Creating a Bitcoin Node Using an ODROID-HC2
Chances are you’ve heard of Bitcoin, the anonymous and secure cryptocurrency which has made waves over the years. ▶
Chances are you’ve heard of Bitcoin, the anonymous and secure cryptocurrency which has made waves over the years. ▶
Over the years, I have upgraded my home storage several times. Like many, I started with a consumer-grade NAS.Enter the ODROID-HC2. With 8 cores, 2 GB of RAM, Gbit ethernet, and a SATA port it offers a great base for massively distributed applications. ▶
A lot of NAS systems have an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) to protect their valuable data from accidental corruption due to loss in main power. This article helps you build an UPS for the ODROID-HC2 using some off-the-shelf parts. It is based on an inexpensive mini DC UPS, which I ▶
This guide will walk you through setting up a NAS (Network Attached Storage) on the ODROID-HC2 single-board computer. The guide is written for those with no Linux experience and minimal computer building experience. And it contains the content involved reading a few dozen guides. ▶
It is my pleasure to share my experience creating a home CCTV video monitoring system using the ODROID-HC2 and Shinobi CCTV software. Hopefully this helps someone out there who is looking to have a video monitoring system of their own. In my opinion, traditional home alarm systems generally just cause ▶
Welcome to our 50th issue! This month, Hardkernel released a new product, the ODROID-HC2, which is an updated version of the ODROID-HC1 that now supports 3.5" hard drives. It is a stackable mini-PC that can be used as a cloud server, NAS, or home server, and is ideal for environments ▶
The ODROID-HC2 is an affordable mini PC and perfect solution for a network attached storage (NAS) server. This device home cloud-server capabilities centralizes data and enables users to share and stream multimedia files to phones, tablets, and other devices across a network. It is an ideal tool for many use cases such as: single users on many devices, sharing between family members, developers or a group. It can be tailored to your specific needs. ▶
BitTorrent provides a means of crowd-sharing files; peer-to-peer via “torrent” files. At its heart, BitTorrent allows distributed hosting and sharing of files in such a way that the original uploader doesn’t have to provide all the bandwidth or storage space for people to be able to download the file.I’ll be using an ODROID-HC1 because I want to use a SSD and make this tiny server entirely solid-state. If you’d prefer to use a 3.5” spinning drive you can opt for the ODROID-HC2, and follow the same directions below. ▶
For those designing with an SBC or micro-controllers, having a model can be important. ▶
Come with us, this is our retrospective for our first five years of our Magazine. ▶
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