Midnight Network Infrastructure

Complete guide to running and managing Midnight Network infrastructure.

Overview

Midnight Network infrastructure consists of:

• Validators: Participate in consensus, produce blocks
• Indexers: Index blockchain data for efficient queries
• Nodes: Full nodes that validate and relay transactions
• Proof Servers: Generate zero-knowledge proofs

Quick Start

Setup Validator

python scripts/setup-validator.py --config validator-config.yaml

Setup Indexer

python scripts/setup-indexer.py --config indexer-config.yaml

Health Check

python scripts/network-health-check.py

Reference Guides

Validator Operations

See validator-guide.md for:

• Running validators
• Consensus participation
• Staking requirements
• Rewards and slashing
• Best practices

Indexer Setup

See indexer-setup.md for:

• Indexer configuration
• Database setup
• Version compatibility (2.0.0 – 2.1.4)
• Performance tuning
• Maintenance

Network Configuration

See network-config.md for:

• Network IDs (mainnet, testnet, preprod)
• Node endpoints
• Configuration parameters
• Substrate URI setup

Monitoring

See monitoring.md for:

• Health checks
• Performance metrics
• Troubleshooting
• Alerting
• Best practices

Node Releases

See node-releases.md for:

• Release notes
• Version compatibility
• Upgrade procedures
• Breaking changes

Configuration Templates

Ready-to-use configs in assets/configs/:

• validator-config.yaml: Validator configuration
• indexer-config.yaml: Indexer configuration
• node-config.yaml: Node configuration

Automation Scripts

Setup Scripts

• setup-validator.py: Automated validator setup
• setup-indexer.py: Automated indexer setup

Monitoring Scripts

• network-health-check.py: Check network status
• monitor-validator.py: Monitor validator performance

Resources

• Validator Guide: https://docs.midnight.network/validate/run-a-validator
• Indexer Docs: https://docs.midnight.network/relnotes/midnight-indexer/
• Node Releases: https://docs.midnight.network/relnotes/node/