PARMANODE/PARMANODL
An easy installation package for desktop/laptop computers was not available, so I built one. Available for Mac and Linux (Windows not supported).
Buy ParmanodL fully synced, plug and play here.
Parman’s MyNode Guide
This is a decent Raspberry Pi node package. The free version of MyNode is well-featured. If you want your node to connect to others by Tor, then you need to pay for the premium version. I suggest you can just go with the free community edition, get comfortable, and then consider moving to Parmanode – the equipment you need is exactly the same; you just have to flash the Parmanode file to the microSD card instead.
Parman’s RaspiBlitz Guide
Here is a guide to build RaspiBlitz on a Pi4/5.
One advantage of RaspiBlitz is that you can run it over WiFi. This guide shows you how. (BTW, this is not possible with MyNode; it has to connect to an Ethernet cable).
Umbrel
I do not have a guide to an Umbrel setup as I don’t recommend it – the software is buggy, and the company has moved towards shitcoinnery.
Parman’s Mac/Windows Guide
These are instructions to just install Bitcoin Core on a Mac or Windows.
On-chain or Lightning