I’m seriously thinking about setting up my own Bitcoin node.

Not because I “need” to, but because it feels like the next natural step if you really care about Bitcoin.

At some point, holding Bitcoin is one thing.
Verifying it yourself is another.

Now I’m trying to decide what to run:

Bitcoin Core or Bitcoin Knots?

Core feels like the default, battle-tested path.
Knots seems more opinionated, with extra policy options and a different philosophy around spam, inscriptions, and what should be relayed by the network.

Curious what people here think.

If you were setting up a node today, would you go with Bitcoin Core or Bitcoin Knots, and why?