Starting a Signum-Node

the signum node is a crucial component of the signum network it loads and synchronizes the entire blockchain, including wallet functionality and the rest api the hardware requirements are not demanding for the node minimum 1 vcpu, 1 gb ram, 20 gb hd recommendation 2 vcpu, 2 gb ram, 20 gb hd the three supported database backends are sqlite (embedded) mariadb (recommended) postgresql mariadb (recommended) if you want to use mariadb, you must install the latest release for your device please follow the instructions here sqlite sqlite, introduced at version 3 8 1, is being considered as a potential replacement for h2 in the future like h2, sqlite is a file based database the advantage of sqlite is its minimal setup requirement; no additional installation of a database server or dependencies is necessary additionally, sqlite tends to be faster than mariadb and postgres, and its backup process is implicit since it involves only a single file however, there are some important considerations when using sqlite please check here postgresql please follow the instructions here