Critical to the Covalent Network are the Network Operators. These act as points of presence on the network that fulfill various duties necessary to enable a decentralized blockchain data indexing and querying model. Each operator is compensated in CXT for the work performed.
Any Network Operator may function in one or all of the live network roles. The roles have very different operational requirements, however, so it is expected that Network Operators will self-select into the subset of roles that best suit their capabilities.
The roles are:
Currently, whitelisted operators are operating as Block Specimen Producers and Block Results Producers. As the network is developed, this whitelist will expand and over time, extinguished. As further roles are developed and the Covalent Network scales, operators will be able to expand into other roles.
Staking is also live. CXT holders who don’t wish to run a node on the Covalent Network can delegate their tokens to Network Operators.
Find the hardware and software requirements for each respective operator role below as well as source code and further details.
An overview of various roles on the Covalent Network
How to run a BSP Node
How to run a BRP Node
Critical to the Covalent Network are the Network Operators. These act as points of presence on the network that fulfill various duties necessary to enable a decentralized blockchain data indexing and querying model. Each operator is compensated in CXT for the work performed.
Any Network Operator may function in one or all of the live network roles. The roles have very different operational requirements, however, so it is expected that Network Operators will self-select into the subset of roles that best suit their capabilities.
The roles are:
Currently, whitelisted operators are operating as Block Specimen Producers and Block Results Producers. As the network is developed, this whitelist will expand and over time, extinguished. As further roles are developed and the Covalent Network scales, operators will be able to expand into other roles.
Staking is also live. CXT holders who don’t wish to run a node on the Covalent Network can delegate their tokens to Network Operators.
Find the hardware and software requirements for each respective operator role below as well as source code and further details.
An overview of various roles on the Covalent Network
How to run a BSP Node
How to run a BRP Node