Nouns x Ethereum Nodes

TLDR:
To distribute hardware and onboard people to running a node (and on a later stage if feasible - even onboard people to their first computer). Nouns could become a top contributor to help building the infrastructure of a decentralised world.

• Total units more likely around 200 - reduces costs by +50%.
• Distributing in 1-3 cities reduces shipping costs by +75%.

IDEA:

IDEA EXTENSION IF FEASIBLE (possible follow up prop):

UPDATE 1:

UPDATE 2:
Easiest to implement - don’t ship to 100ish cities. Distribute in 1-3 cities.

UPDATE 3:

We will utilise what is available in terms of operating system and see how it can be paired with setting up a node as easy as possible. No need to reinvent the wheel.

NODES DISTRIBUTION

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Possible Communities to work with:
nounsDAOAfrica
nounsBR

Interested?:
>>> How to run a node <<<

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Love this idea, especially for helping people get started on the road to being Solidity devs. Getting them to nations that need them would also be cool, but we might run into issues with consistent electricity, costs associated, etc.

Also, I understand running a node for validation, but I’m also curious from a tech perspective, what are the benefits of running a node that is not a validator? How much power and bandwidth does it take?

hey thank you for the questions/concerns.

Agree we need to figure out where to distribute them and to whom.

Power Consumption:
The official power supply has 5 V, and a maximum of 3 A. This is a maximum power of 15 W. The year has 8760h. So the maximum power usage would be 131,4 kWh. Germany has one of the highest electricity prices with 0,45 EUR/kWh. That would leave a ~60 EUR / 65 USD bill/year running a pi the whole year.
Then again, a pi is no lightbulb so energy usage will fluctuate and will probably be below this.

Benefits of running a node:
It’s every other node on Ethereum that holds validators accountable.
General benefits: privacy, security, reduced reliance on third-party servers, censorship resistance and improved health and decentralisation of the network.

Nouns OS is almost ready. Can’t wait to see it all working!!! The possibilities from there are many!

Awesome! Looking forward to the update!

Small issue:

After fixing that raspberry is now syncing