I have started a witness

Hi guys!

To better understand how steemd works, I have set up a proof of concept witness using the Compute Engine in Google Cloud.

Here is my setup for now:

• Machine type:  custom (2 vCPUs, 18 GB memory)
• CPU platform:  Intel Ivy Bridge
• Zone:                   us-central1-f

I didn't setup a seed node yet, as I hear is not really required.

The setup itself went very smoothly thanks to @jerrybanfield and his great explanations:
https://steemit.com/witness/@jerrybanfield/get-a-steem-witness-seed-online-today-with-these-ubuntu-linux-commands

I have had only one issue, having set the initial memory to 16GB, I discovered it was not enough.
Thankfully, on the compute engine console this could be remedied with a simple edit of the VM and increasing the value to the custom 18GB value.

Please throw in some votes https://steemit.com/~witnesses, just search for @bambache.

I don't expect to get very far with the current setup. If this proves lucrative I will engage in setting up a more suitable machine.

Cheers,
Bambache