Getting Started with Explorer as a Service

Everything you need to know before running an OpenScan.AI explorer for your chain

Evaluate First

Is EaaS Right for You?

Evaluate whether a managed explorer makes sense for your network

Infrastructure Requirements

Understand what you need to run a reliable explorer instance

Talk to the Team

Discuss an explorer deployment for your chain

Setup Methods

Managed EaaS

OpenScan.AI deploys and maintains the explorer for you - recommended for most chains

Self-Host from GitHub

Run your own instance from the open-source repositories

Custom Branding

Your chain's branding, domain, and feature set

Explorer Operations

Operations

Monitoring, maintenance, and upgrades

Architecture

Explorer and indexer architecture and components

Prerequisites

Before diving into explorer operations, you should have:

  • → Linux administration experience - Comfortable with command line
  • → Docker knowledge - Basic understanding (not required for managed EaaS)
  • → Networking skills - Understand firewalls, routing, DNS
  • → Server or cloud resources - Physical servers or VMs
  • → Domain name - A domain you own for your explorer
  • → Time commitment - Initial setup: 1 to 4 hours, ongoing: 1-2 hours/week

Need Help?

Contact Us - Discuss an EaaS deployment GitHub - OpenScan.AI repositories