Setup your Bitcoin node from source

Make your own Bitcoin node from source.

This tutorial is for advanced users with good technical skills. For a more guided setup, follow the Umbrel OS tutorial instead.

In this tutorial we setup our own Bitcoin node from scratch! What is covered:

• Buy, assemble and flash a Raspberry Pi

• Download, compile and install the original Bitcoin Core software

• Download, compile and install a modern Electrum server in Rust

• Connect your wallets to your node through the Tor protocol

We assume the reader might not own their internet connection or have access to the router's admin interface. Therefore, this guide defaults to a Tor-only setup.

Credits

This tutorial would have not been possible without TheRoadToNode and Harry Bawsac.