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Welcome to the SQD Portal Open Beta! This guide provides instructions on what you can do with Portal and what to expect from this release.

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What is SQD Portal?

SQD Portal is a decentralized, streaming-based data retrieval solution designed to replace centralized gateways. It provides faster, more reliable, and flexible access to blockchain data through a distributed network of worker nodes.
SQD Portal can supply both historical and real-time data seamlessly, eliminating the need for separate RPC endpoints in many cases.

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Key Features

  • Fully Decentralized - Powered by 1,900+ independent worker nodes
  • High Replication - Redundant data storage for maximum reliability, capable of querying up to 20 million blocks per second
  • Improved Performance - A new Rust-based query engine leverages parallelized queries and optimizations, delivering a 10-50x performance boost compared to centralized gateways
  • Real-time Capability - Stream real-time data including unfinalized blocks
Performance improvements are specific to data retrieval. If your application has other bottlenecks (like database limitations), you may see more moderate gains in overall indexing speed.
Real-time Data Availability:
  • Currently available: Solana
  • Coming soon: EVM and Substrate networks

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Getting Started

Explore Soldexer for Solana

If you’re working with Solana, visit soldexer.dev to explore our new client architecture powered by the Portal API.
Soldexer provides optimized tooling specifically for Solana developers.

Migrate to Cloud Portal

Cloud users can switch from centralized gateways to our dedicated Cloud Portal for enhanced performance and the latest query engine features.Migration Guides:
Cloud Portal offers significantly better performance than centralized gateways.

Set Up a Self-Hosted Portal

Take complete control of your data infrastructure by running your own Portal.Requirements:
  • Minimum 10,000 SQD tokens
  • Working Docker installation
  • Some Arbitrum ETH for gas
Setup Guide: Self-Hosting Instructions
You’ll need to keep your SQD tokens locked while using your portal.

Explore the Public Portal

The Public Portal provides access to nearly all datasets previously available from centralized gateways. Ideal for development and testing.Browse EVM datasets at portal-ui.sqd.dev.
Solana (and compatible SVM networks) and Substrate datasets coming soon.

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Support and Feedback

Have questions or feedback? Join our special Telegram group for Portal Beta participants: Portal Beta Group. — The SQD Team