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SQD Portal Open Beta

Welcome to the SQD Portal Open Beta! Below you’ll find easy-to-follow instructions on what to do next and what you can expect from this release.

What is the SQD Portal?​

The SQD Portal is a decentralized, streaming-based data retrieval solution designed to replace our centralized gateways. It provides faster, more reliable, and flexible access to blockchain data.

SQD Portal can supply both historical and real-time data seamlessly, eliminating the need for an RPC endpoint. Real-time capability is currently only available for Solana, with plans to add it for all EVM and Substate networks soon.

Key Features​

  • Fully Decentralized: Powered by 1,900+ independent worker nodes.
  • High Replication: Redundant data storage for maximum reliability, capable of querying up to 20 million blocks per second.
  • Improved Performance: A new Rust-based query engine now leverages parallelized queries and incorporates numerous query execution performance optimizations, delivering an overall 10-50x performance boost compared to the centralized gateways.
    • Note: This performance improvement is specific to data retrieval. If your application faces other bottlenecks (like database limitations), you may experience a more moderate gain in indexing speed.
  • Real-time Capability: Portal is now capable of streaming real-time data, including unfinalized blocks.
    • Currently only available on Solana
    • Coming soon for EVM and Substrate networks

What You Can Do​

1. Explore Soldexer — Our New Brand for Solana​

If you’re working with Solana, visit soldexer.dev to check out our new client architecture, powered by the updated Portal API.

2. Migrate to the Cloud Portal​

Cloud users can now switch from centralized gateways to our dedicated Cloud Portal and benefit from enhanced performance and the latest features of our new query engine.

3. Set Up a Self-Hosted Portal​

  • Take complete control of your data infrastructure by running your own Portal.
  • Setup Guide: Self-Hosting Instructions
  • Requirements
    • Minimum 10,000 SQD tokens.
    • A working Docker installation.
    • Some Arbitrum ETH for gas.

If you have any questions or feedback for us, please reach out to us on Telegram. We have created a special group for Portal Beta participants: link.

— The SQD Team