This is an #Ethereum Archive Node (@erigon) running on a <$500 ARM board using 10w of power. In 2023 you can run an archive node on commodity hardware because Ethereum has always prioritized decentralization. Hardware breakdown and info ⬇️

Hardware ✅Rock 5B board: $189 ✅4 TB Crucial P3 plus Nvme Disk: $240 ✅Case + Heatsink: $13 ✅Power supply: $10 ✅MicroSD card: $10 Total cost: $462

Software and data ✅Erigon 2.45.2 (started with 2.44 dev) ✅DB size: 2.3 TB ✅Sync time: ~ 3 weeks ✅CL client: Lighthouse

We ran into some issues during the sync so we need more testing to make sure everything is smooth. Bottom line is: you don't need a powerful machine to run an Ethereum Archive node.

@ERIGON You guys should install TrueBlocks and then try this out: Accounting on a micro-machine.

@ERIGON Ok, this is very very interesting. Thanks for the suggestion, will take a look :-)

Wrong tag, @ErigonEth is the one, my bad.

@ERIGON Storage price will make this next to impossible for the pleb in 10+ years. #DINO...but that matches the rest of the eth maxi thinking; bad long term planning for perceived short term gain. Don't get me started on the fact more than half your nodes are controlled by Amazon. 😂

@ERIGON How long this was running and main concern is can it avoid slashing 🤷‍♂️

@ERIGON So can you finally answer how many coins are in circulation by reading it from your own node or no?

@ethereum @ERIGON