Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 11:12:37 AM

Quote from: Satofan44 on May 09, 2025, 06:13:56 PM

I will work in the /home/ folder
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3. The default data directory is /root/.bitcoin

If you're writing a Beginners guide, please follow best practices! Running software as root is ~~bad~~ terrible practice! Read Why Not to Use Root User? or any of the countless other websites that tell you not to do this. Use sudo apt install when needed, but don't give higher permissions than necessary to anything running on your system. Linux is a multi-user system, learn to use it to your advantage.

Easy solution: create a new user "for instance lightning", and install everything from there. Install in /home/lightning, and don't give root access to anything that doesn't need it.

There are several things that can be improved here but how much should be included in the guide is the question. Most guides online will not have the information that you are suggesting, and you don't even want to know how most altcoin blockchains run most of their setups. Generally I don't order people to create user accounts, I let them decide how they want to run it. Root or not, they can make their choice. The same goes with folder permissions.

I'll consider it. Someone else is free to help, but I doubt that the more I see things clearly around here. Thanks for the contribution. Just remember, don't let perfect be the enemy of good.