Getting started
Network roles.
Four node roles cover every participation pattern. A binary boots into one role; some workloads run validator plus serving surfaces.
- STATUS
- Testnet
- CRATE
- tenzro-node
- STABILITY
- Stable
- TYPE
- Reference
01
Validator
Produces and finalizes blocks via HotStuff-2. Requires a staked TNZO deposit and a stable network. TEE attestation doubles leader-selection weight. Equivocation slashes 10% of stake.
02
ModelProvider
Serves inference for one or more registered models. The router schedules requests; health monitoring and reputation update per request. Earns TNZO per inference settled.
03
TeeProvider
Hosts confidential compute or sealed key management inside an attested enclave. Quotes are anchored on-chain. Tenants pay for enclave time in TNZO.
04
LightClient
Verifies headers and selectively replays state without storing the full chain. Suitable for desktops, mobile, resource-constrained machines. NAT traversal uses Circuit-Relay v2 plus DCUtR.
05
Hardware profile
The CLI detects role-appropriate capacity at install time.
tenzro hardware
# CPU, RAM, NVMe IOPS, network, TEE vendor (TDX/SEV-SNP/Nitro/NVIDIA/Tiber)Related