What's wrong with VPN + Tor combination? Why do you think that it's better idea to run Tor alone? Overall, people rarely use Tor and the overall wide experience and widespread information is that Tor is used to access darkweb. I know not everyone uses it for that purpose but that's not what government thinks and expects from an average user, everyone thinks about darkwebs. So, if you use Tor, then your ISP knows that you are using Tor and you are probably in their list, you look suspicious for them. But VPN is used by a lot of people, some use it to unlock PlayStore apps, some use it for watching Netflix/AmzPrime/Hulu/Disney+, some use it for gaming and so on. I mean, the number of VPN users is very high, a lot of average person and especially kids use VPN, so, they definitely won't track everyone who uses VPN. That's why I think it's better to connect to VPN, configure it, then connect to Tor. When it comes to trust, I think I would trust some VPN providers over my internet service provider.