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How to Run Your Own Ethereum Node on A Raspberry Pi

[ Intro ] -- [ Set Up RasPi ] -- [ Install Go ] -- [ Install Geth ] -- [ Run Geth ] -- [ FAQ ] -- [ Updates ]

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Why run an Ethereum node?

• Help out the Ethereum network (Though I personally believe there are already enough nodes for network security, the network will need more nodes to support light clients (e.g. digital wallets) and just to have more node redundancy)
• Instead of connecting to another node using RPC connection, you have direct access to Ethereum blockchain by running a node
• Verify your own transactions. You are your own bank!
• 100X your cool points

Why I chose the Raspberry Pi?

• Low cost
• Low power consumption
• Noise free
• It looks cool
• Got a few for free from past projects. Might as well lol

Why this tutorial?

• Encourage people to actually interact with the Ethereum technology
• Most tutorials that are already available online are either for other operating platforms (i.e. Windows, MacOS etc.), or not up to date

Tutorial Structure

If you don't have a Raspi and want to install on another Linux Distro, simply skip Step 2

1. Intro (this page)
2. Set Up RasPi: set up and configure the Pi as a secure Linux server.
3. Install Go: download Go binary discribution and install.
4. Install Geth: build Geth from source code
5. Run Geth: run Geth client, and learn Geth commands
6. Updates: keep track of changes

Disclaimer

Not a financial advisor. Cypher Core to the moon though. hint hint

Special thanks

This tutorial would not have possible without these amazing people:

• The Ethereum team (https://github.com/ethereum)
• Raspnode (http://raspnode.com/)
• Go Ethereum (https://geth.ethereum.org/)
• Stadicus (https://github.com/Stadicus)
• David Busby (https://gist.github.com/Oneiroi) <br/>and more

If I helped you, give me a handshake on Twitter @jim380. Or if you insist,

BTC: 1D5eE8FVF5R4JcvSArh4s1UiVnuwvp3j8R <br/>ETH: 0xfb0f38F077E13F72eBf8248F03866743355A146B

Let's get started: Set Up RasPi