Dale P.
I’ve been hosting a node with Allnodes…
I’ve been hosting a node with Allnodes from a Ledger Nano hardware wallet for the last 2-3 weeks. The process of setup was extremely simple and the cost for hosting is very reasonable. So far there has been zero downtime, and I expect this will continue as Allnodes are known for using higher quality hosting services. You are able to view the the online status of your node, when you’re likely to receive a payment and what block you received a payment on from their website on your laptop or smartphone. I have ran Masternodes from the early days with Dash myself and have used other service providers. From my experience Allnodes are the best. They may not be the cheapest option however the avoidance of downtime should more than cover the additional cost of hosting. For example with Dash the average payment is received every 8 days, of roughly 1.5 DASH. If your node was to go offline regardless of where your node is in the queue for payment, your node would go to the back of the queue. If you’d waited for example 6 days, you’d still have to wait another 8 days. This is something I don’t think people initially bare in mind.
Response from AllnodesFeb 15, 2020
Thank you for such an awesome review and thorough feedback! Thank you for giving a big thumbs to uptime of our nodes as well, we really appreciate it. We’re are delighted that you enjoyed our features like the info when you receive the payment and the mobile version of the website.