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docs: Add RPC node HW recommendations

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- Motherboard and power supply speced to add one or more high-end GPUs in the - Motherboard and power supply speced to add one or more high-end GPUs in the
future suggested future suggested
### RPC Node Recommendations
The [hardware recommendations](#hardware-recommendations) above should be considered
bare minimums if the validator is intended to be employed as an RPC node. To provide
full functionality and improved reliability, the following adjustments should be
made.
- CPU
- 16 cores / 32 threads, or more
- RAM
- 256 GB, or more
- Disk
- Consider a larger ledger disk if longer transaction history is required
- Accounts and ledger should not be stored on the same disk
## Virtual machines on Cloud Platforms ## Virtual machines on Cloud Platforms
While you can run a validator on a cloud computing platform, it may not While you can run a validator on a cloud computing platform, it may not