So where to start ...
I raised in the ranks that is always good news , but why did i raise in the ranks ?
After the hardfork November 19th it was showing that people didn't upgrade their witness , lack of time or lack of intrest .
Some people might think that the updates are automaticly done , but ... no it needs to be done manually.
If you go to https://primersion.com/witnesses you will see this :
and type in your name without loging in , it will show you the witnesses you have voted for in my case this :
But it could also show something like this :
A gentle warning that you vote for inactive witness servers , in the last block column you can see when that witness created his last block , and in the version column it shows if the witness is running on the latest hardfork or not.
So because of people keeping an eye on their witness votes , they removed their votes from inactive witnesses , so that the inactive witness would drop places in the list , that was one way for me to gain my place in the ranks .
The other way was people that removed their vote from inactive witnesses and placed it on my witness , that was a win win for me :)
But if you look at this link : https://hive.arcange.eu/witnesses/
you see this :
All grey lines are inactive witness servers , some haven't completed a block for almost a year and are still voted for , some have even been inactive for a longer time then that.
Now we do have a hive power up day once every month , why not make a hive check your witness votes day to avoid that all these votes get lost.
Well that even got my cat thinking ...
So how big does a witness server need to be , well not that big at all you see that black box between my keyboard and my monitor , that is my witness server.
O , well i'll just keep curating manually , and keep hoping that people will actually check on their witness votes , and if they have spare votes i can only hope they vote for me .
I would love to reach the top 50 some how , still a long way to go .
and no you don't get rich from running a witness , you can see the earnings here : https://primersion.com/earnings
Mean while i'll just keep posting my photography and keep curating what other people post .
If you have any votes left , you could vote for my witness " stresskiller "here :
https://vote.hive.uno/@stresskiller
or https://peakd.com/me/witnesses
or https://primersion.com/witnesses
Join @thealliance Discord server here
Join the @ecency Discord server here
Join the @tokenpimp Discord server here
Best wishes for 2026
All photos are created by me @stresskiller with my Sony A7IV camera and my Sony 24-105 F4.5 G OSS lens , all rights reserved .
Going to throw a vote your way. We need more people setting up nodes and mixing things up a bit
thank you for your support !1
Great idea! 😄 And I voted for you… 👍✨
thank you for your support !!
Thanks for the heads up. Passed you the vote of a previously supported inactive.
thank you very much for your support , much appreciated.
I am renting one which creates monthly costs. Your tiny server, what model is it and what specs does it have?
Specifications
Model:EliteMini UM780 XTX
Processor:AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (8 Cores / 16 Threads)
Clock Speed: 3.8 GHz (Base) 5.1 GHz (Boost)
Integrated Graphics:AMD Radeon 780M
Memory:2x 32 GB Crucial DDR5 5600 MHz
2x 262-pin DDR5 SO-DIMM slots (5600 MHz + 96 GB max)
Storage:1 TB Kingston OM8PGP41024Q-A0 M.2 NVMe SSD
2x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 x4 (1x if using OCulink)
2x 2.5 GbE LAN (back)
2x Realtek RTL8125 2.5 GbE
Cooling:Active cooling (heatsink/fan)
[source ] https://www.minisforum.com/products/elitemini-um780-xtx
thanks, indeed you have stated it in a previous post.
Anyway, I voted for you!
Thank you , yes and it's also low power consumption due to mobile cpu +/- 18 - 25 watt
the high peaks are from my gaming computer :)
You received an upvote ecency
Your hard work is paying off, just as you described. I'm sure you'll continue to make admirable progress, and I congratulate you in advance.
You made me laugh with the cat photos, haha! Hugs!
thank you only time can tell where the limits of progression are.