Run infrastructure

Node operators.

Run an attestor node on devnet. Earn testnet $LGT. Position yourself as a day-one operator when mainnet opens.

Heads up

Preview only. The attestor binary, Docker image, and staking flow are in development. Devnet target Q2 2026. What follows describes the operator surface we're building — join the early-operator list at hello@ligate.io.

Attestors sign Proof of Prompt receipts and post blobs to Celestia. They're the quorum behind every attested message. Running one on devnet earns testnet $LGT and positions you for mainnet when it opens.

Tip

Hardware bar is intentionally low. A cheap VPS is enough. We want a geographically distributed attestor set, not a cluster of datacenter monoliths.

Requirements

CPU: 2 vCPU minimum · 4 recommended
RAM: 4 GB minimum · 8 GB recommended
Disk: 40 GB SSD
Network: 5 Mbps symmetric · public IPv4
Stake: 500 $LGT (testnet) to join quorum
Uptime target: ≥ 99% · slashable below 95% over 7 days

Install

Via Docker (recommended):

$ docker run --rm -it \
    -p 8545:8545 -p 9090:9090 \
    --name ligate-attestor \
    ligate/attestor:devnet-0.4.0

[boot] attestor 0xab12...cd34 online
[sync] celestia-mocha · blobs 1,481,203 of 1,481,203
[quorum] joined · stake 500 $LGT · weight 0.012
[attest] 0x91c4...ea3d · prompt · anchored

Or via the single-binary release:

$ curl -LO https://ligate.io/releases/attestor-0.4.0
$ chmod +x attestor-0.4.0
$ ./attestor-0.4.0 --chain devnet --stake 500

Operations

Monitoring

Every attestor exposes a Grafana-ready metrics endpoint on port 9090. Standard dashboards for Celestia sync, quorum participation, attestation throughput, and slashing events ship with the binary.

Slashing

You are slashed for two things:

→ Equivocation — signing two conflicting attestations for the same prompt. 100% stake slashed.
→ Downtime — missing > 5% of quorum signatures over a rolling 7-day window. Graduated (starts at 1% stake, scales with repetition).

Rewards

Attestor rewards come from three sources: block rewards (decreasing emission curve), transaction fee share (30% of every prompt's gas), and data-serving fees (RPC reads). Exact split and the emission schedule are in the whitepaper.

Note

Devnet rewards are testnet $LGT with no monetary value. Mainnet rewards in real $LGT kick in at TGE (Phase 3 of the roadmap).

Need help?

Email hello@ligate.io. Pre-launch, that's where operator questions land fastest — the core engineers read it. A public Discord opens when devnet traffic warrants it.