Presearch Encourages Node Operators to 'Decentralize' as Mainnet Launches

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Presearch has started its transition into Mainnet, which involves moving the nodes currently in the testnet. As of writing, there are more than 60k nodes already transferred into the Presearch Mainnet. You can view the nodes in Mainnet by checking out this dashboard: https://mainnet-launch.presearch.com/. In line with Presearch Mainnet Launch, they also implemented some changes. This includes changing the domain address from .org into .com, a better looking Presearch homapage and lastly the launch of several regional webservers. 

A Call for 'Decentralization'

As the Mainnet launches, node operators running multiple nodes are encouraged to decentralize their nodes. They can do this by setting up nodes across different geographical locations and also by using different service providers. This will eventually make the Presearch Network more robust and help nodes reach optimal performance. 

A good example to illustrate this is by looking at the number of nodes running on United States. During the Testnet phase, it is noted that 76% of the nodes are located in United States even though only 40% of the global search is coming from it. In this scenario, the nodes located in United States may be negatively impacted because there are many nodes in region competing for search results. The map below shows the location of the nodes in blue dots. If you are running multiple nodes, it is advised that you run nodes on areas lacking it.

What Happens to 'Testnet'?

Even though most nodes will be moved to Mainnet, some of them maybe transferred back to Testnet if they are struggling to deliver full results before timing out. While on Testnet, nodes will continue to accrue normalized rewards which is comparable to what they will get if they are running on Mainnet. This will ensure that there will be little to no penalty while running on Testnet. 

After the Mainnet launch, the Testnet will be taking the critical role of testing new updates and features. This means that if you are running a Testnet node, you will be the first ones to try out new updates and new roles as they come out. Due to this crucial role, the rewards for Testnet nodes will be higher compared to the ones on Mainnet to compensate for the lesser traffic. This will in turn not penalize the Testnet nodes from testing 'early access' features. If you are running node/s, you can check their current status by checking this link: https://nodes.presearch.com/launch-order

More Roles to Come

Soon, the nodes will be designed to perform different tasks which the node operators can activates at will through their dashboards or by issuing command to the nodes. This tasks will include federating from other search engines and APIs, indexing, search indexes, crawling, coordinating between nodes, data storage, AI training, etc. Although not yet encouraged for now, the nodes in the network will also need to have 'hardware diversity' in order to serve different tasks in it. Similar with geographical decentralization, hardware diversity of nodes will prevent the network from failing and will give us a more robust network.

Presearch has been a project I personally like  as it is one of those projects that promote decentralized solutions with actual utility, in this case, search engines. I will be looking forward for upcoming developments. If you are interested in creating a node, you can check this link: https://nodes.presearch.com/. You can also check my post for other ways to earn income on Presearch.

Originally Posted in Publish0x.com