Run Your Own Node Over Tor (Most Private)
The gold-standard setup: run your own local node, route its peer traffic over Tor, and point your wallet at localhost — the most private way to use Monero.
#nodes
19 lessons with this tag.
Network-Level De-anonymization
Linking a transaction to an IP via the node you broadcast to, spy remote nodes, Dandelion++ propagation, and Tor/I2P as the defense — often the weakest link.
My Wallet Won't Sync
How syncing works, remote node vs your own node, common connection and 'daemon busy' issues, and how to fix a slow or stalled sync.
Running monerod for Integration
Run your own node for an integration: restricted vs unrestricted daemon RPC, ZMQ push notifications, pruning, auth and Tor, and why you must not trust a remote node.
The Monero Developer Stack
monerod, monero-wallet-rpc, wallet2 and light-wallet servers — the components every Monero integration is built from, and the three main integration patterns.
RandomX, Block Weight & the Fee Algorithm
The PoW VM that keeps mining on CPUs, plus the dynamic block-weight penalty and the fee formula that derive Monero's adaptive, low fees.
Using Your Hardware Node Every Day
Point your phone and desktop wallets at your own hardware node — on your network and remotely over Tor — and keep it healthy.
Build Your Own Node on a Raspberry Pi
A practical build: the parts you need, why an SSD matters, and setting up a low-power always-on Monero node yourself.
Plug-and-Play Node Appliances (MoneroNodo)
What ready-made Monero node devices like MoneroNodo are, what they include, and who they're for.
Monero Hardware: An Overview
The hardware that powers self-sovereign Monero — node appliances, single-board computers, and hardware wallets — and which you actually need.
Node Pruning Explained
How blockchain pruning works, what it keeps and drops, when to prune, and how to run a pruned node that still fully validates.
Checking Network Stats: Fees & Supply
Read the Monero network live — current transaction fees, block reward, difficulty and the total circulating supply — straight from your node or a block explorer.
Running a Public Remote Node
Open your node to the world: configure monerod as a public RPC node, serve it over Tor and clearnet, and help the community without risking your own privacy.
P2Pool: Decentralized Mining
How P2Pool gives you pool-like steady payouts while keeping mining decentralized.
Network Privacy: Tor & I2P
Hiding the network layer with Tor and I2P so your IP doesn't undermine Monero's on-chain privacy.
Accepting Monero with BTCPay Server
Advanced: run your own self-hosted BTCPay Server to accept Monero payments directly — no processor, no middleman, full self-custody.
Connecting Over Tor
Routing your wallet and node over Tor to hide your IP from the network.
Running Your Own Node
Your own node vs a remote node, the privacy trade-offs, and a full step-by-step guide to installing and running monerod yourself.
Dandelion++ & Network Privacy
How Monero obscures which node a transaction came from, and why network-level privacy matters.