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### Thank you to everyone who has voted for @pennsif.witness so far.
#### It has been very interesting to learn more about the world of witnessing on Steem.
#### I am keen to explore as many ways as possible to contribute to the platform as a witness.
#### As a Community Witness I have already announced the [Pennsif's Pick Monthly Awards](https://steemit.com/contest/@pennsif/pennsif-s-picks-best-community-best-steemian-and-best-post-of-the-month-october-2022) and the [Community Action support program](https://steemit.com/communityaction/@pennsif/introducing-communityaction-by-pennsif-witness).
#### Today I am focusing on the technical side of witnessing with the launch of my Full API Node...
### [**api.pennsif.net**](https://api.pennsif.net/)
--- ## Full API Node Technical Specifications

My Full API Node is running on a dedicated server in Helsinki with the following specification... * **AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900** * **128 GB DDR4 ECC** * **2 x 1.92 TB NVMe SSD (Software RAID)** * **16 TB SATA Enterprise HDD** Separate Steem daemons serve the main API and Account History API. They are martialled by the [Jussi reverse proxy](https://github.com/steemit/jussi/), with Nginx on the front end providing SSL. --- ## Supported APIs

After surveying the API nodes listed at @justyy's [Steem API Node Status page](https://steemyy.com/node-status.php), using his [RPC Node Plugin Check API](https://steemyy.com/list-of-api.php), to see which plugins other witnesses are running, the widest possible set of plugins have been enabled for my new API Node. Using @justyy's API to check, my node is serving the following APIs... ![api_pennsif_net.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR6ejuW3qXAEFuXfmdtx87283ETvWJbZkTkJqDTYfVC8X/api_pennsif_net.png) With this Full API Node @pennsif.witness hopes to be able to make a full contribution as a witness to the overall performance and resilience of the Steem platform. --- ## Vote for pennsif.witness

Everyone on Steem has 30 votes to give to the witnesses they believe will most help the platform. No matter how much Steem Power you have in your wallet, big or small, your witness vote is important. **If you believe I can help Steem grow, and help Steemians thrive and prosper, I would be delighted if you would give one of your 30 votes to @pennsif.witness.** --- To cast your vote visit the Steemit Wallet Witness Voting list (top right corner of the Steemit page)... * https://steemitwallet.com/~witnesses Find @pennsif.witness on the list (currently #57) and click the up arrow next to the number on the left. You will need your active key for witness voting. You can also vote for witnesses through Steemchiller's Steemworld... * https://steemworld.org/witnesses --- --- Thank you for reading this, and thank you for voting for my witness if you do. I look forward to being the best Steem witness I possibly can. --- **Pennsif** _(Discord : Pennsif#9921)_ --- --- _**For the technical set-up of my Full API Node I have again been very greatly assisted by @rexthetech of the @steemwow witness team.**_ _**Big, big thanks to Rex.**_ _**Do consider giving a witness vote to @steemwow as well. I believe they will be able to make a great contribution to the Steem platform.**_ --- --- _[ Penguin image from unsplash.com ]_