Validator Bootcamp
The NEAR validator boot camp provides the training and tools necessary to run and maintain a validator on NEAR MainNet. It is organized and facilitated by the Open Shards Alliance (OSA), a guild of validators, who also run the GuildNet network (A community governed TestNet).
The mission of the Open Shards Alliance is to provide training and support to validators.
Overview
NEAR Protocol, a decentralized L1 blockchain, plans to expand the number of validator seats through sharding in the Fall-Winter of 2021. This will provide opportunities for greater decentralization by adding additional seats and lowering the “seat price”, which is the amount of NEAR needed to become a validator. With the increase in seats and a lower seat price, NEAR is looking to onboard 400+ new validators. This validator boot camp will run on a consistent basis to support this goal and will run for 4 weeks at a time.
NEAR Protocol, a decentralized L1 blockchain, plans to expand the number of validator seats through sharding in the Fall-Winter of 2021. This will provide opportunities for greater decentralization by adding additional seats and lowering the “seat price”, which is the amount of NEAR needed to become a validator. With the increase in seats and a lower seat price, NEAR is looking to onboard 400+ new validators. This validator boot camp will run on a consistent basis to support this goal and will run for 4 weeks at a time.
Duration: 4 Weeks
Course Type: Self-Paced
Check-in points twice a week to answer questions and remove roadblocks. Scheduled voice chat in Discord. Support is available anytime in the OSA Discord.
You will need the following to participate:
Skills Gained
During the course of this boot camp, you will gain the skills necessary to setup, run, recover, monitor, and maintain a NEAR validator.