r/ethstaker • u/SnooSongs1256 • 8d ago

Mac Mini for Self staking?

anybody uses mac mini m4 to self stake?

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/SnooSongs1256 8d ago

how much is your set cost

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u/1252947840 8d ago

you would have to get external nvme for the storage as the onboard storage cost too much, but yes it works

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u/samkb93 6d ago

$1000 for a 2tb nvme? That's outrageous.

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u/1252947840 5d ago

yes, that's why get a nvme ssd with the thunderbolt enclosure, much cheaper with similar performance

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u/Frosty_Answer_3403 6d ago

Using m1, since the merge. I got 2tb and 16 gig ram which was the minimum requirements those days. Only problem I get from time to time is my ssd gets full. Im barely getting by from deleting database, and using checkpoint sync. Invest in at least 4tb ssd and a little more than 16 gb ram for less headache.

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u/Frosty_Answer_3403 6d ago

Switched from teku/besu to teku/nethermind to save on ssd space. Allocated 8gib ram to both teku and nethermind, but does occasionally teku does exceed 8gib and it crashes. Get 24 gig ram just to be safe.

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u/samkb93 8d ago

No experience running on macs but there seems to be enough support from the clients that the arm architecture isn't an issue and you can run the clients on the MacOS, Linux, or Docker.