Cosmos RPC Nodes Management Tools

Hey, Cosmos Community! Today I’d like to tell you how to manage your RPC nodes to get the best performance and the lowest downtimes possible. We will take the GetBlock RPC node provider as an example as they support ATOM RPC nodes on Mainnet. We are gonna learn how they manage their high-speed RPC, and discover some services for node management, handy tools, tips, and tricks Let’s jump right into it! How GetBlock - RPC Provider Works When running an RPC node it’s crucial to be always aware of the consistency and availability of your node. To do so, you have to utilize some robust management and monitoring tools. Here’s an example of the tools GetBlock is using: • Prometheus open-source monitoring system • Grafana observability platform; (the latter sources data from the first one.) • The health sidecar • Alertmanager service in Slack • Loadservice • Auto-switching system Prometheus gathers metrics and databases to display in Grafana. Prometheus is also bonded to Alertmanager service to inform the team in Slack about all events regarding infrastructure status. The health sidecar helps GetBlock monitor the current height and health of the nodes. To get immediate…

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