# System

Press enter on the first option to enter the system category in the tool. This part deals with system information and the system load of your server.<br>

System info shows information about your distro and node, which is crucial from a security point of view. SPOs should be updated with all new releases. These releases can contain important security updates and if not updated they can be exploited by bad actors. \
Furthermore, the tool displays information about the available RAM and Disk size. It should be:

* **Operating system:** 64-bit Linux (i.e. Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS)
* **Processor:** An Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more cores, at 2GHz or faster
* **Memory:** 12GB of RAM
* **Storage:** 50GB of free storage

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The second part of this category is system load. It is a quick and easy way to detect any discrepancies in the network. As server load is crucial to ensure smooth working of the node.

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