XGR Chain — Node Operation
Document ID: XGRCHAIN-NODE-OPERATION
Last updated: 2026-05-03
Audience: Node operators, validators, infrastructure operators, RPC providers
Implementation status: Public operator guidance
Source of truth: Public xgr-network/xgr-node releases, published network configuration, and official XGR Network operator announcements
1. Scope
This document describes how to operate an XGR Chain node from an operator perspective.
It covers:
- node roles
- hardware guidance
- public release checkout
- stable source build
- binary installation
- genesis and configuration handling
- data directory handling
- key material
- validator node operation
- full node / RPC node operation
- P2P networking
- JSON-RPC exposure
- logging
- metrics
- backups
- upgrades
- security
- basic troubleshooting
This document does not describe private repositories, internal development branches, unpublished implementation work, deprecated bridge systems, or unmaintained local test environments.
2. Public repository and release model
The public node repository is:
```text https://github.com/xgr-network/xgr-node