From a1e666040f475a0368479b39dfa0e71db5b57596 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Schroeder Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 13:39:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs: section on cosmos / ibc connected chains So that guardians know which nodes they need to run and which they can rely on wormchain for. --- docs/operations.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/operations.md b/docs/operations.md index a7ffa0da6..b5a40318a 100644 --- a/docs/operations.md +++ b/docs/operations.md @@ -118,6 +118,19 @@ Additionally, if there is ever a scenario where the network fails to come to con a hard fork or some unforseen scenario, it might be required to run archive nodes for those chains temporarily to ensure the transactions can be reobserved. +## Cosmos / IBC Connected nodes + +All modern cosmos integrations happen by wormhole observing IBC transctions on gateway (wormchain). Guardian node operators do not need to run full nodes for these networks. For cosmos based chains that were added before this functionality, a full node is still necessary. + +The following cosmos based nodes were added prior to gateway and guardians need to run full nodes: + +* Injective +* Terra +* Terra Classic +* XPLA + +**NOTE**: All guardians must run validators for wormchain, the codename of [Wormhole Gateway](https://wormhole.com/gateway/). + ## Building guardiand For security reasons, we do not provide a pre-built binary. You need to check out the repo and build the