Openos Validator Documentation
Openos is a blockchain built for mass adoption. It's a high performance network that is utilized for a range of use cases, including finance, NFTs, payments, and gaming. Openos operates as a single global state machine, and is open, interoperable and decentralized.
Command Line Interface and Tool Suite
To get started using the Openos Command Line (CLI) tools:
- Install the Openos CLI Tool Suite - Quickly get setup locally with the CLI, optionally build from source
- Introduction to the CLI conventions - Understand the common conventions used within the CLI tool suite
- Choose a cluster - Select a Openos
network cluster to connect (e.g.
devnet,testnet,mainnet-beta) - Create a wallet - Create a command line wallet for use within the CLI and beyond
Understanding the Architecture
Get to know the underlying architecture of how the proof-of-stake blockchain works:
- Clusters - a collection of validators that work together for consensus
- Validators - the individual nodes that are the backbone of the network
- Runtime - the native programs that are core to the validator and the blockchain
Running a Validator
Explore what it takes to operate a Openos validator and help secure the network.
- Validator vs RPC node - Understand the important differences between voting and non-voting validators on the network
- System requirements - Recommended hardware requirements and expected BTG needed to operate a validator
- Quick start guide - Setup a validator and get connected to a cluster for the first time