I see a lot of comments below about auto updates. I have 2 nodes. When I set up my first node, I turned auto update on. I had one time that an update took my node offline. Devs suggested people to not use auto update due to this risk. On my 2nd node, I left auto update off. Full disclosure, the auto update has not taken my node offline since that time. Also, typically, you have 2 weeks to update your node before your node will be removed for being on an old version so there is time to update. Checking about once a week for an update is more than sufficient. Also, full disclosure, I am a beginner Linux user. I know enough to be dangerous but have phenomenal google search skills. I had only set up Flux Nodes on Raspberry Pis so the process of installing Ubuntu on a regular computer was different and I wasn't familiar with it. That is a big reason why that portion took us quite a bit of time. Hobbyiest, thanks for doing this with me. I enjoyed doing this with you. And GREAT video. Loved it.
A full rig on FLUX mining 24/7 and hopefully next week I receive my mini pc I ordered so I could set it up. FLUX nodes are not for amateur miners. I bet you gonna get a thousand reply below asking how much they gonna make per day and when ROI? 🤣
I am a small miner, 4 GPU's, but been mining FLUX only since December. Working toward a node. Their Titan Project will be great too for those who have less than the current 1000 FLUX to set up a Cumulus node.
THM I truly don’t understand why it took you guys that long, it normally takes me 25-35min max to setup a node if you get all the pre-requisite sorted before hand, the one major thing that takes time is downloading the bootstrip so all you do is download the bootstrip from the CDN well before you start your install, including sending the 1000 flux to yourself ahead of time because you need 100 confirmation to start a new node.. So honestly I would like you to detail your issues because to setup a flux node all you need todo is press 1, then 2 then 14 if you are using uPNP, answer all the questions and that’s it .. honestly anyone can do it .. I do agree if you try to setup other features during your initial setup it will be a PITA that is why no instructions ever include all the extra features during initial install you do all that after ... for example you don’t need to check the flux discord for update .. just setup Watchdogs and it will also keep your node online and updated as well nothing for you todo .. so yeah watchdog is your friend after you get everything up and you will never have to worry about updates or going offline!
Great timing on this video. I had a i5 7400 laying around so two days ago I ordered a Strix B250 ITX board and an In Win Chopin case for a Flux Node build. Not worried about ROI, it's a fun hobby for me.
This tip/trick video, although nice, sets a wrong president; the node deployment should not be compared to a mining rig deployment. Flux nodes are not for the faint of heart for a reason - they are not for handling blockchain transactions, which is what the mining is for - and are the equivalent of an AWS server. And if you ever setup an AWS or Azure server, setting up flux nodes are far easier. And it will get even more complicated, once proof of useful work is launched. So this space needs solid node runners, and not run of the mill operators, who will be better of participating in the Titan nodes.
My FluxNode is an old 2011 or 2012 Mac Mini running Ubuntu. I've been looking around on ebay for older mini PCs like Mac Minis, Lenovo m92p or m93p, and Dell 3050 Micro PCs-- there are plenty of low-price options that meet the performance specs out there if you're not afraid risking the used route.
I can tell you I run 2 flux nodes at home and there are notifications about the nodes status - they send you discord notifications. They also update themselves automatically if you install the correct software.
You'll notice that your node will go down and offline randomly. The hope is that it doesn't do this during the latter part of the 12 day queue. One thing to take note of is that the box cannot lose connection. If you reboot, the server, you won't get back in line. If something happens to you main Internet connection, same thing. I recommend doing any maintenance updates right after you get paid out, then reboot once, redo benchmarks, and reactivate node. If you wait too long between payouts then the box will randomly go down and you'll lose your place in line.
Is this your first time running any type of masternode? Their masternoding process isn’t that much different than every other coin. You lock up the collateral in a new address, generate the keys, install node, sync it up, bind the key, and run it. It’s your responsibility to monitor it, just like it’s the responsibility of pool operators to ensure uptime and stability. HiveOS is for mining, not for Staking or running nodes. There are many node monitoring options available.
I decided to mine flux with eight 3070ti's to earn 1000 for a node, so I took a short vacation and came back bingo I"m ready to setup & node is running almost cost free. Thanks for the detailed content!
i have just accumulated 1000 flux just to set up a flux node, but your vid is making me rethink that. this is painfully complicated and it should not be. but you may have save me alot of time and frustration. i appreciate your vid, but im probably going to wait till the set up is more user friendly. thanks again
Ive heard horror stories about ETH staking nodes taking your ETH if your node goes offline. Does that happen with Flux nodes? Once I make a cumulus node, can I cash that in and upgrade to a Nimbus node or is it not possible to get your flux back once you create the node?
Great video! Glad to see the hardware you’re using for it, I was looking for a good mini pc to do this with! My biggest gripe is why does a bigger node get paid less ratio wise. Especially when they’re so different in size. The jump is from 1000 to 12.5k flux! I would like something in the middle of that maybe.
In this video you did not guide on how to do it.. in the backround you have the video playing of you doing it but not actually talking about the process.. just (how hard it was) or (how long it takes).. what kind of guide is that?
Have 12500 flux but seem to have issues every time I try, can’t set enough time to it at once for awhile now to get into it again. Hopefully the new program will allow me to do it, and dedicate enough time to it
does anyone have experience with their bandwith requirement? i have all of the other ones covered, but the 25mb/s down and especially upload requirement is not possible for me. should i even bother?
Upload bandwidth is what is keeping me from being able to do it as well. Unfortunately, fiber optic internet is not an option in my location. Coaxial internet is all we have. I'll be checking out Titan for sure though as soon as it's ready.
Possibly a PING network test would be a very basic test to see if your node is up? Should be possible to create a script to automatically run on Windows 10/11 every minute that would notify you if the test failed.
As an additional clarification, the node wallet just needs to stake the flux to the address initially and does not need to continuously run. You'll want to leave the wallet running the first time during the process to sync, but once sync'd 100% and staked to the address, you can exit the node wallet. Everything afterwards really occurs from the nodes unless it goes offline for an extended amount of time. If you enable watchdog, it'll try to resolve benchmark issues automatically. After a few tries it will stop the node for manual intervention.
No, that was someone else. I would never have allowed Hobbyiest to make that mistake. We took our time so no mistakes would be made. Plus, we both like to talk in case you didn't know that. LOL
All you have to do is send 1000 $FLUX to your wallet, how much easier can it be? This is done so that the Collateral is on the blockchain and be easily verified.
I see a lot of comments below about auto updates. I have 2 nodes. When I set up my first node, I turned auto update on. I had one time that an update took my node offline. Devs suggested people to not use auto update due to this risk. On my 2nd node, I left auto update off. Full disclosure, the auto update has not taken my node offline since that time. Also, typically, you have 2 weeks to update your node before your node will be removed for being on an old version so there is time to update. Checking about once a week for an update is more than sufficient.
Also, full disclosure, I am a beginner Linux user. I know enough to be dangerous but have phenomenal google search skills. I had only set up Flux Nodes on Raspberry Pis so the process of installing Ubuntu on a regular computer was different and I wasn't familiar with it. That is a big reason why that portion took us quite a bit of time.
Hobbyiest, thanks for doing this with me. I enjoyed doing this with you. And GREAT video. Loved it.
Are you Currently Mining Flux? Do you plan to setup a Flux Mining Node? If you already have one, how was your experience setting it up?
A full rig on FLUX mining 24/7 and hopefully next week I receive my mini pc I ordered so I could set it up.
FLUX nodes are not for amateur miners. I bet you gonna get a thousand reply below asking how much they gonna make per day and when ROI? 🤣
I am a small miner, 4 GPU's, but been mining FLUX only since December. Working toward a node. Their Titan Project will be great too for those who have less than the current 1000 FLUX to set up a Cumulus node.
It took me a literal week to set it up. So many issues had to reinstall the software like 5 times
Got 6 nodes setup on a 3900X this past weekend. Networking issues were the worst part.
Loved it, was complicated but I learned so much about Linux and CLI it was worth it
THM I truly don’t understand why it took you guys that long, it normally takes me 25-35min max to setup a node if you get all the pre-requisite sorted before hand, the one major thing that takes time is downloading the bootstrip so all you do is download the bootstrip from the CDN well before you start your install, including sending the 1000 flux to yourself ahead of time because you need 100 confirmation to start a new node..
So honestly I would like you to detail your issues because to setup a flux node all you need todo is press 1, then 2 then 14 if you are using uPNP, answer all the questions and that’s it .. honestly anyone can do it .. I do agree if you try to setup other features during your initial setup it will be a PITA that is why no instructions ever include all the extra features during initial install you do all that after ... for example you don’t need to check the flux discord for update .. just setup Watchdogs and it will also keep your node online and updated as well nothing for you todo .. so yeah watchdog is your friend after you get everything up and you will never have to worry about updates or going offline!
Great timing on this video. I had a i5 7400 laying around so two days ago I ordered a Strix B250 ITX board and an In Win Chopin case for a Flux Node build. Not worried about ROI, it's a fun hobby for me.
It's a fun project
This tip/trick video, although nice, sets a wrong president; the node deployment should not be compared to a mining rig deployment.
Flux nodes are not for the faint of heart for a reason - they are not for handling blockchain transactions, which is what the mining is for - and are the equivalent of an AWS server. And if you ever setup an AWS or Azure server, setting up flux nodes are far easier. And it will get even more complicated, once proof of useful work is launched. So this space needs solid node runners, and not run of the mill operators, who will be better of participating in the Titan nodes.
My FluxNode is an old 2011 or 2012 Mac Mini running Ubuntu. I've been looking around on ebay for older mini PCs like Mac Minis, Lenovo m92p or m93p, and Dell 3050 Micro PCs-- there are plenty of low-price options that meet the performance specs out there if you're not afraid risking the used route.
I can tell you I run 2 flux nodes at home and there are notifications about the nodes status - they send you discord notifications. They also update themselves automatically if you install the correct software.
You'll notice that your node will go down and offline randomly. The hope is that it doesn't do this during the latter part of the 12 day queue. One thing to take note of is that the box cannot lose connection. If you reboot, the server, you won't get back in line. If something happens to you main Internet connection, same thing. I recommend doing any maintenance updates right after you get paid out, then reboot once, redo benchmarks, and reactivate node. If you wait too long between payouts then the box will randomly go down and you'll lose your place in line.
You can setup watchdog that updates your node automatically.
Heck yeah! Any details on that or link?
@@TheHobbyistMiner on your fluxnode login with the user who have installed fluxnode and type the command multitoolbox (it's option 4). Cheers!
@@Valter84 Going to check it out, thanks!
I have my Cumulus Node on a Ubuntu Server in Virtualbox on my Windows Mining rig. works perfect.
Well done
Good to know this is doable, was wondering
Is this your first time running any type of masternode? Their masternoding process isn’t that much different than every other coin. You lock up the collateral in a new address, generate the keys, install node, sync it up, bind the key, and run it. It’s your responsibility to monitor it, just like it’s the responsibility of pool operators to ensure uptime and stability. HiveOS is for mining, not for Staking or running nodes. There are many node monitoring options available.
Yeah first time
Can you have that OS done by Sunday when my hardware shows up?? LOL asking for a friend
I decided to mine flux with eight 3070ti's to earn 1000 for a node, so I took a short vacation and came back bingo I"m ready to setup & node is running almost cost free. Thanks for the detailed content!
i have just accumulated 1000 flux just to set up a flux node, but your vid is making me rethink that. this is painfully complicated and it should not be. but you may have save me alot of time and frustration. i appreciate your vid, but im probably going to wait till the set up is more user friendly. thanks again
Ive heard horror stories about ETH staking nodes taking your ETH if your node goes offline. Does that happen with Flux nodes? Once I make a cumulus node, can I cash that in and upgrade to a Nimbus node or is it not possible to get your flux back once you create the node?
No, there is no slashing for misbehaving nodes; like Ethereum, Fantom & Cardano validator nodes.
Great video! Glad to see the hardware you’re using for it, I was looking for a good mini pc to do this with!
My biggest gripe is why does a bigger node get paid less ratio wise. Especially when they’re so different in size. The jump is from 1000 to 12.5k flux! I would like something in the middle of that maybe.
Thank you. Its a fun project if I am Holding coin
In this video you did not guide on how to do it.. in the backround you have the video playing of you doing it but not actually talking about the process.. just (how hard it was) or (how long it takes).. what kind of guide is that?
Hi if i want to delete my flux node how i get back my collateral flux coins?
Have 12500 flux but seem to have issues every time I try, can’t set enough time to it at once for awhile now to get into it again. Hopefully the new program will allow me to do it, and dedicate enough time to it
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The Dell Optiplex 7040M, 5050M & 3040M are also good for nodes or other home lab tasks.
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does anyone have experience with their bandwith requirement? i have all of the other ones covered, but the 25mb/s down and especially upload requirement is not possible for me. should i even bother?
They haven't enforced it yet, but will be. Project Titan might bes best for you.
Upload bandwidth is what is keeping me from being able to do it as well. Unfortunately, fiber optic internet is not an option in my location. Coaxial internet is all we have. I'll be checking out Titan for sure though as soon as it's ready.
Don't forget the incredible amount of data the node uses. Mine has used about 1.6tb so far and has not been up even a month.
Good Point. They are bandwidth hogs.
too much bro.. just give me the meat and potatoes
Where's the followup guide for this?
Possibly a PING network test would be a very basic test to see if your node is up? Should be possible to create a script to automatically run on Windows 10/11 every minute that would notify you if the test failed.
Great walkthrough bro!
Thanks!
Hi, great video and thanx for your help. I want to ask you of you have amy suggestions which PC to buy for nimbus node. Thanks.
Hi Hobbyst Miner - Did you use ECC RAM memory for this build or just a normal PC memory. Any issues with the normal memory ?
I have 5mb upload and 80mb download, would really like to run flux node but I guess I will wait for better net stats :D
Project Titan is going to change all this by allowing users to stake directly from their flux wallets.
You can just use any computer as a flux node a pc gaming machine or literally anything
Please use a version of Linux that has a version that supports wi-fi without extra configuration and download.
5 minutes in and nothing...
A lot of us run 24/7 unraid servers which has docker built in. Any chance of making a docker for unraid that’s easy to install?
As an additional clarification, the node wallet just needs to stake the flux to the address initially and does not need to continuously run. You'll want to leave the wallet running the first time during the process to sync, but once sync'd 100% and staked to the address, you can exit the node wallet. Everything afterwards really occurs from the nodes unless it goes offline for an extended amount of time. If you enable watchdog, it'll try to resolve benchmark issues automatically. After a few tries it will stop the node for manual intervention.
If you install the watchdog it will update fluxOS automatically.
We’re you able to make the image for etcher?
No, I had too many issues keeping the Node Stable.
do threefold next
I've had a node set up for a few weeks but have not received any rewards yet. Can someone explain how you figure out your place in line, etc?
On your wallet in the flux node section it says what your rank is, when you hit 0 you get paid
Are you the one that entered wrong txid info? Was speaking with Max couple days back?! :)
No, that was someone else. I would never have allowed Hobbyiest to make that mistake. We took our time so no mistakes would be made. Plus, we both like to talk in case you didn't know that. LOL
I have had one for some time now. Flux Forever
Well done HM and Max, thanks for the walkthrough, saving this for another machine I think, but well worth the watch in anticipation
any good hardware similar to the one on this video to setup a stratus node?
did you get the updated video done with the node half done?
Amazing video thanks, it was well detailed and informative 👍
Keep us updatr.on part 2, intersting
I agree, should be a button to automate the 1000 flux collateral
All you have to do is send 1000 $FLUX to your wallet, how much easier can it be? This is done so that the Collateral is on the blockchain and be easily verified.
@@taines2 I know but would it hurt with a button?
Yes please,
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