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Notes from the network.

Engineering, economics, and the occasional opinion about how Solana infrastructure should work.

What a Private Network Changes for a Solana Application

Running application compute and Solana services on the same private fabric changes the path behind every read, stream, and transaction. Here is where that matters—and where it does not.

August 17, 2026Read >

Engineering11 min read

Submitting a Solana Transaction Is Not One Request

A transaction is not complete when it is sent. Build the full path: prepare, simulate, submit, confirm, and recover safely when the network does not give you a simple answer.

August 17, 2026Read >

Engineering10 min read

What Makes a Solana Indexer Reliable?

A Solana indexer is not reliable because it receives data quickly. It is reliable because it can prove where it is, recover safely, and rebuild its state.

August 6, 2026Read >

Engineering9 min read

When a Solana App Outgrows WebSockets

WebSockets are a strong default for live Solana updates. Here is how to recognise when your workload needs a higher-throughput stream.

August 6, 2026Read >

Engineering9 min read

Which Solana Data Path Does Your App Need?

RPC, WebSockets, Yellowstone gRPC, and ShredStream see Solana at different moments. Use the right one for the job.

July 31, 2026Read >

Infrastructure9 min read

VPS, VDS, or Bare Metal: Which Server Fits Your Solana Workload?

Different Solana workloads need different levels of compute isolation. Here is when to use VPS, VDS, or bare metal.

July 27, 2026Read >

Economics2 min read

Why we don't charge for RPC

Every Solana provider treats bandwidth as a cost to pass on. When your server lives inside our network, that cost disappears. Here's the economics behind included infrastructure.

June 12, 2026Read >

Engineering2 min read

ShredStream, explained

Understand OpenInfra's private raw UDP shred delivery, how to verify it safely, and when another Solana interface is a better fit.

May 28, 2026Read >