what computational commitment does running' geth console` the first time entail?

Was trying to get warm with Ethereum and installed the go cli.

Next, per the cli intro docs I executed `ether console`.

Then my machine got hot and ran and ran and ran...

The last line I saw in the console before I killed the process was this:

`I0229 15:31:25.022400 45960 blockchain.go:1251] imported 256 block(s) (0 queued 0 ignored) including 294 txs in 2.972597363s. #366469 [7dca4317 / 6bb017d1]`

And now I see at ethstats.net that the current block is 1,079,705.

So, does that mean that I would be waiting for my machine to run until the local sync had completed at least 1,079,705 - 366,469 more block imports?

Expressed differently, what computational commitment does running' geth console` the first time entail? As a new user, shouldn't I expect to anticipate storage requirements and sync time?

GG

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  • jstefanopjstefanop Member Posts: 43
    Yes the first time you have to sync the entire blockchain. That usually takes hours, and about 9GB of space. If you start geth with --fast option, it will do a fast sync (about an hour and 1-2GB space).
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