Gather around, because NodeOps has integrated with yet another renowned web3 application! We are now an official Node-as-a-Service partner for Aethir, the only enterprise-grade AI-centered GPU-as-a-Service provider in the market right now. Aethir Checker Nodes will now be supported on the NodeOps console, conveniently allowing one-click node deployment!
Want to know more about the NodeOps x Aethir partnership and the benefits you get out of it? We start at the basics as usual - telling you about both protocols.
What do Aethir and NodeOps bring to the table?
Aethir is a cloud computing infrastructure platform that differentiates itself from its traditional, centralized counterparts with a distributed approach. Aethir ‘revolutionizes the ownership, distribution, and utilization paradigms of enterprise-grade graphical processing units ’, by bringing in a scalable and competitive framework for sharing computational resources to enterprises and users across industries.
Providers can bring their underused/unused GPU power to Aethir, allowing global GPU distribution at low costs due to the crowdsourced approach.
Plus, this democratizes the access to advanced computational power by lowering barriers across geographies. What’s more, all the resources are owned by the community, removing a centralized point of control as well as one single point of failure. The decentralization factor overall harbors a diverse, well-connected, and inclusive digital ecosystem.
The Aethir token or ATH is central to the Aethir ecosystem and acts as a mode of payment. It is also expected to distribute governance rights, as well as contribute to staking functionalities and security factors.
On the other hand, NodeOps brings a simple infrastructure for one-click node deployment and makes development and operations easier than ever for node operators and developers across web3 protocols. Our overall goal is to make the transition to web3 smooth for users who need to run nodes.
Now that introductions are done, we had mentioned that the NodeOps Console will help with the one-click node deployment for Aethir Checker Nodes. What are those?
Aethir Checker Nodes
A Checker Node is a fundamental component in the Aethir Network’s backend infrastructure, along with two other named Containers and Indexers. All three are, of course, intricately linked.
The Container is where the use of the cloud happens, acting as a virtual endpoint and helping with the execution and rendering of an application. On Aethir, the Container provides a ‘zero lag’ experience by transferring the workload onto itself from the local device.
Now the Checker Node comes in: ensuring the integrity as well as the performance of Containers. The Checkers verify container specifications as given by the Container Providers, and thus uphold the QoS or Quality of Service of the Aethir network.
The Indexers, or the final fundamental component of Aethir’s backend, match end users with the most suitable Containers.
When the Checker Nodes verify the Containers, the parameters usually include Liveness, Capacity, and Quality of Service. The methods for checking may include Heartbeat collection, Benchmark testing, Link data collection and analysis, and more. After completing their verification, a Checker Node signs the results with its private key and sends them across to the Referee.
The Referee will always receive 2N+1 results for each Container, and all the Nodes to deliver the same result as the majority are rewarded with ATH tokens.
What does the Aethir x NodeOps partnership mean for you?
When you navigate to the NodeOps Console and scroll through the ‘Deploy Node’ section pictured below, you’ll find Aethir, which is not live just yet.
Deploy node on NodeOps
Once it is live, you simply have to follow these steps:
Log in to NodeOps Console
Select Aethir, and then Type of Node as Checker Node
Connect your metamask wallet
Subscribe by selecting the duration in months, and then pay
Once the payment is successful, you’ll be redirected to your NodeFolio
More details on how to run shall be shared in coming weeks once Aethir Checker Nodes are live
The NodeOps and Aethir partnership will result in all the Checker Node License Holders being able to run their nodes seamlessly through just one click- no further technical knowledge necessary. We expect this maximized convenience to drive the adoption of GPUs toward the developer ecosystem.
NodeOps is the only node operator supporting almost all of the recent node infrastructures that raised more than 125 million via there Node Sales, including XAI, HyChain, Avail, Zora, and more- with over 17,000 nodes powered by us in the last quarter alone. We provide active support for over 20 chains right now and bring single-stop node deployment solutions for node infrastructures and relevant communities.
What are you waiting for? Join NodeOps today and try out one-click node deployment across our supported protocols. And follow NodeOps on X for protocol updates!
