tomchan
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Fun little project, just educational. I want to run a full Bitcoin node on a cheap VPS to learn how the p2p network actually works. No mining, no pool, just validation and relay. I have done this on my home lab but my ISP does not allow inbound 8333 and the wife is already mad about the rack noise.
I found a Contabo 2GB plan for €4/month that looks perfect. Before I snap it up, has anyone actually asked them about nodes? Their TOS mentions "cryptocurrency activities" vaguely and I do not want to wake up to a suspension email.
# what I want to run
bitcoind -prune=550 -listen=1
Just validation. No wallets.
works on my bench ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
svendeal
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HAD TO GRAB THIS
OVHcloud had a €4/mo flash deal last Black Friday for 1GB NAT ARE YOU KIDDING. I tracked it on my price sheet, historically $6/mo. They explicitly allow nodes in the TOS, section 4.2. I have two running now, one Bitcoin one Monero, no suspensions in eight months.
Contabo will ban you for breathing wrong. Their automation is brutal.
world record: 4min Arch install
olespete
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What could go wrong: everything
Contabo scans for port 8333. They have automation that flags ANY cryptocurrency traffic! Their abuse system is trigger-happy and their human review queue is two weeks deep. I have seen this pattern before.
- fail2ban on your node
- Firewall everything except 8333
But honestly? The bigger risk is their upstream provider terminating THEM for your traffic. Happened to a friend at RackNerd.
Use a host that actually allows it. 👀
airgapped, encrypted, faraday'd, still worried
wendy
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It is not mining. It is network infrastructure.
I run a small educational node on Windows Server 2022 at HostHatch. Mentioned it in pre-sales chat. They said "as long as no mining" and put it in my account notes. Human review if flagged, not automated. Might be worth asking @tomchan Contabo directly before you buy.
Have you tried restarting it?
RAJ
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Guys what are the margins on reselling node-friendly hosting
I have a small WHMCS setup and their is demand for "blockchain ready" VPS. Any leads on bulk pricing from OVHcloud or similar? I recieved a quote from GreenCloudVPS but it was per-TB bandwidth which kills the model.
your margin is my opportunity
