Node Operators – Overview

High-level information for node operators and validators.

Node Operators & Validators – Overview

DouChain is secured by a decentralized set of validators running the Dou-BFT consensus protocol.

This page is for:

• operators who want to run full nodes
• stakers who want to become validators or delegate
• infrastructure partners (RPC providers, indexers)

Pre-launch status

The public testnet and validator program are being finalized.

At a high level, we expect:

• Stake-weighted validator set with slashing for double-signing and extended downtime
• No structural inflation – validator rewards come from network fees routed via the Elastic Fee Router
• Unbonding period for delegators to protect against short-term malicious behavior

When the testnet is live, this section will link to:

• hardware & network requirements
• step-by-step node install guide
• validator registration and key management
• monitoring dashboards and metrics