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Sonaric Incentives ​

We're excited to have you join our network and contribute to the growth of our liquid compute pool. This document outlines how you can participate.

How it Works ​

  1. Install a Sonaric AI Node on your Windows, Linux, or Mac machine. Our easy-to-use installer will guide you through the process.
  2. Once your node is up and running, it will start contributing your CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage resources to the Sonaric network.
  3. Your node will be attributed 1 point for every 10 minutes it stays online.
  4. Your points will be converted to a ranking position - the more points you have, the higher you'll be on the leaderboard.

Top contributors ​

INFO

We are currently working on incentives for contributors. We will announce more details soon.

Join us on Discord to stay updated on the latest news and announcements.

Rules and Guidelines ​

Sonaric team is committed to maintaining a fair and transparent incentive program and reporting real amounts of resources on the network. To ensure the integrity of the network, we have established the following rules and guidelines:

  • Nodes must meet the minimal requirements to be eligible for the incentive program.
  • Each physical machine can only run one node. Attempting to game the system by running multiple nodes using containers, virtual machines, heartbeat spoofing or other methods is strictly prohibited and will result in penalties. (We monitor for this behavior and will take action against violators)
  • Nodes exhibiting suspicious behavior or engaging in fraudulent activities may be penalized and/or banned from the network.
  • To ensure fairness, we reserve the right to adjust the incentive program rules, including point calculation formula, as needed and without prior notice.

Point Calculation ​

Points are calculated based on your node's uptime, number of running workloads, and the resources it contributes to the network. While your node is running, it will be attributed points every time it sends a heartbeat to the network.

The amount of points you receive each time your node sends a heartbeat is calculated using the following formula:

points = (uptime_seconds / 600)*(number_of_workloads + gui_running) * multiplier
multiplier = (if cpus < 2 then 0.1 else 1) * (if has_gpu? then 1.2 else 1)

Where:

  • uptime_seconds is the number of seconds between heartbeats.
  • gui_running is a value indicating whether the Sonaric GUI is running on your node: 1 if it is running, 0 if it is not.
  • number_of_workloads is the number of workloads running on your node.
  • cpus is the number of CPU cores available on your machine.
  • has_gpu is a boolean value indicating whether your machine has a GPU.
  • multiplier is a factor that adjusts the points based on the node configuration.

From this formula you can see that the more workloads you run, the more points you will receive. Additionally, having a GPU will increase your points by 20%. Conversely having less than 2 CPU cores will decrease your points by 90% due to the node not meeting the minimal requirements.

Lastly, when your node is not running the GUI or any other workloads you will not receive any points. Presence of the GUI container indicates that the node has access to container runtime and can run workloads - it's a good indicator that the node is ready to accept workloads.

Rank ​

Your rank on the tracker is determined by the number of points you have accumulated. The more points you have, the higher you will be on the tracker.

See the Sonaric Tracker for more information on how to access the leaderboard and track your progress.

Getting Started ​

  1. See Install a Sonaric node article to download the Sonaric node installer for your operating system.
  2. Follow the installation instructions provided in the installer.
  3. Once your node is running, monitor your progress on the Sonaric Tracker leaderboard and engage with our community on Discord.
  4. Stay tuned for announcements about the latest news and updates from the Sonaric team.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please post in the designated support channels on Discord.

Let's work together to build the world's largest decentralized liquid compute network!