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bump vbox disk size to 350gb

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Lev Dubinets 2019-07-12 14:22:57 -07:00
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contrib/vbox-resize-disk1.sh
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@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ while getopts ":d:m:s:f:yh" opt; do
echo "Options:"
echo " -d <deployment> NixOps deployment name. Default: bitcoin-node."
echo " -m <machine> NixOps machine name. Default: bitcoin-node."
echo " -s <size> New disk size in megabytes. Default: 307200 (300gb)."
echo " -s <size> New disk size in megabytes. Default: 358400 (350gb)."
echo " -f <file> Path to vbox disk file/VDI. Default: read from nixops export."
echo " -y Don't ask for confirmation."
exit 0
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ done
DEPLOYMENT=${DEPLOYMENT:-"bitcoin-node"}
MACHINE=${MACHINE:-"bitcoin-node"}
NEW_SIZE=${NEW_SIZE:-307200}
NEW_SIZE=${NEW_SIZE:-358400}
DISK_FILE=${DISK_FILE:-$(nixops export -d $DEPLOYMENT | jq -r '..|."virtualbox.disks"?|select(.!=null)' | jq -r .disk1.path)}
echo "Resizing virtualbox disk for use with nixops and nix-bitcoin."
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ nixops start -d $DEPLOYMENT
# (
# echo d # [d]elete 50gb partition
# echo n # [n]ew partitoin
# echo n # [n]ew partition
# echo p # [p]rimary partition
# echo # partition number (Accept default: 1)
# echo # first sector (Accept default: 1)

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docs/install.md
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@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ You can also build Nix from source by following the instructions at https://nixo
./contrib/vbox-resize-disk1.sh
```
NixOps provides a virtualbox disk thats 50gb in size, but we need more than that to house the Bitcoin blockchain. By default, this script will resize the disk to 300gb. Run it with `-h` to see options. Make sure to run this from within your nix-shell.
NixOps provides a virtualbox disk thats 50gb in size, but we need more than that to house the Bitcoin blockchain. By default, this script will resize the disk to 350gb. Run it with `-h` to see options. Make sure to run this from within your nix-shell.
7. Nixops automatically creates an ssh key for use with `nixops ssh`. Access `bitcoin-node` through ssh in nix-shell with
@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ In order to build binaries for your linux (NixOS) virtual machine on a macOS hos
2. Confirm that nix-linuxkit works
```
nix-build /Users/lev/.cache/nix-linuxkit-builder/example.nix
nix-build ~/.cache/nix-linuxkit-builder/example.nix
```
As the installer says, run a `nix-build` to make sure that you are able to build linux binaries. The `example.nix` is specifically configured to force a x86_64-linux build. Remove the generated `result` folder afterwards.
@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Tutorial: install and configure NixOS for nix-bitcoin on your own hardware
2. Optional: Disable Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) in the BIOS
Researchers recommend disabling (SMT), also known as Hyper-Threading Technology in the Intel® world to significantly reduce the impact of speculative exacution-based attacks (https://mdsattacks.com/).
Researchers recommend disabling (SMT), also known as Hyper-Threading Technology in the Intel® world to significantly reduce the impact of speculative execution-based attacks (https://mdsattacks.com/).
## 1. NixOS installation