TL;DR: Indexers discuss moving to the new payment system (TAP), that they need to wait for the next indexer agent release before moving, and why not everyone should move at the same time. They also talked about the state of indexer documentation and the need to have one place to retrieve up-to-date information that aligns with releases. IOH welcomed two…
subgraphs
Use subgraphs, Substreams, and APIs from Pinax. Blockchain technology holds promise as a neutral layer of the internet. Web3 is a place where code establishes trust without intermediaries. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others have delivered on a piece of this promise. Blockchains store data immutably across countless decentralized nodes. However, direct access to this blockchain data can be complex and resource-intensive….
TL;DR: In this week’s Indexer Office Hours, special guest John Graber, Principal DBA at Edge & Node, returns to answer more indexer questions about PostgreSQL. The session covers index design for optimal performance, optimizing PostgreSQL on NVMe, sharding frameworks, key monitoring metrics, and more. Opening remarks Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 173 of Indexer Office Hours! GRTiQ 184 Catch…
If you’re new to The Graph and not a developer, this overview is for you. TL;DR: Curious about The Graph but not sure who to ask? This post will teach anyone—especially non-technical people—about The Graph, what it does, who operates the network, and why it’s important. This post is your chance to learn about The Graph at a basic level….
TL;DR: In this recap of IOH #171, follow along as indexers share early testing results from applying the account-like flag for performance, what’s coming for indexer-agent, and progress on a subgraph composition feature, plus tips for removing chains from your configuration and managing chain data. Opening remarks Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 171 of Indexer Office Hours! GRTiQ 182…
TL;DR: Derek from Data Nexus demos his PostgreSQL setup, including identifying and resolving query performance issues and practical tips for improving query performance. Opening remarks Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 170 of Indexer Office Hours! GRTiQ 181 Catch the GRTiQ Podcast with Danny Zuckerman, co-founder at 3Box Labs, the web3 studio behind Ceramic Network. Ceramic is a decentralized database…
TL;DR: Get all the alpha from Alexandre at StreamingFast as he shares the team’s areas of focus for this quarter: optimizing Substreams onboarding time, increasing the number of Substreams-powered subgraphs, and understanding Substreams user personas. Opening remarks Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 168 of Indexer Office Hours! GRTiQ 179 Catch the GRTiQ Podcast with Goncalo Sa, co-founder and security…
TL;DR: Learn about the features of Subgraph Studio and how it can help you build, test, deploy, and publish your subgraphs to The Graph Network. The Graph is essential for creating decentralized applications (dApps) in the web3 ecosystem. It allows developers to query data from different blockchains and present it in a user-friendly way. This article focuses on The Graph’s…
TL;DR: In this recap of IOH #167, learn important considerations for the release of Erigon v3.0.0-alpha1, plus the Linea team answers questions about the chain, which is an EVM-compatible ZK rollup that has recently integrated with The Graph. Opening remarks Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 167 of Indexer Office Hours! GRTiQ 178 Catch the GRTiQ Podcast with John Belizaire,…
TL;DR: In this recap of IOH #166, Matthew from Pinax provides helpful context for important steps to take for the Firehose Ethereum 2.6.5 release. The indexer community shares tools and tips on many topics, including cleaning up old deployments, determining how long a subgraph may take to sync, and scaling up operations to support the growing network. Opening remarks Hello…