StartOS
✓Bitcoin Nodes
Free, open-source operating system from Start9 for running a sovereign Bitcoin node on any compatible hardware. Self-hosted app marketplace with Bitcoin Core, Lightning, and privacy tools.
Details
- Note
- StartOS — operating system by Start9 for sovereign computing; runs Bitcoin, Lightning, and self-hosted apps
- Type
- software_only
- Status
- DUPLICATE
- Node Type
- node_launcher_os
- Price Range
- Free
- Bitcoin Only
- Yes
- Canonical Slug
- start9-node
- Duplicate Note
- Same entity: Start9 / StartOS. start9-node covers the full Start9 hardware+OS product; startos is a subset description.
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