BAC-L3-AVAX-116Avalanche
Running validators in production
Going from a local network to a node that must stay up: hardware, networking, keys, monitoring, procedures.
- Level
- L3 — Infrastructure engineer
- Duration
- 4 h
- Track
- Avalanche
- Maintainer
- Avalanche Lead Architect
Learning objectives
- 01Deploy a validator meeting the network's requirements
- 02Protect the node's identity key
- 03Monitor participation and uptime
Guided lab
Deploy a validator on a cloud server and attach it to the test network.
Independent lab
Write and rehearse the node restoration procedure after total server loss.
Security angle
Losing the node identity key: what it implies and why backing it up is a separate operation.
Assessment
Restoration procedure executed by a peer on a fresh server.