Your Monero Node

For Single Board Computers*
Free, simple install and feature rich.

*Actually, we now run on AMD64 too! Got an old laptop?

Take control of your Private Monero transactions with a node you can trust.
Low Power, Low cost, Low maintenance, High reliability

Why run your own node?

If you check your wallet balance or send/broadcast a Monero transaction from your mobile wallet when connected to an unknown remote node you'll share your IP address with that unknown node.
Take control of that crucial step when interacting with Monero and run your own node that you trust.

The PiNodeXMR project is designed to remove nearly all of the technical barriers to running a Monero Node. Either:

(1) It's one command to install.

(2) We have pre-made disk images for popular hardware available for free too. Just write the disk image to your device just as you would any other!

Preview:

We'll show you around...

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Hardware

PiNodeXMR is built on top of Ubuntu Server LTS

It turns your device into a dedicated 24/7 Monero node.
For laptops and compact PCs the base OS can be found here:
Ubtunu Server LTS
It is also ideal to use single board computers for their low cost and low power consumption...

  • Rock Pi 4

    Rock Pi 4

    The current best value node hardware.
    With the Rockchip RK3399 AES capable processor it's very well suited to XMR node use. Accessories are also affordable.
  • Raspberry Pi

    Raspberry Pi

    Supported but not recomended for purchase.
    The Raspberry Pi processors lack a desired feature called AES so these are magnitudes slower than other options here. But still work if you already own one!
  • Rock Pro 64

    RockPro64

    With plenty of processing power and storage options (including NVMe over it’s PCIe x4 port) it’s as lightning fast as it is efficient.
    A great device only behind the RockPi for pricier acessories.
  • Rock 64

    Rock64

    Uses a similar processor to the Pi 3 but with huge performance/efficiency improvements. Also with up to 4GB RAM! Can be a low budget option if you catch it in a sale.
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    Odroid XU4

    A 32bit board, so has some limitations but with the use of the eMMC module can keep up with the latest Pi despite its age. Worth considering if you can find a good deal.
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    Old laptop/ Compact PC

    We support AMD64 too!
    We're designed for low power devices to keep your energy cost low, but if you have spare hardware why not enhance your Monero privacy.
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    Something else?

    We love to hear about the other hardware PiNodeXMR works on!
    You only need an Ubuntu LTS OS for it:
    1GB RAM* for PiNodeXMR Light
    4GB* for PiNodeXMR Full.
    Device comparable to the Pi 3B+ is minimum & Ubuntu ~22.04 LTS Server OS preferred as base image.

So how do I install?

From the base Ubuntu Server/CLI OS it's just one command!

wget -O – install.pinodexmr.co.uk | bash

Designed for beginners, our installer menu will guide you the rest of the way...

See:
PiNodeXMR GitHub Wiki #Installing

***Important*** this project is intended to convert your device into a dedicated Monero node from a clean OS. Running this script on top of anything else existing on the device will likely overwrite it in an unrecoverable manner.

Download Disk Images

If you choose this method and find the project useful, please consider a small donation to offset our disk image hosting costs (The Address can be found on the Web-ui landing page)

This project has recently (Jan 2024) moved GitHub repositories resulting in new file links/URLs in addition to updates and new features since the disk image creation. These disk images below we're created ~Aug 2022 and so once installed an update will be required. You can trigger this from the terminal update menu "Update PiNode-XMR".

Due to disk image age and relatively slow disk image download speed I'd recommend the standard install method of loading an Ubuntu Server LTS then building PiNodeXMR from its install script. I will leave these disk images here as a second, less ideal, option.

Raspberry Pi 3 Disk Image

Pre-built disk image of PiNodeXMR for Raspberry Pi 3b+
Name: Pi3-PiNodeXMR-v52208-XMR-v01812-light.img
Size: 9409925120 bytes (8974 MiB)
SHA256: 5013A94ECC589F9C5E0D416B84178BF14176A34C6F86ABB3EA60E276B7B4F80B
Flash image to MicroSD card or direct to USB device (for USB boot). Ensure you change the master and RPC passwords from the setting menu.
Note: P2Pool cannot run on 32bit devices (this disk image).

Raspberry Pi 4 Disk Image

Pre-built disk image of PiNodeXMR for Raspberry Pi 4
Name: Pi4-PiNodeXMR-v52208-XMR-v01812.img
Size: 11077140480 bytes
SHA256: 111BF865F8ED9CD51A343136CCEE6CA21E208729743850734C6B145FEB38C3A5
Flash image to MicroSD card or direct to USB device (for USB boot). Ensure you change the master and RPC passwords from the setting menu.

RockPi4A Disk Image

Pre-built disk image of PiNodeXMR for RockPi4A
Name: ROCK4A-PiNodeXMR-v52208-XMR-v01812.img
Size: 5690626048 bytes (5427 MiB)
SHA256: 5ACA115EDD23E4E6F44CFE3DFF131B8D3B7452D454E807DC323B4722B22403CF
Flash image to MicroSD card or eMMC. Ensure you change the master and RPC passwords from the setting menu.

RockPro64 Disk Image

Pre-built disk image of PiNodeXMR for RockPro64
Name: RockPro-PiNodeXMR-v52208-XMR-v01812.img
Size: 7882149888 bytes (7517 MiB)
SHA256: 92C2B488079076C1DC2615028EA58EBE56982EE19EA566CE51552493DB34FD6F
Flash image to MicroSD card or eMMC. Ensure you change the master and RPC passwords from the setting menu.

Rock64 Disk Image

Pre-built disk image of PiNodeXMR for the Rock64
Name: Rock64-PiNodeXMR-v52208-XMR-v01812.img
Size: 7862226944 bytes (7498 MiB)
SHA256: B9145BD98BA134706E35EFF99C89FB34B4A5EC15014B15794570E0E418778224
Flash image to MicroSD card or eMMC. Ensure you change the master and RPC passwords from the setting menu.

Odroid XU4 Disk Image

Pre-built disk image of PiNodeXMR for the Odroid XU4
Name: XU4-PiNodeXMR-v52208-XMR-v01812-light.img
Size: 5556408320 bytes (5299 MiB)
SHA256: DC50D0860F5AEC0AEC1219D6C602818A61EAE1214FA726951AD9272CCF5284E9
Flash image to MicroSD card or eMMC. Ensure you change the master and RPC passwords from the setting menu.
Note: P2Pool cannot run on 32bit devices (Odroid XU4) and this image should also be compatible with Odroid HC1/2 devices.

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