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Operator Onboarding Process

1

Infrastructure Preparation

Review and prepare your infrastructure according to the system requirements. This includes ensuring you have the necessary hardware, network setup, and security measures in place.

System Requirements

Check the system requirements for running a validator node

2

Restaking Protocol Selection

Choose between Symbiotic or Eigenlayer as your preferred restaking protocol. Each protocol has its own advantages and requirements.

Symbiotic

Opt into dittonetwork by restaking with the DittoNetworkMiddleware contract

Eigenlayer

Opt into dittonetwork by restaking with the EigenlayerAVS contract

3

Smart Contract Deployment

Deploy and configure the essential smart contracts:

  • Vault contract
  • Burner Router
  • Other required network contracts
4

Network Registration

Complete the operator registration process and opt-in to the Ditto Network. This step establishes your presence in the network ecosystem.

5

Validator Node Setup

Configure and deploy your validator node with the proper network settings and parameters.

Setup validator node

Blockchain node setup

6

Security Implementation

Implement comprehensive security measures including:

  • DDoS protection
  • Monitoring systems
  • Keyring security

Best practices

DDoS protection, keyring security, monitoring, etc.

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Estimated Time Requirements

Infrastructure

~30m

Restaking

~1-2h

Contracts

~2-3h

Registration

~1-2h

Node Setup

~2-3h

Security

~1-2h