Open source alternative to centralized polkadot API gateways and node as a service

Hi everyone,

Kotal is an open source Blockchain node as a service and API gateway. Kotal is a powerful alternative to centralized API gateway like Infura in Ethereum ecosystem and OnFinality in Polkadot ecosystem. Kotal can be downloaded and installed on any cloud infrastructure provider like Amazon Web Service (aws), Google Cloud Platform (gcp), Microsoft Azure or Alibaba cloud with few commands.

Using Kotal, you can do all the following tasks with few clicks or API calls:

All these features are implemented and ready to be used. Read the docs for more details.

☑️ Deploy nodes across 10 Blockchain protocols (Polkadot & Kusama included)

☑️ Upgrade and Downgrade node client software

☑️ Load validator keys and start producing blocks

☑️ Manage storage and resources (CPU & Memory) allocated to the node

☑️ Manage Secrets (private keys, passwords, tokens, certificates)

☑️ Monitor real time resources utilization

☑️ Fetch real time logs

☑️ Connect to telemetry service

☑️ Create TLS-secure API endpoints

☑️ Manage Access control

☑️ View daily and weekly API endpoints usage

☑️ Manage application and endpoints domain

☑️ Manage domain TLS certificate provider (LetsEncrypt & Commercial certificates)

☑️ Create workspaces of nodes and resources

☑️ Invite members to workspaces and assign roles

If we received the grant, we will extend Kotal capabilities to cover Polkadot parachains:

☑️ Deploy system parachain nodes and collators

☑️ Polkadot asset hub

☑️ Polkadot bridge hub

☑️ Polkadot coretime ⏳

☑️ Kusama asset hub

☑️ Kusama bridge hub

☑️ Kusama coretime

☑️ Westend asset hub

☑️ Westend bridge hub

☑️ Westend coretime ⏳

☑️ Rococo asset hub

☑️ Rococo bridge hub

☑️ Rococo coretime

☑️ Deploy popular Polkadot and Kusama parachain nodes and collators

☑️ Moonbeam

☑️ Moonriver

☑️ Astar

☑️ Shiden

☑️ Manta Atlantic

☑️ Manta Pacific

☑️ Bifrost Polkadot

☑️ Bifrost Kusama

☑️ Acala

☑️ Karura

☑️ Nodle

☑️ Connect parachain to parent relay chain

☑️ Webhooks - Get API calls for Blockchain events

☑️ New block mined

☑️ New transaction

☑️ New XCM call

☑️ New Extrinsic

☑️ Data snapshots

☑️ Create periodic snapshots from fully-synced node

☑️ Start node instantly from snapshot

☑️ Notifications - get notifications of node events

☑️ Node is up and running

☑️ Node is down

☑️ New client version is available

☑️ Manage notification channels: web browser, Discord, Slack, Telegram, Whatsapp.

☑️ Validator session keys

☑️ Retrieve session keys

☑️ Generate session keys

☑️ Set session keys

Full Proposal is available here 👉 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xnE8K34QVu7b5sSoPuyNlMf6wBtMJUqpFgjsqML2IUA/edit

I am happy to hear your feedback and thoughts on this and answer all your questions.

Website https://kotal.co

Source Code https://github.com/kotalco

Documentation https://docs.kotal.co

Book a demo https://calendly.com/kotal/30min

-- Kotal Team ❤️

Kotal is an open-source Blockchain node service and API gateway that offers a decentralized alternative to centralized services like Infura and OnFinality. It supports multiple blockchain protocols, including Polkadot and Kusama, and can be installed on various cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba Cloud.

Key features of Kotal include:

Deploying nodes across multiple blockchain protocols.
Upgrading and downgrading node software.
Managing validator keys and block production.
Handling storage and resource allocation.
Managing secrets and monitoring resource usage.
Creating secure API endpoints and managing access control.
Managing domain certificates and workspaces.
Inviting members to workspaces and assigning roles.

Kotal also plans to extend its capabilities to support Polkadot parachains, including deploying nodes and collators for various parachains and managing notifications and session keys.