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!

  • admin@monero.townM
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    2 days ago

    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.

    • jordi@feddit.dkOPEnglish
      1·
      9 hours ago

      Raspberries lack physical AES instruction

      I didn’t realize… thanks.