To become a witness, you need a basic knowledge of Linux operating system so you can manage your own witness server. Of course you can hire someone to manage the server for you but that's beat the purpose of the community voting for you as their witness.
Funds to pay for monthly cost of managing server.
- Witness server.
32GB RAM with 100SSD harddisk recommended minimum server requirement will cost at least $70 /month. - Backup server (optional for new witness but recommended)
- Seed server
- Price Feed
- lots of votes, aim higher rank to produce a block.
- hardwork
I've created a step-by-step procedures on how to setup a witness server. I hope this will give you an idea.
https://yehey.org/witness-update/@yehey/howto-setup-witness-node-by-yehey-updated-tutorial-guide
Updated docs here https://que.com/howto-setup-witness-node-by-yehey/
And how to update the price feed.
https://yehey.org/witness-update/@yehey/update-your-witness-price-feed
Read those documents and you will get an idea if you really want to be a witness.
Cheers.
Thanks @yehey