[Bug] Full Node minimal requirements are outdated

What happened?

As stated by official install documentation, the minimal requirements are:

The minimum supported specs are that of the Raspberry Pi 4:178,553

    Quad core 1.5Ghz CPU (must be 64 bit)
    2 GB Ram
    Python 3.7 and above

These specs are outdated:

1. Low end servers are loosing sync during dust storms (still rare, but are becoming more and more regular). They are missing lots of challenges during these storms.
2. The 2 GB ram is also a bad advice: Full node requires more and more RAM weeks after weeks. Running a node with less than 4GB is a bad idea since the server will have to use swap rather quickly, and 8 GB will probably be needed in 2022.

For example, a full node running since September (runs Chia full node only, not even a wallet, and was rebooted regularly).

We were all enthusiast about using a Pi to run Chia, but it’s a misleading advertising for now.

Maybe I missed it, but if not: the Chia team should make an official statement about what hardware we should use to correctly maintain the network.

Version

1.2.11

What platform are you using?

Linux

What ui mode are you using?

CLI

Relevant log output

No response

[tvadim]

@derverzweifler This could be a corrupt blockchain DB (just an idea). I tried removing it and node began re-syncing without oom

[derverzweifler]

@derverzweifler This could be a corrupt blockchain DB (just an idea). I tried removing it and node began re-syncing without oom

I guess, it’s the case. RAM usage is very stable after db removal.