Path D

Indexers

Run the stack, provision stake against a data service, prove you did the work, and get paid without anyone having to trust you.

10 lessons 132 min end to end advanced

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Module 1

The job

What an indexer actually does 13 min Should you index, or just delegate? 11 min
Module 2

The economics

Exponential rebates, and why Cobb-Douglas had to go 15 min Getting paid: receipts, RAVs and GraphTally 14 min
Module 3

Horizon mechanics

Provisions: staking against a service 12 min Allocations, POIs, and the gap between protocol and practice 14 min
Module 4

Operations

Running the stack, conceptually 13 min Cost models and indexing rules 12 min Disputes, arbitration and flexible slashing 12 min
Module 5

Checkpoint

Indexer checkpoint 16 min

Where to go next

This path explains why. Two other places carry the rest.

The procedure Official indexing overview Exact steps, flags and configuration, maintained by the people who ship the code. This site does not duplicate them and never will. The live numbers Indexing status on Lodestar Nothing here updates on its own. Live stake, signal, fees and indexer performance come from a dashboard reading the network.