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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[–] Wave@monero.town 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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

[–] jordi@feddit.dk 2 points 1 day ago

Wow it even comes pre-sync'd, thanks

[–] admin@monero.town 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 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.

[–] jordi@feddit.dk 1 points 1 day ago

Raspberries lack physical AES instruction

I didn't realize... thanks.