Micro Node
Serve content and network services from an edge device. Published requirements: 10,000 GTBS, 4 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD and 50 Mbps bandwidth.
GTBS validators operate the consensus and infrastructure layer. The published GTBS validator model includes 21 super-nodes, 99 backup validators and a Micro Node participation path.
Choose a role based on capital, hardware and desired responsibility.
Serve content and network services from an edge device. Published requirements: 10,000 GTBS, 4 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD and 50 Mbps bandwidth.
Join the standby validator set and be ready to produce blocks when an active super-node is unavailable. Published requirement: 250,000 GTBS, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB NVMe and 1 Gbps bandwidth.
Operate a top validator responsible for block production and consensus participation. Published requirement: 1,000,000 GTBS, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB NVMe and redundant 10 Gbps networking.
A production validator should be provisioned, monitored and activated in a controlled sequence.
Acquire GTBS through an approved market and transfer it to a self-custodial wallet. Never share private keys.
Use bare metal or cloud infrastructure with stable storage, redundant networking, monitoring and time synchronisation.
Install the GTBS node software, configure peer connectivity, validator keys, RPC access and telemetry.
Bond the required stake, pass node health checks and begin validator participation.
A professional validator setup should be designed for uptime, key security and operational recovery.
64 GB RAM / 4 TB NVMe class hardware for the published Super Node tier. Scale storage and IOPS with chain growth.
Redundant high-bandwidth connectivity, firewall policy, private management access and monitoring.
Dedicated validator keys, encrypted backups, least-privilege access, fail2ban/firewall controls and separate RPC infrastructure.
Process supervision, alerting, disk/CPU/RAM monitoring, log rotation, snapshot strategy and tested recovery procedures.
Participation can combine network rewards with ecosystem access, depending on the active protocol rules.
Help produce and finalise blocks and contribute to network resilience.
Earn protocol rewards according to the applicable validator or Micro Node rules.
Build reputation as infrastructure operators and support applications on GTBS.
Participate in validator communications, upgrades and operational coordination.
Start with the validator documentation and prepare a production-grade node.