Operator FAQ
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We suggest you use your own nodes for better performance and reliability. Note that the node must support HTTP and WebSockets.
We also recommend the following RPC providers:
Two RPCs are used, one as the main one, and the other one as a fallback in case one node is working unreliably.
Default configurations is set up to use the same public node in both scenarios.
PUBLIC NODES SHOULDN'T BE USED AS THE MAIN RPC. We recommend not using public nodes at all.
FALLBACK AND MAIN RPCs SHOULD BE DIFFERENT.
Most of the actions will pass through the main RPC unless there is a problem with it. Events are fetched from both nodes.
You can get the registered version of your operator by running the following command:
Mainnet:
Holesky:
Replace <operator_address> with your operator address.
Also, you can check the operator version in the Explorer:
To see the operator version, run:
You have to be in the root aligned-layer directory to run this command.
This will show the version of the operator you have built in your filesystem.
You can get the ID of the operator by running the following command:
Mainnet:
Holesky
This will return the operator ID if the operator is registered, otherwise it will return 0x.
You can check the latest version available on the .
Note: You need to have installed