Setting Up A Witness Node This Weekend! Also Converting More BTC Into Steem Power! by matt-a

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steemit · @matt-a · Mar 31 '17 (edited)

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Setting Up A Witness Node This Weekend! Also Converting More BTC Into Steem Power!

So I'm happy to announce that this weekend, I will be digging into the ins and outs of setting up a dedicated witness node for Steem!  If anyone has any pointers, guides, etc. please shoot them my way, please.  I will be undertaking this with the help of your boy, ye olde @robrigo.

I have a spare PC with 16GB RAM and an i5 processor that I can dedicate fully to this project.  Most likely going to be running it headless for max performance.  If this proves to not be good enough for the job, I will certainly upgrade and truly take the build into beast mode territory, most likely investing in some server grade hardware.

**On a side note, I will also be converting more BTC holdings into Steem and Steem Power.**

Please follow me and @robrigo to keep an eye on what we're up to!  Thank you for reading!

**EDIT:** Found what I was looking for on my own!  If anyone else wants to read, please check this post out: https://steemit.com/steemhelp/@steemed/become-a-steem-witness-essentials

👍 robrigo, matt-a, kurtbeil, fyrstikken, jlufer, rebelskum, runridefly, proctologic, pairmike, ambyr00, karenmckersie, barrydutton, seablue, gomeravibz, jamesjarman, mindhunter, giantbear, richardcrill, lasseehlers, riskdebonair, kotturinn, intrepidthinker, whatageek, suicidegirl, meysam, shadowspub, juvyjabian, steemitguide, surpassinggoogle, forrestwillie, youngkim, timelapse, darthnava, konelectric, daisyd, nulls, jacobts, steemitqa, patelincho, andrei, anwarabdullah, cwatch, bedroomshaman, driptorchpress, mycryptomark, willsplace, dirty.hera, robertdurst10

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@intrepidthinker · Mar 30 '17

What exactly is a witness? I've notice that term on here but haven't came to understand it yet.

👍 robrigo, matt-a

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@matt-a · Mar 30 '17

Glad you asked!  Here's a good write up that should help you understand: https://steemit.com/steemit-guides/@pfunk/a-full-steemit-user-s-guide-to-steem-witnesses

👍 intrepidthinker, robertdurst10

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@intrepidthinker · Mar 30 '17

Great information! Thanks for the link.

👍 matt-a

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