Journey Log

Personal stories, lessons learned, and honest experiences from running testnet nodes. One node at a time, one story at a time.

Featured Stories

Node Experience4 min read

Running Gensyn AI Worker Node: My Experience

How I set up and maintained a Gensyn worker node with 99.8% uptime. Lessons learned from running AI/ML infrastructure for the first time.

January 15, 2025

Retrospective6 min read

My Celestia Light Node Journey: From Blockspacerace to Now

A retrospective look at running Celestia light nodes during the Blockspacerace testnet. Community, challenges, and why it was one of my favorite testnets.

celestiamodular-blockchaincompleted

December 20, 2024

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Personal5 min read

Node Running from Indonesia: The Real Talk

What it's really like running blockchain nodes from Indonesia. ISP challenges, power outages, timezone struggles, and why I still love it.

indonesiainfrastructurebeginners

November 10, 2024

Node Experience5 min read

Setting Up Aztec Sequencer: A Work in Progress

Currently running an Aztec validator + sequencer. It's challenging, it's new, and the uptime isn't perfect yet. Here's my honest experience.

azteczk-proofsactive-node

October 25, 2024