Tech Kickoff - Running Komodo Notary Nodes

​A smooth and reliable notary node service will require much more than a typical server sitting in a data center. Node operators have to provide a very stable notarization (security) service around the clock and be ready to update their nodes regularly.

As a result, there have to be several people keeping an eye on the servers. That is also what we are preparing for in Komodo Pioneers, and we got a seasoned sysadmin Mylo to lead the team. For transparency, it's good to talk a little bit about his background and skillset. Here are his main achievements in chronological order.

• 2000 -  Worked full time for a telephony equipment manufacturer and software producer. Implemented CSTA protocol for controlling equipment.
• 2003 - First java open source CSTA implementation released on SourceForge.
• 2005 to 2009 - Built and supported custom asterisk builds (CentOS) for businesses
• 2008 to 2011 - Built open source e-learning systems (Gentoo, Omnium World) for Australia's largest university.
  • First all online Masters degree in visual arts worldwide.
  • 20,000 active users and global community outreach projects.
• 2012 - Built and supported largest media companies, car classifieds, telephone ads, and back-end portal.
• 2014 to 2015 - Build, mentor and support a small team on a national * VoIP network for a carrier servicing radio/isp
• 2018 - Joined Komodo team to make blockchain history

Mylo Sees Big Potential in Komodo

Mylo wants to give his tech experience for the emerging Komodo ecosystem. However, even though he has had quite a technology-focused life, he doesn't come short on other skills either.  Mylo explains:

Working with pioneering tech in Australia has required more communication-based business skills and collaboration than just tech alone as the tech hub, and market size is orders of magnitude smaller - these tools have proved to be necessary in the world of entrepreneurial survival.

​A notary node operator requires responsive sysadmin skills and knowledge of attack mitigation techniques to provide a quality service to the greater community. Mylo can say with confidence to have this experience as he has dealt with businesses who rely on products and services that he maintains on the server side.

Mylo jumped into crypto tech after a costly business arrangement to see what innovation existed. Very quickly he found himself mining cryptocurrencies and kept trying different algorithms with old hardware. The experience led him to be enlightened by the possibilities blockchain poses for the future.

In November 2017 Mylo joined the Komodo Slack and never left. For that, we thank the Komodo CTO ca333 as Mylo was drawn in by an interview in which he was explaining automated command line portfolio management in the BarterDEX API.

​All in all, there is quite a bit we could do within the Pioneer project, and on Komodo in general.

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