Building and managing Polkadot validators and tools with precision and reliability.
Short, practical notes based on real infrastructure incidents:
β’ peer churn patterns
β’ NVMe pressure during replay
β’ latency spikes on certain providers
β’ CPU / IO saturation under load
These insights help DN candidates and node operators understand how the network behaves under stress.
π https://github.com/astrosynx/polkadot/blob/main/docs/weekly-infra-insights.md
Step-by-step guides for migrating Polkadot nodes without risking database corruption:
β’ app-hash verification
β’ height/finality comparison
β’ proper state transfer
β’ safe transitions to new DCs or hardware
Used by operators preparing infrastructure for DN participation.
π Guide: https://astrosynx.gitbook.io/services/documentation/mainnet-guides/polkadot
Regularly updated:
β’ Archive snapshots (full history)
β’ Pruned snapshots (lightweight fast sync)
Used by DN candidates and operators for:
β’ rapid node startup
β’ fast recovery after issues
β’ infrastructure bootstrap
π Snapshots: https://dot-ksm.snapshot.astrosynx.com/
Lightweight self-healing scripts:
β’ stalled height detection
β’ peer-loss recovery
β’ auto-restart on critical failures
β’ basic monitoring patterns
Plus an open RPC/WS cluster for:
β’ diagnostics
β’ height verification
β’ header/state validation
π Tools & Infra: https://astrosynx.com/tech
Maintained with π by Astrosynx β Validator Infrastructure & Tools
π astrosynx.com β’ GitHub / Astrosynx
