Difference between revisions of "Node Provider Documentation"

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Introduction

The Internet Computer is a decentralized network of nodes running the Internet Computer protocol. These nodes are owned by Node Providers who receive rewards for their nodes' useful work. Individuals or organizations can become Node Providers through submitting a proposal to the Network Nervous System (NNS), the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) that governs the Internet Computer. The ICP community then votes on whether to include the Node Provider.

Node Providers invest in and operate the node hardware that powers the Internet Computer. Running these nodes in data centers provides the high performance and the cost-effectiveness of the Internet Computer.

The more diverse the set of Node Providers who supply node machines, the more resilient the Internet Computer is. You can support the Internet Computer and the IC community by becoming a Node Provider and increasing its decentralization.

This article is the hub for ICP Node Provider documentation.

Roadmap

To become a Node Provider, follow the Node Provider Roadmap, which explain the costs, rewards, responsibilities, and steps required to become a Node Provider.

Target topology reached - no new node machines being onboarded

Last year, the community has voted on an IC target topology with a maximum number of node machines, as well as on an optimization model to validate candidate node machines against this IC target topology. The IC target topology has been reached by December of 23, see for more information this forum post.. This means that the IC network currently does not require any additional node machines in order to reach its decentralization targets. Therefore, DFINITY will not vote to adopt any proposals for new node machines being added to the IC network. Once the subnets are reaching capacity and more subnets are required to run all applications, the community may decide to increase the target topology again and allow additional node machines to the network.

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 ==Introduction==
+The Internet Computer is a decentralized network of nodes running the Internet Computer protocol. These nodes are owned by Node Providers who receive rewards for their nodes' [[Proof of Useful Work|useful work]]. Individuals or organizations can become Node Providers through submitting a proposal to the Network Nervous System (NNS), the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) that governs the Internet Computer. The ICP community then votes on whether to include the Node Provider.
-ICP runs on a [[Sovereign Network]] that is a governed by a DAO using [[Deterministic Decentralization | deterministic decentralization]] to maximize its [[Decentralization in ICP: Infrastructure Governance | decentralization]]. Node providers invest in and operate the node hardware which powers the Internet Computer. Running these nodes in data centers provides the high performance and the cost-effectiveness of the Internet Computer. Every node provider is allowed a limited amount of nodes.
+Node Providers invest in and operate the node hardware that powers the Internet Computer. Running these nodes in data centers provides the high performance and the cost-effectiveness of the Internet Computer.
-To be part of the ICP infrastructure, any potential node providers can submit NNS proposals to the DAO controlling the ICP blockchain. ICP community then votes on whether to include the node provider.
+The more diverse the set of Node Providers who supply node machines, the more resilient the Internet Computer is. You can support the Internet Computer and the IC community by becoming a Node Provider and increasing its decentralization.
-This article is the hub for hub for ICP node provider documentation.
+This article is the hub for ICP Node Provider documentation.
-==Node Provider Tokenomics & Remuneration==
+== Roadmap ==
-Node providers receive rewards (remuneration) for operating node machines that run the IC network. The single source of truth for node provider rewards is the NNS, where changes can only be made through NNS proposals adopted by the IC community.
+To become a Node Provider, follow the [[Node Provider Roadmap]], which explain the costs, rewards, responsibilities, and steps required to become a Node Provider.
-This page summarizes the current node provider rewards and serves to discuss proposals for future reward models: [[Node Provider Remuneration]]
+== Target topology reached - no new node machines being onboarded ==
+Last year, the community has voted on an IC target topology with a maximum number of node machines, as well as on an optimization model to validate candidate node machines against this IC target topology. The IC target topology has been reached by December of 23, see for more information [https://forum.dfinity.org/t/new-node-provider-proposals/16643/322?u=svenf this forum post.]. This means that the '''IC network currently does not require any additional node machine'''s in order to reach its decentralization targets. Therefore, DFINITY will not vote to adopt any proposals for new node machines being added to the IC network. Once the subnets are reaching capacity and more subnets are required to run all applications, the community may decide to increase the target topology again and allow additional node machines to the network.
-==Submitting Proposal to Join the Network==
+== Resources ==
+*Node deployment guides:
-As part of the process to become a node provider, a candidate node provider has to declare their intent and self-identify so the ICP DAO can make an informed decision. Please see [[Node Provider Self-declaration]] for more info.
+**[[Node Deployment Guide (with an HSM)|Legacy (Gen-1) Node Deployment Guide (with an HSM)]]
+**[[Node Deployment Guide|Current (Gen-2) Node Deployment Guide (without an HSM)]]
-==Onboarding for accepted Node Providers==
+*Node Provider onboarding
+**[[Node Provider Onboarding]]
-===Gen-2 Documentation===
+**[[Node Provider Self-declaration]]
+**[[Validation of Candidate Node Machines]]
-These articles are for candidate node providers considering becoming node providers or node providers recently accepted by the ICP DAO. The term "Gen-2" refers to "Generation 2", which is the current set of protocols for new node providers.
+**[[Node Provider Reward Configuration Guide]]
+**[[Troubleshooting Failed NNS proposals]]
-* [[Node Machine Hardware#Gen_2 | Gen-2 Node Machine Hardware]]
+*Troubleshooting and maintenance:
-* [[Gen-2 Network Requirements]]
+**[[Node Provider Troubleshooting|Node Provider Troubleshooting guides]]
-* [[Gen-2 Data Center runbook|Example Gen-2 Data Center runbook]]
+**[[Troubleshooting Node Deployment Errors]]
-* [[Node Provider Remuneration]]
+**[[Node Provider Matrix channel]]
-* [[Node Provider Self-declaration]]
+**[[Node Provider Maintenance Guide]]
-* [[Node Provider Onboarding]]
+**[[Node Provider NNS proposals]]
-* [[IC OS Installation Runbook]] for Gen-2
+**[[Removing a Node From the Registry]]
+**[[Changing Your Data Center Principal]]
-Users accepted by the ICP DAO to be a node provider, can follow these instructions to add their node: [[Node Provider Onboarding]].
+**[[Adding additional node machines to existing Node Allowance]]
+**[[Updating your node's IPv4 and domain name]]
-===Node Provider Troubleshooting===
+**[[Moving a node from one DC to another]]
-* [[Node Provider Troubleshooting]]
+*Guides and resources
-** [[Possible Node Onboarding Errors]]
+**[[Node Provider Machine Hardware Guide]]
-** [[Unhealthy Nodes]]
+**[[Node Provider Networking Guide]]
-** [[Updating Firmware]]
+**[[Node Provider Alerting Options]]
-** [[iDRAC access and TSR logs]]
+**[[Node Provider Data Center and ISP Guide]]
+**[[Node Provider Decentralization and Security Guide]]
-===Gen-1 Documentation===
+**[[Node Provider Legal Guide]]
-The first batch of ICP node providers joined under Gen-1 (Generation 1). These documents are for those legacy node providers.
+**[[Node Provider Remuneration]]
+**[[Node Provider Domain Name Guide]]
-* [[IC OS Installation Runbook - Dell Poweredge]] for Gen-1
+**[[BMC Password Reset Guide]]
-* [[IC OS Installation Runbook - Supermicro]] for Gen-1
+**[[Gen1 Node Provider onboarding Gen2 node machines]]
-* [[Storage Runbook]] for Gen-1
+**[[RMU build Gen-1.5|Guide for Gen-1 to Gen-1.5 RMU build]]
+*Other resources:
+**[[Node Provider FAQ]]