Overview
Run a pruned Bitcoin node on AWS with this production-ready image, fully synced with the bitcoin blockchain but pruned to save disk space. It is designed for a highly available production environment and contributes to the overall security of the Bitcoin network.
Built using full automation and comprehensive testing, this cli-only, minimal image implements Bitcoin Core best practices and utilizes cryptographically verifiable binaries from bitcoincore.org. The bitcoind service runs automatically at boot as a native Ubuntu service, ensuring smooth operation.
The Pruned Bitcoin Node offers the following features:
- Released weekly with a fully synchronized bitcoin blockchain
- bitcoind is running in pruned mode and uses less than 10GB of disk space
- Optimized to run on ARM-based Graviton instances
- Running Ubuntu 22.04 and bitcoin core 27.1
- Built, tested, and released with comprehensive automation and testing
Full documentation for the Pruned Bitcoin Node is available at https://syntacticengineering.com/docs/bitcoin_node_pruned/ . Please reach out with questions and feedback at info@syntacticengineering.com !
Highlights
- Fully synchronized and pruned bitcoin node running Bitcoin Core 27.1 and Ubuntu 22.04
- Production grade and released weekly; built with full automation and comprehensive testing
- Optimized to run on ARM-based Graviton instances
Details
Typical total price
$0.086/hour
Pricing
Free trial
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
m6g.medium | $0.05 | $0.038 | $0.088 |
m6g.large | $0.05 | $0.077 | $0.127 |
m6g.xlarge | $0.05 | $0.154 | $0.204 |
m6g.2xlarge | $0.05 | $0.308 | $0.358 |
m6g.4xlarge | $0.05 | $0.616 | $0.666 |
m6g.8xlarge | $0.05 | $1.232 | $1.282 |
m6g.12xlarge | $0.05 | $1.848 | $1.898 |
m6g.16xlarge | $0.05 | $2.464 | $2.514 |
m6g.metal | $0.05 | $2.464 | $2.514 |
m6gd.medium | $0.05 | $0.045 | $0.095 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp3) volumes | $0.08/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
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No refunds
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Delivery details
64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
BitcoinCore 27.1 with blockchain fully synchronized and pruned as of 2024-09-30
Additional details
Usage instructions
Full documentation available at https://syntacticengineering.com/docs/bitcoin_node_pruned/ .
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