Difference between revisions of "New Subnet Creation"
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== Adding new nodes == | == Adding new nodes == | ||
We new describe a series of steps that need to be followed to add a new node to the Internet Computer. | We new describe a series of steps that need to be followed to add a new node to the Internet Computer. | ||
| − | * Node provider | + | * Node provider purchases hardware with the recommended specifications. |
| − | + | * Node provider purchases a NitroKey (a Hardware Security Module), generates a public-key/secret-key pair, and registers his public key in the NNS registry by submitting an NNS proposal. The entire process is specified in the [https://wiki.internetcomputer.org/wiki/Node_Provider_Onboarding node provider onboarding article]. | |
== Create subnet == | == Create subnet == | ||
== Governance Proposal == | == Governance Proposal == | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 22 November 2022
Ever wondered about the meaning behind DFINITY? It’s Decentralized + Infinity. It’s named that way because the Internet Computer is designed to scale infinitely. It means that the Internet Computer can host an unlimited number of canisters (smart contracts), store an unlimited amount of memory, process an unlimited amount of transactions per second. In simple words, Internet Computer is designed to host even large scale social media platforms in a fully decentralized way.
There are two types of widely-used approaches to improve the scalability of a system. (1) Vertical Scaling, and (2) Horizontal Scaling. Vertical scaling means adding more CPU, RAM and disk to a single computer. Horizontal scaling means adding more computers to the system. There is a limit to vertical scaling. But with horizontal scaling, one can achieve unlimited scalability. Internet Computer is one of the first blockchains to successfully use horizontal scaling.
The nodes in the Internet Computer are divided into subnets, each containing a few dozen nodes. The set of nodes in a subnet together maintain one blockchain. Each subnet can host a few thousand canisters and process messages received by those canisters. Each subnet has a limited capacity in terms of the number of canisters (a few thousand), amount of storage (a few TB), and bandwidth (a few hundred transactions per second). But as more subnets are added to the Internet Computer, its overall capacity increases proportionately. There is no limit on the number of subnets that can be added, resulting in unlimited scalability.
Creating a new subnet has two steps.
- Add new nodes to the Internet Computer
- Create a subnet with the unassigned nodes
Adding new nodes
We new describe a series of steps that need to be followed to add a new node to the Internet Computer.
- Node provider purchases hardware with the recommended specifications.
- Node provider purchases a NitroKey (a Hardware Security Module), generates a public-key/secret-key pair, and registers his public key in the NNS registry by submitting an NNS proposal. The entire process is specified in the node provider onboarding article.