As far as i know there's no sp requirement. The min computer specs I've heard (optimal) specs are a little up there but can be run on less. (I've heard it mentioned in steemspeak that's it can be run on a raspberry pi.) The programming skills (really more configuration) are reasonable but not to bad.
Here's a setup guide from a while back: https://steemit.com/steemhelp/@steemed/become-a-steem-witness-essentials
I'd recommend hoping in steemspeak and ask people on specifics though. I'm definitely not am expert on that side of things.
As far as i know there's no sp requirement. The min computer specs I've heard (optimal) specs are a little up there but can be run on less. (I've heard it mentioned in steemspeak that's it can be run on a raspberry pi.) The programming skills (really more configuration) are reasonable but not to bad.
Here's a setup guide from a while back: https://steemit.com/steemhelp/@steemed/become-a-steem-witness-essentials
I'd recommend hoping in steemspeak and ask people on specifics though. I'm definitely not am expert on that side of things.