Overview

Shard members are responsible for the ongoing care, growth, and activities of their chains. Each member as individuals and shards as collectives are expected to adhere to the following guidelines to ensure success through the lifetime of their chain, or, until the time that the chain is assigned to other owners.

1.1 - Maintain Continuity

All shards are expected to maintain a Minimum Viable Network (MVN) once achieved. A consistent MVN is an indicator that the Launch phase is ending and Maintenance should begin. An MVN is defined by Pocket Network as:

• 500 organic nodes in the network
  • Max 10:1 blockchain to Pocket node ratio
• 1-5M daily relays (consistently)
• Synced backup infrastructure
• Nodes synced 90% of the time
• Full node distribution to a minimum of 3 data center regions
• Ensure node diversity per session

If a network falls below these thresholds, the DevOps shard member will be expected to re-bootstrap the initial 50 nodes until MVN is re-achieved and stabilized.

Generally an MVN is achieved within 3 months of launch. Pocket Network understands that growth can be variable across chains but will be aiming to sunset the launch phase and move into maintenance around the 3 month mark. Shards that are struggling to reach these milestones should connect directly with the Pocket Network Program Manager (@Jessica Daugherty) to discuss strategies.

1.2 - Facilitate Growth

Stagnant growth or “chain squatting” will not be tolerated. Reasonable efforts are expected to be made, particularly by the Marketing and Business Development members, to reach and maintain the current maximum relay reward cap of 50mn daily relays per shard.

Reasonable efforts include:

• Continuous lead generation and networking
• Ongoing post-launch marketing campaign activities at the discretion of the shard members
• Seeking additional funding from chain foundations, DAOs etc. where needed
• Coordinating with Pocket Network core team on additional signal boosting or growth activities

If growth opportunities are exhausted and cannot be maintained, shard members risk being replaced.