As part of our efforts to support critical cryptocurrency infrastructure and privacy, MAGIC Grants has implemented additional Monero and Bitcoin apps for TrueNAS. MAGIC Grants has also added major features to the Arti and Monero Node apps.
TrueNAS is one of the most popular open-source operating systems for network-attached storage (NAS) devices. TrueNAS allows users to install "Apps", which extend the functionality of NAS devices.
Users of TrueNAS can now easily find the following applications on the TrueNAS app store:
- Monero-LWS
- Bitcoin Node
- Mempool
- Electrs
These applications live in the TrueNAS Apps GitHub repository under an open-source license, and anyone can suggest improvements.
We would like to give a special thanks to the TrueNAS Apps repository maintainers (particularly Stravos Kois) for reviewing our application submissions, making improvements, and ultimately accepting these apps into their app store.
Monero-LWS
Monero-LWS allows "lightweight" Monero wallets such as Edge Wallet and MyMonero to offload scanning/syncing needs to this Monero-LWS server. Instead of your wallet needing to sync when you open it, Monero-LWS continuously scans for new transactions in the background. Thus, your lightweight Monero wallet is instantly ready to spend without compromising your privacy or consuming your bandwidth.
Bitcoin Node
You can now easily run a full Bitcoin node on your NAS. Running a Bitcoin node contributes to decentralization and network resilience.
Mempool
You can self-host your own instance of mempool.space, which is one of the leading block explorers for Bitcoin.
Electrs
You can connect your Electrum-compatible wallets to your own Electrs server running on your NAS for improved privacy. Don't connect to random Electrum servers; connect to your own!
Monero Node Improvements
The Monero Node app now fully supports incoming Tor and I2P connections. You can connect to your node over hidden networks and advertise your hidden address to other nodes.
Arti Improvements
You can now host hidden services with the Arti app, for example to enable incoming connections to your Monero Node or Monero-LWS over Tor.
After adding your hidden services, open the Arti shell and run arti hss --nickname NICKNAME onion-address for each to get their onion addresses.
Support MAGIC Grants
If you find these apps useful, please consider a donation to one of our active campaigns. MAGIC Grants is a 501(c)(3) public charity.