Midnight-Live-View: Now Tracking Your Validator’s Historic Block Data

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Introduction:

We’re excited to unveil enhancements to Midnight-Live-View (0.2.1), a lightweight monitoring tool designed to keep Midnight validator operators in the loop, seamlessly.

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What’s New:

  • Persistent Block Monitoring: Run simple_block_monitor.sh to log blocks continuously tracked in all_blocks.json and surviving container restarts.

  • Real-Time + Historic Dashboard: Use LiveView.sh to view live and historic block counts in one interface.

  • Flexible Usage Modes:

    • Basic: Launch LiveView.sh for immediate stats.

    • Recommended: Start the monitor script first, then launch the dashboard for both metrics.

  • Auto Integration & Duplication Safety: Dashboard auto-detects all_blocks.json, merges data, and ensures block entries remain unique.

  • Customizable Setup: Tweak CONTAINER_NAME and PORT to match your environment.

Get Started:

Ideal for teams and solo operators alike,

launch persistent tracking, monitor your validator health across restarts, and stay ahead of block production trends.

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This is fantastic, @lucifer. The persistent block monitoring and auto-integration features are exactly what validator operators need, especially love the duplication safety mechanism.

Version 0.2.1 looks like a solid iteration. How has the feedback been from operators using it in production? And are you tracking any specific metrics that have surprised you or revealed interesting patterns about validator behavior?

Really appreciate you building tools that make the validator experience smoother. Keep up the great work! :flexed_biceps:

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Thanks so much :folded_hands: The feedback from the community has been amazing, quite a few validators are already using the script, and it genuinely puts a smile on my face knowing I could contribute something useful.

Regarding metrics: I intentionally don’t track or collect anything. Privacy for node operators is really important to me, and I try to avoid running or building tools that send data out. I’ve kept the same principle in my work here, so the scripts stay completely in the hands of operators.

Really grateful for the support, it motivates me to keep improving tools for the community :flexed_biceps:

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