EthStaker

looking for a low cost + low tech entry to home staking. Which guides have helped you the most?

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Art Blocks

Hey! Depends on what you mean by low tech. Are you familiar with basic linux commands on a terminal?

By low tech I mean easy to setup hardware. I think dappnode has a simple setup device, but they also cost $2k+

I’m somewhat familiar but by no means proficient. I’m comfortable to work in the terminal and competent enough to know when I’m out of my depth and how to look up the right answer

Contributing to the Ethereum decentralisation by providing OS images that turn ARM64 boards into full Ethereum nodes.

Okay, then you could go with @ethereumonarm (I am using it). 

They use efficient arm boards like the OrangePi or Rock5 boards. They cost around 250$ plus you need a fast M2 SSD.

They provide an Ubuntu image with all clients which are tested on those boards. You just need to enable one client combo. 

Hope this helps?

I used DAppNode's ISO, but on my own NUC I bought from Amazon (installing my own SSD & RAM as well):

I used DAppNode's ISO, but on my own NUC I bought from Amazon (installing my own SSD & RAM as well): https://paragraph.xyz/@dfern.eth/my-minipool

Buy your own hardware and flash a USB with the Dappnode ISO. 

A very solid setup can be had for ~$600.