I am synching the blockchain on a rpi 4 with 4 gb ram. Sometimes monerod uses upto 3 gb ram and system basicly freezes. Is it normal? Is there any flag that I can use for db sync to be less heavy? Not using any db flags atm.

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Take a look at PiNodeXMR, which can even use a 1GB RAM RaspberryPi.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Wow it even comes pre-sync'd, thanks

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Raspberries lack physical AES instructions, I am not exaggerating when I say this could take 5-6 weeks to sync. There are other SBCs like the Rockpro 64 that would be way better suited for a node but the most economical option is getting used mini-pcs from ebay for $50.

It will have high RAM usage because it is constantly writing and reading during sync.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

this could take 5-6 weeks to sync

Can I sync on x86 computer and move lmdb to arm64 computer? Also, is pruned db smaller than fresh sync'd db?

Tak!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Yes! That is possible, check out this guide. Pruned db is smaller but it will first do a full sync and then prune it so you still need enough storage for the "peak".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Raspberries lack physical AES instruction

I didn't realize... thanks.