# NiceNode: Run a node at home, the easy way

**URL:** <https://discuss.octant.app/t/nicenode-run-a-node-at-home-the-easy-way/123>\
**Category:** Public Good Projects Discussion\
**Tags:** allocation-window\
**Created:** [December 11, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/nicenode-run-a-node-at-home-the-easy-way/123 "2023-12-11T15:11:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![johns4](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/discuss.octant.app/johns4/32/131_2.png) [@johns4](https://discuss.octant.app/u/johns4)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.octant.app/t/nicenode-run-a-node-at-home-the-easy-way/123/2 "2024-03-04T14:37:14Z")

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Hey everyone!  
I’m excited to share some updates since Epoch 2 and our updated Roadmap. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on updates, roadmap input, or new idea suggestions!  
Best, Johns

## Updates since Epoch 2

_Updates since December 1 2023_

- Impact dashboard (MVP) at [https://impact.nicenode.xyz](https://impact.nicenode.xyz) showing active monthly node counts
  - First time work for infra done, so additional changes and dashboards will be easier moving forward

- Internal changes to better support running nodes for any given chain-id
  - Helps OP Stack nodes in NiceNode be able to support new chains that haven’t been explicitly added into NiceNode

- Early user testing and integration for new OP Stack clients - Hildr (Java) and Magi (Rust)
  - Github discussion with Hildr team [here](https://github.com/orgs/optimism-java/discussions/67)

- Cleanup configuration for Sepolia and Holesky networks as Goerli network was deprecated
- Setup end-to-end testing framework for NiceNode to improve app reliability and reduce manual testing
- OP Stack and Arbitrum node changes and testing for Blob support in the Ethereum Dencun upgrade (EIP 4844)
- Add fun “node” options (maybe better described as “server”) [Minecraft](https://docker-minecraft-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) and [Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) and testing a new version of [Radicle](https://radicle.xyz/) - decentralized github
- Testing potential Mac stability improvements with Podman v5
  - NiceNode uses Podman to run nodes
  - Podman v5 uses Apple native Virtual Machine software which vastly improves node performance on Mac
  - Release in ~1-2 months

- Small changes and testing to prepare for Arbitrum Orbit node support

## Roadmap (roughly prioritized)

_Updated March 1 2024_

- "Improve internal “operations” of the app - such as handling node and Podman updates smoothly is still a high priority
- Add optional SSD IOPS speed test to the add node flow
  - Eth nodes require high (~10K IOPS) SSDs

- Permissionless / Decentralized node options
  - Make the available node options permissionless by allowing users to enter their own “Node Library” HTTP API

- DVT staking protocols were not ready for testing as early as we anticipated and we need to improve NiceNode before staking is ready
- “Improve the reliability on Mac and Windows by contributing to Podman - which is an open-source alternative to DockerDesktop on Mac and Windows” - remains time-consuming and difficult and we think our time is best spent on improving NiceNode while the Podman team is working on Mac & Windows reliability

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