Published inCertHum·Dec 10, 2023Getting Started with a Gala Music JukeboxSo you own a the license to run a Gala Music Jukebox. Congratulations, but also be aware that this is a big responsibility. You will be helping to provide the backbone of Gala Music, including the matching of streams to listeners, and potentially hosting the tracks of others that own…6 min read6 min read
Published inCertHum·Jul 11, 2021CertHum StatsNode Transparency — https://www.certhum.com/staking In an ongoing effort to provide more transparency to node runner operations, today CertHum is launching CertHum Stats — live Grafana panels of system and blockchain metrics from nodes that we run. The Grafana panels which we are exposing include the live status of important system health information such as…Polkadot Network2 min readPolkadot Network2 min read
Published inCertHum·May 8, 2021Automated Azure Backup of Polkadot and Kusama Chain DatabaseIf you’ve deployed a validator on Kusama or Polkadot, you’ll be aware that the initial syncing of the database can take some time. One way to speed up this initial sync is to import a backup copy of the database and run the validator as a full node (pruned). MIDL.dev…Azure6 min readAzure6 min read
Published inCertHum·Apr 26, 2021Global Monitoring Infrastructure for Polkadot and KusamaRunning validator infrastructure is a lot of responsibility. Node runners need to ensure the availability, security, and redundancy of their nodes, and have backup plans of backup plans to make sure validating services run without issue. …Monitoring3 min readMonitoring3 min read
Published inCertHum·Apr 19, 2021Securing Prometheus between your Prometheus Instance and your Polkadot / Kusama ValidatorsMaintaining a secure and robust monitoring infrastructure for your validator nodes is a critical component of providing validator services to the Polkadot community. If you are using Prometheus for monitoring, your deployment should ensure that the connectivity between your Prometheus instance and your scraping targets (validator nodes) is secure. …Prometheus2 min readPrometheus2 min read
Published inCertHum·Apr 16, 2021Polkadot and Kusama Validator SIPOCOne way to visualize a process, deconstruct it, and look for areas for improvement is through a SIPOC diagram. SIPOC stands for supplier, inputs, process, outputs and customers, and can help to understand the various levers of a process. …Sipoc2 min readSipoc2 min read