Matt on Nostr: This is the kind of useful post I've missed while distracted by the dead bird apps ...

This is the kind of useful post I've missed while distracted by the dead bird apps bloody algos.

quoting nevent1q…0ulf

#plebchain
#asknostr
I have a shitty ISP that caps my data at 1.2TB per month. I installed a great router that keeps really good accounting of my activity on the LAN, and my #umbrel node eats data like a fat man at Golden Corral.

Upon review of the node, it’s easily maxed out on connections and no upper limits of data served. How to reign it in?

Putty/SSH to your umbrel using your credentials for the host, in my case, it’s running on a fairly beefy Dell laptop.

Navigate to ~/umbrel/app-data/bitcoin/data/bitcoin and nano bitcoin.conf.

On the first blank line (use down arrrow) type:

maxuploadtarget=500 (the number is in MiB and adjust it as necessary for your situation)
maxconnections=35 (the number here is the number of connections allowed - bitcoind will adjust the types of connections in a ratio)

Hit CTRL-X and Y and restart your node with the command ~/umbrel/scripts/app restart bitcoin

Yes, it deprives the network of resources you have, but saves you from thanklessly donating to your favorite shitfuck wokeass ISP.

Namaste 🤙🏻⚡️🧘