You can run a consensus node in just a few gigabytes of ram. There are several different modes.
The "full node" config required to support e.g. a website like this one requires a lot of indices on very fast storage (we use a ramdisk).
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Useful to know. A consensus node might be more within my capability. Another thing to put on my 'to do' list. :)