Delegate a Licensed Mining Node

This page follows a delegation-first model:

Your main wallet (holds AULT and licenses) stays offline from miner infrastructure
A separate operator wallet runs the miner
You delegate mining rights to that operator wallet
Rewards still remain attributable to license holders
You can undelegate at any time

Prerequisites

Fly.io account with flyctl
Access to Ault testnet or mainnet
One or more licenses in your main wallet
aultd CLI for delegation transactions

Quick Start (Fly.io)

1) Clone and launch

git clone https://github.com/Ault-Blockchain/ault-mining-node.git
cd ault-mining-node
fly launch --no-deploy

2) Deploy

fly deploy

The miner auto-generates an operator wallet and VRF key in auto mode.

3) Get operator address

curl https://<your-app>.fly.dev/v1/operator

Copy OperatorAddress from the response.

4) Delegate licenses from your main wallet

# Query your owned licenses
aultd q license owned-by <your-main-wallet-address> \
  --node https://test-rpc.cloud.aultblockchain.xyz

# Delegate licenses to operator
aultd tx miner delegate-mining <operator-address> <license-id-1> <license-id-2> ... \
  --from <your-main-wallet> \
  --node https://test-rpc.cloud.aultblockchain.xyz \
  --chain-id ault_10904-1 \
  --gas 200000 --gas-prices 10000000aault -y

5) Verify that mining has started

fly logs
curl https://<your-app>.fly.dev/v1/status

After delegation, the miner detects licenses, registers VRF key, and starts mining.

Undelegate if needed

aultd tx miner undelegate-mining <operator-address> <license-id-1> <license-id-2> ... \
  --from <your-main-wallet> \
  --node https://test-rpc.cloud.aultblockchain.xyz \
  --chain-id ault_10904-1 -y

Useful checks

# Check delegated licenses for an operator
aultd q miner delegated-licenses <operator-address> \
  --node https://test-rpc.cloud.aultblockchain.xyz

API endpoints (operator app)

GET /health
GET /v1/operator
GET /v1/status
GET /v1/submissions
GET /v1/rewards?license_id=X

Multi-replica note

Auto mode is single-replica only because keys are generated per volume. For multi-replica deployments, use shared operator/VRF keys via secrets so replicas mine for the same operator address.

Introduction

Ault Blockchain Architecture

Licensed Miner Guide

User Guide

Developer Guide

Network Information

Node Operations

Official Links & FAQ

Prerequisites

Quick Start (Fly.io)

1) Clone and launch

2) Deploy

3) Get operator address

4) Delegate licenses from your main wallet

5) Verify that mining has started

Undelegate if needed

Useful checks

API endpoints (operator app)

Multi-replica note

​Prerequisites

​Quick Start (Fly.io)

​1) Clone and launch

​2) Deploy

​3) Get operator address

​4) Delegate licenses from your main wallet

​5) Verify that mining has started

​Undelegate if needed

​Useful checks

​API endpoints (operator app)

​Multi-replica note

Prerequisites

Quick Start (Fly.io)

1) Clone and launch

2) Deploy

3) Get operator address

4) Delegate licenses from your main wallet

5) Verify that mining has started

Undelegate if needed

Useful checks

API endpoints (operator app)

Multi-replica note