Standards

Overview

BlockchainStandards.dev defines comprehensive standards for blockchain node deployments, covering everything from hardware requirements to monitoring and observability.

These standards are designed to help blockchain projects provide clear, consistent, and automation-friendly documentation for node operators, validators, and infrastructure teams.


Standards Index

  1. Hardware Requirements - Server specifications, deployment environments, and infrastructure requirements
  2. Communications - Release announcements, notifications, and community communication channels
  3. Development Practices - Code quality, testing, and development workflows
  4. DevOps Automation - CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and infrastructure as code
  5. Build from Source - Compiling and building blockchain software from source code
  6. Binary Installation - Package management and binary distribution (apt/rpm/brew)
  7. Docker Containers - Containerization standards and Docker best practices
  8. Kubernetes - Kubernetes deployment patterns and orchestration
  9. Upgrades - Software update procedures, versioning, and rollback strategies
  10. Security Practices - Security hardening, access control, and vulnerability management
  11. Monitoring & Observability - Metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting standards
  12. Resource Efficiency - Performance optimization and resource utilization
  13. Miscellaneous - Additional guidelines and best practices

Contributing

These standards are community-driven and open for contributions. If you’d like to propose changes or additions, please join our community and participate in the discussion.