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It’s a total myth that you can't run a Bitcoin/Lightning node on a Raspberry Pi. It’s actually one of the most cost-effective sovereign setups you can build. This bad boy (my Pi 5) has been running my Lightning node flawlessly for two years. I just decided to switch from a pruned node to a full archival node. I restarted the sync from scratch, and less than 24 hours later, I’m already over a third of the way through the chain. Zero interruptions to my Lightning channels. I just flipped LND into Neutrino mode so it stays online and routing while the heavy Bitcoin sync chugs along in the background. If you use a cheap MicroSD card, you’re gonna have a bad time. Plug in a basic USB SSD and it absolutely flies. At ~5-10 watts of power draw, this whole setup costs maybe $15 to $30 a year in electricity to run 24/7. Pretty cost effective. https://image.nostr.build/3abfd67bc57d40de4d20d6a4f1a50f0bff50aafcf975979085c0739aceb4e096.jpg https://image.nostr.build/79ad275999b19f46f7984f7052912262596a070a5a2d13b1966b2d7992124465.jpg https://image.nostr.build/5cf59dfce8464fab35b66c8d9bdc85f3b50c3617573c09585d6e758e893f09ea.jpg