SD card & external nvme SSD

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I flashed Start9OS on the 128gb SD card and connected an external 2TB nvme SSD to one of the blue ports on the pi 4. During initialisation, I was asked where the data would be saved. So I selected the external SSD as I am running a bitcoin knots.

Question is, is the SD Card still in use by Start9?

Since I read that in Start9 only one drive is used not both. This got me confused as if I want to add new external SSD, won’t Start9 allow this?

Secondly since I am running bitcoin knots and will be running a full node, the 2TB nvme SSD will be purely used for bitcoin blockchain. I intend to add another 1TB external nvme SSD for my media files. This will be for Nextcloud. Is this possible?

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In the setup you’ve created you are running with the OS on the microSD card and the data on the external drive.

Your next question isn’t really relevant as a Raspberry Pi 4 isn’t powerful enough to run Bitcoin and hasn’t been for over a year. You might be following an old guide from the 2019-2021 era, pre-Ordinals, Jpegs, stamps etc.

A Pi is also not powerful enough to run two external USB drives. You’ll need a proper mini PC.