The last couple of days steemit has been having issues with overload and DDOS attacks many nodes seem to be down.
When this happends I go to this nifty site to check on the status on the.
Since I am running a witness server and I also run bellyrub both use steem's blockchain and servers I now think it is a time for 
In doing so it would take some load off and help with all functions I will be in contact with 
The infrastructure of steem steemit needs more nodes if you have the resources I would suggest you set you up.
Side Note: You might have also noticed your drafts are not getting saved or even posted and your work is lost.
This is again due to the recent DDOS attacks and nodes failing. Make sure to save your work. another fast way to make sure your work is not deleted is You can also right click on the post tab, top right and click "open link in new tab" That would open up a copy of your post, just in case the one you submitted did not post. you can than try again.
Server Specs Needed for a RPC Node
CPU 6 core/12 thread Xeon
RAM 256GB DDR4 ECC
Disk 2x500GB SSDs
Network 1gbit/s from Germany
If you would love to help put steem and steem to help it run more smoothly go on ahead and vote for my witness
You can also help by sending donations, to help out with the set up server costs, since at the moment it will be straight out of pocket. with being witness # 73