Update
Just a quick update to you all. The 16gb 200GB 4 x Core server I was running, was running out of RAM and the SWAP wasn't cutting it. Noticed this week that it had crashed a couple of times. I think we are now fast approaching a point where those who still have 16GB servers are going to have to upgrade or get booted.
I've now future proofed for a while at least:
32GB DDR3 ECC RAM
2 x 2TB HDD
Xeon E3 (4 Cores/8 Threads)
20TB Bandwidth
All the security bits n bobs (notice the use of technical jargon there) have been applied to the server. I've updated it all and running a hourly price feed. Witness node appears to be running smoothly.
Given the rate that Steem is growing and the subsequent increase in the size of the Witness, I should be good for about 2 weeks! haha. It's alarming how quickly the size of that block is growing and for now, I think 32GB will keep us going along nicely. Come the day, we hope really, that we will look back at 32GB with whimsy and laugh to ourselves.
You haven't posted much this week, what's goin on?!
Will be posting more in the new year, just been really busy.