Nodes, also known as validators, make blocks. When a validator makes block #1, it takes the blockchain’s state at block 0 and applies all pending changes on top of it, and emits the events that are the result of these changes. Later, the state of the chain...
What You Need – A Dedicated Computer & These Geode Validator Instructions Linux Cloud/VM/VPS Linux Standalone MacOS Standalone To run a Geode Validator Node, you do NOT need to know how to program. You need only 2 things: A DEDICATED COMPUTER:...
These best practices are an ideal, if you can manage it. If not, do your best. Validators in a Proof of Stake network are responsible for keeping the network in consensus and verifying state transitions. As the number of validators is limited, validators in the set...
Validators perform critical functions for the network, and as such, have strict uptime requirements. Validators may have to go offline for short-periods of time to upgrade Geode software or to upgrade the host machine. Usually, standard client upgrades will only...
An address is the public part of a Geode account. The private part is the key used to access this address. The public and private parts together make up a Geode account. You can think of the public address of your account like your mailbox and the private key like the...
Building a Community and Attracting Nominations After setting up a validator, nominations will not come in without a little extra work. The community of nominators will need to know about the validator in order to trust staking with them, and thus the validator...
