Bitcoin: Unable to use external SSD for Bitcoin datadir in Ubuntu

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Unable to use external SSD for Bitcoin Datadir in Ubuntu

As a Bitcoin enthusiast and a beginner with a complete placement of a node on Ubuntu, I encountered a frustrating problem that was tortured by my system. After setting an external SSD for storage of the whole Bitcoin blockchain, I was eager to explore ways to optimize my data storage. However, any attempt to use for Datadir (Directory) of my Bitcoin node ended with failure.

Problem

When installing the entire knot on Ubuntu, you must determine the Datadir, where your knot stores your Bitcoin information. The default datadir is usually located on /var/lib/mysqld or// VAR/LIB/Bitcoin, but for the whole knot we want to use an external drive specially designed to store large data sets like the whole blockchain. This can be a separate SSD drive from your computer.

Solution

After some research and experimentation, I discovered that setting Datadir using the command line options is not enough to solve this problem. In order to overcome this obstacle, we must manually configure the storage of the full node data.

Here’s a step to solve this problem:

• Edit // etc/APT/APT.CONF.D/50-CLOUD-INIT File : This file controls the system configuration inbuntu and can be used to install external plants as primary or secondary storage.

• Set APT_storage_prefix Variable

  

  : Add the following line U/etc/APT/APT.CONF.D/50-CLOUD-INNIT File: APT_storage_prefix =/MNT/Bitcoin. Replace /MNT/Bitcoin path to the external SSD drive.

• APT Update: Start SUDO APT update in the terminal to ensure you have the latest packages of the package.

• Make sure you create a dedicated user for your full knot, for example,Bitcoin, and set their home directory/home/bitcoin.

• Update your package list using SUDO APT upgrade or ‘APT Full-upgrade SUNDO to ensure any outdated packages.

• If you are using another storage device (eg LVM partition), be sure to update the/etc./APT.CONF.D/50-CLOUD-INIT.

In this article, we explored the problem of using external SSD facilities for Bitcoin Datadir in Ubuntu and provided a solution. By changing// etc/APT/APT.CONF.D/50-CLOUD-INIT` File and APT update you can ensure that your entire knot storage is optimized for large data sets like Bitcoin Blockchain.

I hope this helps colleagues Bitcoin enthusiasts and Ubuntu users to overcome this frustrating problem!

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