<p>Yes this problem has been solved. Have a look at the pruning option. You can specify whatever maximum size you want to allow the blockchain to take up.</p>

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2016-10-09T13:02:08.770Z
2016-10-09T13:02:08.770Z
Jannes
<p>I have a freebsd server with a bitcoind server. But the blockchain is getting to large for me. So I just bought some new sas drives so I can keep it up. I now have 218GB of total space. 40GB is for the OS, programs and all files. The rest is for the blockchain(178GB). I do not want to buy more SAS drives than I have now. </p>

<p>I am afraid that the blockchain will get to big again in 1 or 2 years.
Is there a way to reduce the blockchain size or is there a cryptocurrency where this problem is solved?</p>

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2016-10-13T19:06:22.177Z
Interesting, I run a full node too, and at the present time, it uses little over 90GB.
Fábio Antunes
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2016-10-13T20:32:35.393Z
@FábioAntunes mine to but I didn't want to install bitcoind if I cant use it anymore in 1 year. But now pruning exists so I can continue.
Jan Wytze
<bitcoind><block-size-increase>
Reduce bitcoin blockchain size
Jan Wytze
# Reduce bitcoin blockchain size

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-09)

I have a freebsd server with a bitcoind server. But the blockchain is getting to large for me. So I just bought some new sas drives so I can keep it up. I now have 218GB of total space. 40GB is for the OS, programs and all files. The rest is for the blockchain(178GB). I do not want to buy more SAS drives than I have now.

I am afraid that the blockchain will get to big again in 1 or 2 years.
Is there a way to reduce the blockchain size or is there a cryptocurrency where this problem is solved?

**Tags:** bitcoind, block-size-increase

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Interesting, I run a full node too, and at the present time, it uses little over 90GB.  
> **username_0**: @FábioAntunes mine to but I didn't want to install bitcoind if I cant use it anymore in 1 year. But now pruning exists so I can continue.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-10-09. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Yes this problem has been solved. Have a look at the pruning option. You can specify whatever maximum size you want to allow the blockchain to take up.


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