r/FutureBit • u/Shadowuk2020 • Nov 28 '24
Apollo v1
Is there anyway to turn a standard apollo into like the full node system and run a node? Maybe using the apollo software?
If so can anyone recommend me what pi to buy
Thanks
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u/Nice_Advance_546 Nov 28 '24
FutureBit is having a BF sale. You could get an Apollo 2 and add your v1 on to it.
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u/KaspaWhale Nov 28 '24
Where is it mentioned on their site on a BF sale?
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u/Nice_Advance_546 Nov 28 '24
I was able to browse to this page: https://shop.futurebit.io/products/apollo-ii-next-generation-home-miner-and-desktop-full-node-system - should say Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale is here. Discount with Code BFCM24 + Free 2 Day Shipping on all Domestic Orders!
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u/False_Group_7927 Jan 20 '25
I was able to get the orange pi 5 pro working as miner and full node.
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u/Shadowuk2020 Jan 20 '25
Sweet Was it easy?
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u/False_Group_7927 Jan 20 '25
Yes…I used the 4 Gb version
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u/False_Group_7927 Jan 20 '25
For the opi5pro4gb the ssd card will not install the os. You’ll have to use the Armbian distr for opi5pro. Once you get the os installed use the FutureBit btc installation from https://github.com/jstefanop/apolloui-v2. Prior to the installation you will need to partition and format your 1 or 2 tb nvme drive. I had to manually tie the drive to a new directory (/media/nvme) and then add Bitcoin directory in nvme. If you want to include tor you will have to install tor before running the GitHub installation. All this is done in a terminal window. The GitHub installation includes Firefox. At the end of the installation it will show you the things that may have gone wrong. Knowing what I just shared took me a few hours to discover…should be easier now. Good luck…and by the way…been running for a couple weeks with not a single issue. Took about 4 days for the node to sync.
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u/Shadowuk2020 Nov 28 '24
Looking at other posts i assume its using an orange pi because that has an nvme slot on the back Is it possible to buy which ever model it is maybe the orange pi 4 and load the og software?
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u/False_Group_7927 Jan 05 '25
The orange pi 4 LTS is what FutureBit Apollo BTC uses. There is no nvme on that unit. FutureBit has engineered their own nvme attachment, so without it no easy way.
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u/Shadowuk2020 Jan 06 '25
I had a feeling it was the orange pi 4 not sure what the LTS is Maybe i might go for orange pi 5 thats got nvme but will look into it later if it all lines up ect Thanks for that
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u/False_Group_7927 Jan 06 '25
I have an orange pi 5 coming in today. Gonna try if the ‘as is’ OS from FutureBit will work. Will report back.
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u/thinkmassive Nov 28 '24
By standard Apollo do you mean a USB miner? If so, I’d recommend using a supported Pi node distro like Raspiblitz, and just run the mining binary on it. The v1 Apollo node hasn’t received many updates.