EthStaker

Does staking from home make sense in 2024 as a rational action?

Or is it more just a noble thing that enthusiasts can do for the network?

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Hard to justify if you didn't have a lot of validators :/

You will be rewarded ~3.000$/year/validator.
You need to take into account your time, your electricity, your internet connection, your hardware cost and the capital cost.

I will personally shutdown my validator in a few weeks.

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What's your hardware setup? Would it be better ROI on ARM like Raspberry pi?

No, you might be able to make it run but it's asking for trouble. Use a normal computer. Consensus nodes need a fair bit of CPU. You can maybe skimp on RAM but it's not worth it. 

Execution node needs a big, good-quality SSD so get a normal low-to-medium-spec PC and put a good quality consumer-level SSD drive in there