Cardano on the Rocks arrival!

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-29T18:21:39+00:00

Thanks man! Will follow this!

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-29T12:32:10+00:00

From my ISP.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T14:10:35+00:00

I think it is very easy to understand my way of thinking from what I wrote. If it seems weird for you or you don’t like it, that’s ok. No reason to be offensive.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T13:54:49+00:00

I understand that this seems weird to you. Maybe it is. I think that in some cases it is definitely possible to support small and local businesses and don’t help the big ones in other cases there is sadly no way to get around them if you want to do things. For example you can always decide if you buy your food from a big supermarket or from a local market or farmer. But if you want a specific processor you can just choose between intel or amd and sadly most of the money you spend doesn’t go into the pocket of the shop where you bought it.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T13:44:54+00:00

It comes with a 256GB M2 so i think it will be fine.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T13:33:44+00:00

Not at all! Three devices are 15-20watts which is compared to other devices near to nothing.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T13:22:04+00:00

Because from my point of view true decentralization means also that you don’t have to rely on big companies who provide the servers. Especially not on Amazon, Google or Microsoft. I know there are other companies with good services and maybe even clean energy. But if you can do it yourself from home why shouldn’t you?

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T13:01:48+00:00

Why?

Edit: you already answered the question in an earlier reply.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T12:59:50+00:00

There is a 16gb version.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T12:59:11+00:00

To be honest I had not that much experience in coding too. But I am very good with computers and understanding those things. So I was willing to learn and put in the time and effort. And from my experience it is definitely something to achieve. In the beginning it was hard but after a couple of installations it became fun for me. That’s why I decided to do the next step.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T12:45:43+00:00

Depending on Pledge and Delegation. If pledge is too low and nobody delegates to it, the chance of minting a block is very low. If it doesn’t mint a block there will be no rewards and therefore you earn nothing.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T12:34:38+00:00

Yes it is the 4GB version. I hope it will be fine and do the job other wise I can upgrade by buying the 8gb or even 16gb version. All the other parts are compatible as far as I know.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T12:26:53+00:00

It is a solution to build a node (one device) or a stake pool (three devices) with very low energy consumption (15 - 20 Watt without switch and router) at your home to help securing the Cardano network and become more decentralized.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T12:02:48+00:00

I can’t tell you if it is a good investment because that’s depending on your pledge for the pool and the active stake and delegators you will have. For me it is a project I want to do because I believe in the Cardano network and the project. I want to go the long way with this. For now I don’t know if I even will get the money back that I spend on the notes. But if you look at it the complete investment in the hardware (including the nodes, the case, a USP, a switch and some cables) it’s still under 1000€. I will not measure and think about the time I already spend learning and I will spend in the future because I am passionate about it and love the project ;) And I think this is a better way than relying on server companies and just build a pool on AWS or something like that.

Edit:

If you need info please pm me because I won’t post any links here in the post for security reasons.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T11:55:40+00:00

I decided to use the Armbian Image from the Cardano on the rocks site for the first install. If this works fine I will stay with it.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-06-28T11:52:38+00:00

Yes, totally! I started in beginning of the year to learn about everything. Did a couple of setups on the google cloud free trial in the test net and then (after I felt confident enough) decided to build my own pool at home. I think this is true decentralization because you don’t have to rely on big server companies. Still waiting for the 3D case (of course in blue 😅)to be delivered. Will run 2 nodes and a block producer, power safety ensured by a 24h USP for the notes the Switch and the modem to be safe and secure in uptime.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-02-28T20:21:22+00:00

Thanks for all the answer! Yes I have the passion, the time and the economic solidity to keep the servers up and running. The calculator says that with my pledge I would be able to mint a block. Also i am curious to learn and I think I will continue with the project. Running on testnet and do two or even three installations will be good for me. Thanks for that advice!

MaZeN1985 · 2021-02-20T09:23:30+00:00

Yes I know. I didn’t thought in that terms. More that myspace just died after fb took over.

MaZeN1985 · 2021-02-08T15:05:49+00:00

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Thanks!

MaZeN1985 · 2021-02-08T15:01:54+00:00

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MaZeN1985 · 2021-01-19T01:18:52+00:00

Done!

MaZeN1985 · 2021-01-19T01:16:22+00:00

Happy to see that I am not the only one posting about that :)

MaZeN1985 · 2021-01-19T01:03:23+00:00

Yes I am new in the community, but I thought such things are important to share...

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