ANN : New 512gb full rpc node is now online + backup witness in Finland
I'm amazed at the sheer volume of requests coming in to my rpc server at https://rpc.steemviz.com as the network is growing.
To beter serve our developer community I've just launched a second full steemd node to take some of the load.
The specs on our new beast:
Hostname: rpc2.steemviz.com
Location: Germany
Memory: 512 GB of DDR4 ram
Disk: 2 x 960GB NVME high speed drives in a Raid 0 configuration
CPU: AMD Ryzen with 24 cores and 48 threads
All steemd plugins are available on this node :
public-api= database_api login_api account_by_key_api network_broadcast_api tag_api follow_api market_history_api raw_block_api
enable-plugin = witness account_history account_by_key tags follow market_history raw_block private_message
As always, public performance stats are available at http://rpc2.steemviz.com:19999/
I've setup an nginx proxy server in front of both RPC servers, that I'm using to load balance traffic between the two machines - this also allows me to restart individual steemd nodes without interrupting traffic.
Anyone who has tools/apps/bots configured to use rpc.steemviz.com is already taking advantage of the new server. I will leave both online for as long as the older 256gb node can handle the work (using zram, this could be a few more weeks at least).
As with the other machine, service is provided on a best-effort basis .
A new 64gb witness node in Finland
There have been many recent discussions about the steem networks over-reliance on hosting in Germany , so I have purchased and configured a new machine in Finland that I will be using for my primary witness node from now on.
The specs are far less impressive then the full nodes, and less expensive (thank god) :
Location:Helsinki, Finland
Memory: 64 GB dram
Disk: 2 x 240gb SSD's
CPU: Intel i7-7700 with 8 cores at 3.6ghz
My backup witness nodes and seedbox in Germany and USA are still viable at 32gb for a little bit longer thanks to zram compression, but they will also be replaced soon.
A quick note
Apologies for the lack of posting - please don't take this as disinterest or a lack of activity on Steem. I'm here literally every single day, I'm in over 40 different discord servers and working with multiple communities to help grow our network.
I'm incredibly proud to serve as the current #7 witness for the Steem network thanks to my 6140 voters!
If you'd like to support my witness campaign please vote for ausbitbank here, or here
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Don’t overwork yourself or sweat the small stuff, your transparency and hard work is evident in your words and your reputation. You’re one of the most talked about and praised witnesses out there. As a minnow I hold you in very high regard as an ambassador of steem to the world stage. Much love and thank you for beiing here for us @ausbitbank
Thankyou for the kind words :)
May I ask why you are using RAID 0? Is redundancy not an issue? Just curious, sure you put way more thought into it that I did @ausbitbank :D
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Couldn't have said it better myself! Solid work @ausbitbank
hear hear.
What he said ^
I just want to thank you Sir ausbitbank for all your support given for me and the community I do appreciate it all. You are a great steemian with a heart of gold too. God bless you.
Love it! Just wish Steemit.com would use some more nodes as it is brutally slow.
I notice you are using NetData :)
I THINK YOUR RIGHT
That's a real beast of a node you've got setup there now! Nice work, and thanks for providing the services you do, and for free! Your RPC node has been super reliable for me.
Q: When you decommission your 256GB RPC node, will rpc.steemviz.com and rpc2.steemviz.com both continue to function through your proxy?
Thanks mate, when I decommission I'll make sure to announce + do some DNS trickery so both addresses continue to work fine :)
Awesome mate! Thanks again.
FYI I had to decommission the 256gb box today, zram kept it running up till 374gb memory usage but it's hit its limit. DNS and SSL certificates have been fiddled with so both addresses will continue to work :)
Thanks mate. All systems purring away like nothing happened. Didn't even notice it go offline.
More nodes is always good news!
Thanks @ausbitbank for being a witness to this great community!
Yeah!!!!! way to be continually awesome @ausbitbank! I'm very grateful for everything you do!
Thank you for being such an amazing witness to Steem blockchain. Also, thank you for your support to dozens of projects/communities which are working towards progress of Steem.
Congratulations on these latest upgrades and developments. The confidence people show in you as a witness is well deserved due to your unwaivering support for the blockchain and its progress.
Thank you!
Wow, that's a really powerful node you set up there. Thanks for your contributions to the steem community, we're really fortunate to have you here 😊
Keep up the good work.
I know you might not having been posting much recently but can see you're pretty busy behind the scenes. It is noted and appreciated.