Hello SvenF:
I bought my first node machine by Nov 30 2023 through ebay, if I provide sufficient information about the sale is there still any chance to onboard the network.
Thanks
Hi @SvenF , any progress on this moderation?
Hi @Legra133 if the node machine was bought before 1 Dec 23 you can include the proof of purchase to your wiki page and the node operator proposal, then the community can vote on it.
Hello, I would like to be a node operator with a data center. I am from Argentina, and in the node map I do not see any nodes in Latin America. Therefore I think it contributes to the geographical decentralization of the project. We are currently the only polkadot, kusama, and phala network node in Latin America. And at Phala network we have 300 workers contributing computational power to the network. We have a data center equipped for this purpose. And we would like to be able to have ICP nodes. Thanks
Hi everyone!
I hope this message finds you all well.
I’m Khloe, BD at Cosmostation(Stamper Co.,Ltd). We are planning to create a proposal to be approved as a Node Provider for the IC with the entity name Stamper Co.,Ltd. As per the documentation and forum posts, I attempted to upload my team’s Proof of Identity and Self-declaration documents on ICP wiki self-declaration page. It has been referred to “moderation”.
I am not sure if I did it correctly.
Could anyone let me know how long this moderation process would take?
Best regards
Khloe
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An investment of $30000 is too much for the rewards, they should be much higher. And/or allow people to onboard with less compute power.
How much did you spend?
Good morning vafi,
I spend about $24000 in total for 3 Dell r7525 barebone plus the rest off the parts. But only one was bought before the dead line, the other two were sold converted in ICP and moved to stake in a NNS Neuron for 8 years. I planing to at least onboard one, unit more subnets come in the future. Thanks
Hello SvenF, I am interested in contributing to the decentralization of the Internet Computer by, when the time is appropriate, facilitating the onboarding of a data center and several nodes in the UAE, where there is currently none. Any tips on figuring out if this is doable and when or how I should get ready for it would be awesome. Thanks a bunch!
Hi @Sparklink_digital nice to hear from you and happy to have you as part of the community! It would be great to have a Node Provider in the UAE in the future. As you probably know, the IC has reached target topology so there are node more additional node machines needed. With the IC network continuing to grow, this may change in the future when the community decides on updating the target topology to run more node machines. If this happens an NNS proposal will be submitted for voting and an update will be send in this thread as well.
In terms of tips, you might want to check the technical requirements for both node machines and networking, that are part of the NP wiki pages, that might help in assessing the feasibility of node machines in the UAE. Feel free to participate in any technical discussion on the the matrix channel as well.
You were able to get 3 gen 2 nodes for $8000 each?
Nice work
Depending of you country. I bought all the parts from this website https://www.etb-tech.com. the most difficult parts to get are the chassis and the backplane. Then is just put together the whole thing. Good day
Greetings,
I am Mariano Stoll, well-known as the Head of Inside Dark Studio and a pivotal figure in the development of decentralized applications (dApps) and games across our ecosystem. Today, I write to discuss the activation of my nodes, a step further in my commitment to the ecosystem’s growth. In November, I invested in four servers with the specific aim of serving as nodes, marking my transition towards becoming a node provider.
For your reference, here are the key documents pertaining to this initiative:
Proof of Purchase: This document evidences my investment in the server infrastructure essential for node operation. Proof of Purchase
Hash: 70B8F5B856B3E8A95DBAE0753854F308E83AC24B9E782040D2F60B4DA41981E8
Self Declaration: This declaration highlights my objectives and the rationale behind my involvement in the provision of nodes. Self Declaration
Proof of Identity: This official document from AFIP (the governmental tax agency) confirms my identity. Proof of Identity
Proposal Link: The link to my detailed proposal, outlining the technical and strategic aspects of my contribution to node provision. NNS
Proof of Decentralization Index: A metric that underscores my commitment to enhancing the network’s decentralization.
My goal is to not only contribute to the network’s decentralization by introducing nodes in the Southern Cone, a region presently lacking in this infrastructure, but also to continue supporting the development of dApps and games that enrich our ecosystem. Additionally, my efforts aim to promote the adoption and use of ICP within the local community.
I appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to contributing further to the network’s growth and decentralization.
Best regards,
Mariano Stoll
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Hi @SvenF, perhaps this is a follow-up on this question. I’ve been trying to educate myself as much as I can on the topic of being a node provider. Currently I do not own a single rig, but im enthusiastic about contributing to ICP in different ways (besides investing. I will also try to develop). I read that not every request/proposal would be accepted and that having a node in a less populated area would improve the chances of having a new node accepted.
So im interested In being a node provider in 2 countries. One in Guyana (South America) and one in The Netherlands (Europe).
Besides purchasing machine(s) within your requirements and filling out the “Node Provider Self-declaration”, am I missing anything else that would increase the likelihood of being accepted?
I forgot one last thing. I read that you were interested in knowing if the rig was purchased in 2023, why is that?
Hi everyone, am I correct in understanding that if the proposal will not pass and ICP tokens will be burned??
Hi @CodeLancasterX my guess is that you already went through the NP wiki pages. The process of becoming a NP is
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submit the identity document and the self-declaration document on the wiki pages
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submit the node provider proposal
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submit a data center proposal (if you set up nodes in a new data center)
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validate whether the node machines you intend to set up add to the decentralization of the IC network
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submit a node operator record
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onboard the node machines
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submit a node operator record update to update the rewards on the nodes
Currently, the IC has reached target topology, see this forum post. It means that no new node machines will be accepted to the IC network for the time being. Once the subnets are reaching capacity and more subnets are required to run all applications, the community can decide to increase the target topology again and allow additional node machines to the network.
So for now, it is not possible to onboard any new node machines, but you can already submit your node proposal proposal (step 2 above) so you are prepared to submit a data center proposal and node operator proposal once it is decided that more nodes machines are allowed.
The reason for requesting to add proof of purchase before 1st Dec in the node operator proposal was exactly because of the target topology being reached. As we reached target topology at 1st Dec, any nodes purchased before 1st Dec could still proposed to be added to the IC network.
Hope this clarifies.
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Hi @Kulesha_Natalia that is correct. This is to avoid the misuse of the proposal function by submitting large number of proposals. See also this link for a more extensive description.
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Hey @SvenF we got our proposal voted on negative by Dfinity, is there a reason of this? did we do something wrong?
Hi @stollmar there’s nothing wrong with the wiki submission and documentation, but the link to the identity document as well as the hash needs to be added to the proposal. The proposal now only has the link and hash of the self-declaration document. If you resubmit the same proposal and add the link and hash to the identity document, you’re proposal should be okay to be voted in.
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