Kiln’s open-source Tron Validator Watcher: Bringing enterprise-grade monitoring to the Tron ecosystem
We are thrilled to introduce the latest addition to our open-source tool lineup: the Tron Validator Watcher. This cutting-edge tool empowers SR (Super Representative) candidates and ecosystem participants to monitor the Tron network in real-time and receive instant notifications for critical onchain events.
The Tron Validator Watcher is designed to cater to a wide range of users, from independent developers to professional institutional node operators. Regardless of your level of expertise, this tool allows you to stay on top of your Tron infrastructure, ensuring optimal uptime and streamlining operational efficiency at all times.
As active contributors to the multi-chain ecosystem, we strongly believe in the collective power of driving meaningful change through transparency. We recognize the immense value of open-source contributions in maturing blockchain infrastructure and ensuring network health. Following the success of our Ethereum, Cosmos and Near monitoring tools, it is with great enthusiasm that we now take this opportunity to give back to the Tron community. As pioneers in managing rewards and infrastructure at scale, the Kiln team is continuing this journey by making our professional, internal-grade tools accessible to all.
Monitor your Tron infrastructure at scale
While the Tron network provides robust explorers, professional operators often require more granular, real-time insights into their specific performance and "missed block" metrics. This is where the Kiln Tron Validator Watcher comes in.
🛠️ Built for Performance: Key Features
The Tron Validator Watcher is a high-performance Prometheus Exporter engineered to provide granular visibility into your node operations.
- Real-Time Operational Intelligence: Get instant visibility through a sleek, built-in React-based dashboard. Monitor block production stats, validator rankings, and recent network activity as it happens.
- Precision Monitoring & Analytics: Deep-dive into specific performance metrics for every validator you track, including proposed vs. missed blocks, consecutive miss counts, and next scheduled slot tracking.
- Advanced Missed Block Detection: The tool identifies skipped slots by analyzing timestamp gaps between consecutive blocks, providing a more accurate picture of network reliability.
- Enterprise Stack Integration: Effortlessly scale by tracking multiple Super Representatives simultaneously. It exports a full suite of Prometheus counters and gauges, plugging directly into your existing Grafana and alerting pipelines.
- Round & Epoch Awareness: Automatically tracks Tron epoch changes and refreshes validator ranks every round, ensuring your data is always synchronized with the network's state.
We are thrilled about this new tool and genuinely hope you find it valuable for your operations. At Kiln, we hold a strong conviction in contributing to the open-source and crypto community. Guided by our core values of technical excellence and transparency, we continuously strive to develop innovative solutions like this. We are determined to make them accessible to anyone, regardless of their expertise level.
Together, we can build a stronger, more inclusive ecosystem for all.
Learn more and download the Kiln Tron Validator Watcher: https://github.com/kilnfi/tron-validator-watcher
Special thanks to Rayane B., Software Engineer at Kiln, who led the development of this project.
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