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Set default size of the virtualbox machine disk

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This eliminates the manual resize step in vbox deployment
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Erik Arvstedt 2019-11-08 15:41:02 +01:00
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@ -118,15 +118,7 @@ You can also build Nix from source by following the instructions at https://nixo
This will now create a nix-bitcoin node on the target machine.
6. Resize the virtualbox disk
```
./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 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
6. Nixops automatically creates an ssh key for use with `nixops ssh`. Access `bitcoin-node` through ssh in nix-shell with
```
nixops ssh operator@bitcoin-node
@ -134,6 +126,10 @@ You can also build Nix from source by following the instructions at https://nixo
See [usage.md](usage.md) for usage instructions, such as how to update.
To resize the VM disk image, you can use this helper script from within nix-shell:
```
./contrib/vbox-resize-disk1.sh --help
```
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Tutorial: install and configure NixOS for nix-bitcoin on VirtualBox (macOS host)