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I meant for the purpose of getting the old chain data, and to learn about the current issues, not adding new blocks, but maybe you're not planning to run the old chain at all? I'm still some way from fully understanding how all these parts fit together too.

On my dev machine I have an SSD drive, but only 20GB of space on it currently, and only has 8GB RAM. I've tended to use VPS or cloud HPC when I've needed more, but I'd be pleased to see the cheap VPS options.

I've got some real-world work to do for a client, but I hope to get on your discord soon. I've never used that before either, so all this is a pretty steep learning curve for me! But I see that as part of the appeal of the opportunity. :)