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Monitoring Resource Usage with Prometheus Node Exporter
How CaspianTrade built a complete monitoring stack using Prometheus Node Exporter across 32 blockchain hosts in three data…
Kernel and sysctl Tuning for High-Performance Nodes
Default Linux kernel parameters are tuned for general-purpose workloads that balance responsiveness, throughput, and memory usage across diverse…
Running Blockchain Nodes as Systemd Services
MeridianChain eliminated 47 minutes of monthly unplanned downtime by converting Hyperledger Fabric nodes to systemd services with dependency…
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Backup and Restore Strategies for Blockchain Nodes
SaharaLedger redesigned their blockchain backup strategy after a storage controller failure left two peer nodes offline for 6…
Securing SSH Access for Production Validators
How VolgaChain hardened SSH access across 8 blockchain validator nodes using a bastion host, Ed25519 keys, TOTP two-factor…
Installing and Configuring Blockchain Nodes on Ubuntu 24 LTS, Part 7: Adding a New Organization and Cross-Org Validation
A production blockchain network must accommodate organizational change. New partners join consortiums, new offices open, and new regulatory…
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- Installing and Configuring Blockchain Nodes on Ubuntu 24 LTS, Part 6: Deploying Chaincode and Testing Real Transactions
Deploy a Go chaincode for commodity trade settlement on the FjordTrade network, execute transactions to create, query, and transfer assets between organizations, and verify results through CouchDB.
- Installing and Configuring Blockchain Nodes on Ubuntu 24 LTS, Part 5: Creating a Channel and Joining Peers to the Network
Create the FjordTrade application channel, join all four peers from both organizations, configure anchor peers for cross-org gossip discovery, and verify synchronized ledger state.
- Installing and Configuring Blockchain Nodes on Ubuntu 24 LTS, Part 4: Writing Docker Compose Files and Launching the Network
Write Docker Compose files for orderers, peers, CouchDB, and certificate authorities, then launch and verify all 13 FjordTrade containers forming a Raft-based Hyperledger Fabric network.
- Installing and Configuring Blockchain Nodes on Ubuntu 24 LTS, Part 3: Generating Cryptographic Material and Network Configuration
Generate the complete PKI hierarchy, channel configuration, genesis block, and anchor peer updates for the FjordTrade Hyperledger Fabric network using cryptogen and configtxgen on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
- Blockchain Node Deployment on Ubuntu 24 LTS, Part 2: Installing Blockchain Prerequisites and Downloading Fabric
With a Docker-ready Ubuntu 24.04 LTS system in place from Part 1, the next layer of the FjordTrade blockchain deployment is the development toolkit. Hyperledger Fabric is not a single…
- Blockchain Node Deployment on Ubuntu 24 LTS, Part 1: System Preparation and Docker Installation
Building a production blockchain network starts long before writing chaincode or configuring consensus protocols. It starts with the operating system. A misconfigured kernel parameter, a missing…
- Designing High Availability for Blockchain Networks
ClearPort, a commodity trading consortium connecting eight energy companies across London, Frankfurt, and Singapore, processes over 50,000 trade settlement transactions daily on their Hyperledger…
- On-Prem vs Cloud Kubernetes for Blockchain Nodes: A Production Deployment Guide
EuroSettle, a cross-border payment settlement consortium of six European banks, had to decide whether to run their Hyperledger Fabric 2.5 network on bare-metal Kubernetes clusters across their own…
- Permissioned vs Permissionless Blockchain: Deployment Implications for Production Networks
When MedChain Global, a pharmaceutical supply chain consortium spanning manufacturers in Switzerland, distributors in the Netherlands, and hospital networks in Singapore, had to decide between a…
- Choosing Between Hyperledger Fabric vs Ethereum vs Besu vs Quorum: A Hands-On Evaluation
NordBank, a Scandinavian financial services group operating across Norway, Sweden, and Finland, needed to select a blockchain framework for their interbank settlement network. Their requirements…