Running a blockchain node on your router
Turris Omnia router is a open source router with a very flexible software stack. For example, you can run LXC containers on it, and it comes with 2GB of RAM and dual core processor, more than enough for a router.
We’ll be installing peercoind, a client for Peercoin blockchain network. Peercoin is the pioneer of efficient, green cryptocurrency technology and it’s reference implementation — peercoind is known to be extremely resource efficient. A full peercoin node runs on a router like this without any stress on the router hardware.
1) get LXC installed
https://docs.turris.cz/geek/lxc/lxc/
Create a Debian-Buster container:
Mind, it has to be Buster!
2) enter the container
lxc-attach -n “peercoin”
Now simply follow the guide and install peercoind from the deb-repo:
https://github.com/peercoin/deb-repo
After it’s done just run peercoind:
peercoind -daemon
Have fun!
Update
I went to check resource usage, it’s basically negligible.
