Dedicated Ephemeral Node Setup
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A Dedicated Ephemeral Node allows a user to directly assign their own miner (inference node) to a session they have created. This setup is ideal for private use cases or testing, where task routing bypasses automatic node selection logic.
This mechanism is similar to regular ephemeral miners but introduces manual pairing of node and session by the user.
⚠️ Note: No authentication is enforced yet. Access control and auth mechanisms will be introduced in upcoming updates.
Before you begin, ensure you have followed the general installation instructions:
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This includes:
Installing cortensord
IPFS setup
Environment configuration
Docker installation
Startup Command
minerv4
or default
minerv3
Session Assignment
Automatically selected via router & reputation logic
Manually assigned to session you control
Authorization
Session, Session Queue & Session Auth
N/A (auth coming soon)
Update .env
File
Ensure your environment file is configured with the correct values, especially:
Start as Dedicated Ephemeral Miner Use the following startup command:
Use the "Dedicated Nodes" interface to input your node’s address (i.e., the address your miner is registered with).
Dedicated Ephemeral Nodes are useful when:
You want complete control over which node handles your inference.
You’re testing or debugging inference performance privately.
You’re building custom integrations with known node-session bindings.
Authentication & validation will be added soon to prevent misuse.