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3 - For the SD card, any type will work, and 16GB is recommended. A larger card will not offer any benefit. These are $5-10USD. EmbassyOS will be stored on this card.
4 - For the powered USB hub, any kind will work as long as it has it's own power supply and is USB 3.0 capable.
What size drive do I need?
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This will depend on how you want to use your Embassy. We recommend a minimum of 1TB if you intend to run a pruned Bitcoin node, or no Bitcoin node at all, and a 2TB minimum if you intend to run a full archival node, which will add a lot more functionality.
If you intend to run your own "cloud", then consider the amount of data you are storing. If you have lots of video files, for example, you may start filling up the disk fairly quickly. Any service you are currently using should have a simple way for you to view your data usage. Make sure to leave plenty of room for expansion.
Finally, remember that you can always expand to a larger drive in the future. EOS will also be adding the ability to store on multiple drives, and other advanced storage features, in the near future.
Finally, remember that you can always expand to a larger drive in the future. EOS will also be adding additional advanced storage features in the near future.
I want to add an HDD later, in addition to my SSD, what are the performance consequences of doing this?
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After additional drive support is added (v0.3.x, no current ETA), we will recommend using uniform drives, but it will not be required. If you choose to add a lower performance HDD to an existing SSD in order to increase storage capacity, the reads and writes to the HDD will obviously be slower, but otherwise there will not be any issues.
The reason we will recommend uniform drives is because we will be adding the ability to create redundancy (drive mirroring, as an advanced feature), if you are interested. This will only be necessary if uptime is very important to you, such as when running a Lightning routing node, or serving a popular .onion site. Most users will find that a single drive, adding drives as space is needed, will suit their needs just fine.
At this time, we recommend against this as the Raspberry Pi cannot deliver enough power. We will be revisiting in future, but a powered usb hub would be a minimum requirement for this setup.
Can I use an internal SSD with a USB 3 enclosure? I've heard these may have issues?
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Does my external drive need its own power supply?
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We are recommending the use of a powered USB hub to connect drives with (and power the Pi if it has USB-C). However, you may use powered disk drives if you prefer.
You may use powered disk drives if you prefer, but if only connecting one SSD, it is not necessary.
Can I re-use the SD Card from my Embassy for the new version?
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