General Operators FAQ
Nym Network
To see different stats about Nym Network live, we recommend you to visit Nym Harbourmaster (opens in a new tab) and dynamic [Nym token page](https://nymtech.net/about/token (opens in a new tab).
Is there an explorer for Nym Mixnet?
Yes, there are..
Built by Nym
- Nym Explorer (opens in a new tab)
- Sandbox testnet (opens in a new tab)
- Nym Harbourmaster (opens in a new tab)
Built by community
Which VPS providers would you recommend?
Consider in which jurisdiction you reside and where do you want to run a node. Do you want to pay by crypto or not and what are the other important particularities for your case? We always recommend operators to try to choose smaller and decentralised VPS providers over the most known ones controlling a majority of the internet. Nym operators community started an ISP table called Where to host your nym node?, check it out and add your findings!
Why is a node setup on a self-hosted machine so tricky?
We don't recommend this setup because it's really difficult to get a static IP and route IPv6 traffic.
What's the Sphinx packet size?
The sizes are shown in the configs here (opens in a new tab) (default is the one clients use, the others are for research purposes, not to be used in production as this would fragment the anonymity set). More info can be found here (opens in a new tab).
Why a Mix Node and a Gateway cannot be bonded with the same wallet?
Because of the way the smart contract works we keep it one-node one-address at the moment. This will change very soon as a nym-node will be run with multiple modes.
Which nodes are the most needed to be setup to strengthen Nym infrastructure and which ones bring rewards?
At this point the most crucial component needed are Exit Gateways routing wireguard.
Are Nym Nodes whitelisted?
Nope, anyone can run a Nym Node. whether your node is chosen to mix is purely reliant on the node's performance and reputation (self stake + delegations).