Welcome to the Autonomys Network, the foundation for a radically decentralized future!
Whether you're a farmer ready to contribute storage and earn rewards, an operator looking to validate transactions and secure domains, a nominator wanting to stake your tokens, or a developer building the next generation of Web3 applications, you've found your home.
The Autonomys Network isn't just another blockchain. As the world's first truly scalable layer-zero protocol, we've solved the blockchain trilemma by separating consensus from computation. This means farmers can participate with everyday hardware while the network maintains unprecedented security and scalability. Our innovative Proof-of-Archival-Storage consensus enables anyone, anywhere, to join the network and earn rewards by storing humanity's digital history.
Join thousands of farmers across the globe who are already securing the network, earning rewards, and building the decentralized infrastructure that will power the next era of the internet. Together, we're not just participants, we're pioneers shaping the future of Web3.
Start Your Journey
This documentation site is designed to enhance your experience with the Autonomys Network, providing clear guides and resources for every type of participant. We welcome your suggestions on how we can make it better - your feedback helps us build better documentation for our growing community.
Choose Your Path
Essential Resources
Connect with the Autonomys community and explore our ecosystem:
Discord
Join our community chat
Telegram
Connect on Telegram
GitHub
Explore our open source code
Autonomys Website
Learn about our vision
Subscan Block Explorer
Explore network activity
Community Forums
Discuss and share knowledge
Network Participants
Throughout this documentation, you'll see the Recommended badge highlighting our community-tested, hand-picked solutions. These are carefully selected options that offer the best balance of ease-of-use, reliability, and features for most users. When multiple paths exist, we guide you toward the ones that have proven most successful for our community.
You'll also notice the 
Testnet badge on certain features and sections. This indicates functionality that is currently only available on our Chronos testnet. These features are being tested and refined before their mainnet release, giving early adopters a chance to explore upcoming capabilities while helping us ensure they're ready for production use. Chronos serves as our proving ground for innovation, where new features undergo rigorous testing by our community.
Farmers
Secure the network by storing archival history and earn rewards. Farmers maintain consensus, plot data to disk, and participate in the Distributed Storage Network (DSN).
Getting Started:
- Space Acres Recommended - User-friendly GUI application perfect for beginners, with visual setup and monitoring
- CLI Farmer - Command-line interface for advanced users seeking full control and automation capabilities
Nominators
Stake your tAI3 tokens by nominating operators to increase their chances of being elected as slot leaders. Earn proportional rewards while supporting network security.
Getting Started:
- Start Staking Testnet - Begin nominating operators
Operators
Validate and execute transactions, produce execution receipts, and apply state transitions across domains while earning rewards for your work.
Getting Started:
- Register as Operator Testnet - Set up your operator node
Timekeepers
Run the Proof-of-Time chain and maintain the randomness beacon that secures the consensus chain.
Getting Started:
- Start Timekeeping - Contribute to network randomness