An important update has just been released for the STEEM software. Please update to v0.19.1rc1 ASAP to help fix urgent overflow issues, and will also fix the current bandwidth issues with a modified algorithm.
Please also reduce your block size to 65536 until the update is locked in
There were two big problems with the bandwidth algorithm. The first was an integer overflow that caused
max_virtual_bandwidthto be calculated incorrectly. The second was a programmed behavior that caused bandwidth requirements to increase too rapidly for a small increase in traffic. We have implemented a new algorithm for how to calculate global bandwidth requirements that still protects the blockchain under extreme circumstances, but is less aggressive during small deviations from past behavior.
Updating an existing Steem-in-a-box Witness
First disable your witness (or change to a backup)
@furion's conductor
conductor disable
cli_wallet
update_witness "yourname" "https://steemit.com/witness-category/@yourname/thread" "STM1111111111111111111111111111111114T1Anm" {"account_creation_fee":"0.200 STEEM","maximum_block_size":65536,"sbd_interest_rate":0} true
Stop the server
./run.sh stop
Install the new release
./run.sh install
Now replay
./run.sh replay
As always, you'll now have to wait until it's fully replayed. Replay is mandatory for this release. Once it's replayed, you can re-enable your witness as normal.
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