Casey Gibson joins me on the podcast to talk about how to be a stake pool operator.

Setting up a stake pool is relatively easy for anyone with general computer skills when it comes to setting up servers. The harder side is the daily maintenance, updates, security marketing and managing the stake pool. Casey Gibson joins me on the podcast to discuss how to be a stake pool operator and what it takes to become a stake pool operator. He shares his knowledge about various how to be a stake pool operator related terminology and leaves us with his top 5 tips when it comes to operating a pool.

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How to Be a Stake Pool Operator with Casey Gibson

How to Be a Stake Pool Operator

00:35 - Interview start with Casey Gibson
04:05 - When did Casey start his pool
06:14 - Cardano Foundation delegation
07:45 - Casey's Pool & Relay Setup, Submarine cable map.
09:04 - Do relays closer in dense areas such as Europe and the USA make a difference?
10:44 - Is it better to have more than one relay?
11:57 - Cloud service providers, which one is better?
16:55 - Approach to software updates
19:24 - Backups
22:47 - Quickfire questions, what is chain density, how are slots allocated, how to check for your allocated slots.
28:09 - What are slot battles
30:17 - Missing slots, what to do
33:33 - Top 5 tips for Stake Pool operators
39:16 - Visit ADATools.io
44:39 - Contact Casey and learn more about how to be a stake pool operator.

• Website: https://adaocean.com.au/
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/ADAOceanAus

If you prefer to watch the entire interview, you can do so via our YouTube channel.

You can find out more stake and information about our stake pool, ADAOZ, on the home page of our website.