You might be aware that there is an upcoming change to the STEEM blockchain. In plain speak this upgrade also referred to as HF20 is going to help with scaling and mass adoption for all the dapps that are currently running on STEEM.
The subject has been widely covered and not so long ago I took a more extensive look at the upcoming changes: Simply Explained: HardFork 20
Now, I welcome any questions Steemians may have regarding the upcoming hardfork and would be more than happy to answer them on this post. One of my jobs as a Steem Witness is to bridge the gap between the technical conversations and the users of this blockchain. That is a job that I'm more than happy to partake of.
The rest of this post, however, will refer to more of the technical aspects of this coming HF, as I've been experimenting with the software in preparation for the critical update.
Technical Details on HF20
The newest Steem version: v0.20.0 (also known as HF20) was just released 2 days ago.
The hardfork is scheduled for the Tuesday, 25 September 2018 15:00 UTC, when a majority of witnesses (17/21) can decide whether or not Steem will be hardfork towards a new version.
Just to reiterate: If you're not sure what HF20 is or what new features and updates will await you in 2 weeks, you could check this post out: Simply Explained: HardFork 20 - I try to tackle most of the concers people have on there, and break down some of the technical jargon.
Witness Notes
Now, I've gone ahead and updated my primary witness server to v0.20.0.
So far, everything is running very smooth and blocks have been produced. My backup server will continue to run under v0.19.12 in case of problems with v0.20.0.
I would strongly encourage all witnesses to be very proactive regarding this change, as it will only benefit the blockchain if we can find any issues as soon as possible.
Additionally, I will report any updates or curious things I may find on my blog, as I'm working with this new version. And would welcome any input from my peers as well.
therealwolf
Witness Infrastructure:
Primary Node: 128GB - v0.20.0 | Backup Node: 64GB - v0.19.12 | Seed Node: 64GB - v0.19.12
If you believe that I'm of value for Steem, then please vote for me as witness. You can also set me as a proxy and I'll vote with your stake.