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RE: Steem Blockchain Update August 2017

in #steemitdev7 years ago

Good post and good news.

So I suppose it will now be easier to run a node on a low RAM server by not turning on all the plugins?

Is there any solutions being thought of to minimize the RAM required for a node with all calls enabled, i.e. with the condenser_api plugin enabled?

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So I suppose it will now be easier to run a node on a low RAM server by not turning on all the plugins?

That's already possible today. :)

Is there any solutions being thought of to minimize the RAM required for a node with all calls enabled, i.e. with the condenser_api plugin enabled?

Those apis require a lot of fast i/o to the state database.

You have two options: you can put the database onto a ramdisk, or you can put it onto an extremely fast storage array. We use RAM in production because it's fastest, but if you have fast enough disks, you can get away with using a lot less RAM.

Considering to run a node with a ramdisk you mentioned. Need to upgrade RAM to 64, maybe 128Gb. Internet Connection 100Mbit.
From my understanding running a node is only rewarded when you are a witness. Right?