Sorry, mate. Thanks for letting us know. Removing you now.
Edit: I'm struggling to do so. I'm on the 'Vote for witnesses page,  but clicking the up arrow next to your name just re-adds you; I can't see any option to remove.
Anyone else having this?

Your health is more important...

ah no! As long as you are healthy - that's all that matters. sorry to hear Muxxy xx

*Hugs*

Always wishing the best for you mate. It's still sad to see you step out of the role as a witness, even if it is what's best right now. I can understand and hope you're on the road to a good recovery.

Very sad for all of us, but anyone who knows you trusts your judgment. We totally get it. We support you in whatever decisions you make, including this one. 

Well, I can think of one decision I'd fight you tooth and nail over, but we won't even talk about that. LOL

Hopefully with that stress gone, it will lift some invisible burden from you. Even if it's not always in your mind, those little things do tend to pile up. Best wishes from all of us.

Thank you for the transparency MUXXY! <3 Be well and now you know what is needed and when you are feeling healthier you might be able to become a witness again :)

Sorry to hear this mate. Get well soon. We're all there for you round the Block.

not letting anyone down muxx. take care of yourself. cut back on the pastries... (moar fur moi).

Sad to hear this. 
Wish I knew what more to say. You still have my vote.

Take care of yourself first, we understand and support your decision. Good luck and
Hugs!

Be well. Health is more important.
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This is way of life. You know when to throw the towel.
Regroup and come back strong and healthy. Good luck.

Aww @gmuxx. You're right to take care of yourself and know when to take a break. I suspect you might be back at it down the line. <3

Muxx, we support you, like Rhonda said. I hate that you have to make this choice now, but we support you. We miss you dreadfully.

Hopefully without the stress your health will improve. We've missed having you around on the block to chat with. I'd rather you be healthy and able to interact with us :) *hugs*

You looking after you is the most important thing. You gave it a whirl. Totally behind you in your decision. 

Oh dear. That is very sad, @gmuxx. Hang in there, friend. Let it go and know that everyone supports you and cares first and foremost about your well-being.

I’m sorry to hear that Muxxy.
You’re just the type of witness Steemit is screaming out for.
It’s a sad day my friend 😔

Sad to see it come to an end, but as you say, the costs are increasing. It's a problem for scalability. In fact, the RAM usage needs to be optimized and fixed NOW before things get out of hand in the future.

Sad to see you go man, never exchanged with you but @sircork has you in the greatest esteem and his friends are mine!

If you want, please hit me on the discord or steemit chat, there is no reason a good 32 server would not cope with the chain for a few more months, and i am more than willing to try to help there.

The chain scalability and RAM usage needs to be addressed before it is too late indeed as @drakos said, but this is an opportunity to get rid of those who are witnessing just to mine STEEM and give nothing back,  we need to weed out the bad and let the good'uns  thrive. 

Once the bad ones have left, thanks to the increased traffic block will pop faster and with some luck a 64 GB will be on budget.

Dammit man, next time call a brother, I could help here.

I’m sorry to hear that @gmuxx, both for your mental health and the end of your witness contribution.

Have you considered applying for @jerrybanfield @budget project?
https://steemit.com/witness-category/@jerrybanfield/100-steem-for-witnesses-below-rank-80

Also, if you have a low latency SSD you could set a SHM size of 48GB and it will swap a bit. Alternatively you could zram for memory compression. None of those are ideal for a witness node but might help coping a little bit more to see how it goes.

@gtg in this post tells you how to test your disk to see if 
It can handle the traffic
https://steemit.com/steem-pressure/@gtg/steem-pressure-2-toys-for-boys-and-girls

zram on a witness node:
- https://steemit.com/thapa/@manishchhetri/zram-and-zswap-the-full-rundown-samrg472-59-in-witness-category
- https://steemit.com/witness-category/@deltik/make-your-steem-server-last-longer-with-memory-compression

Best wishes Muxxy. Hit me up on Discord if I can help in any way.

This sad Muxxy but do let us know which witnesses you're supporting!

You are not letting anyone down, for you have done so much good for the Steem platform in many different ways — not just through your witness work! It was a good run, and I wish you all the best going forward! ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNj5nt3jTLoqks8BRMfLZQaJPPBiMgbh6h4CM4HM2obY8/heart.gif)