Operators

Operators are crucial players in Drosera, consisting of organizations and solo stakers who run the Drosera Operator Client software to help maintain and protect the DeFi ecosystem. These dedicated individuals are responsible for executing Traps and performing on-chain response actions, ensuring the security and stability of the network.

To execute a Trap, an Operator must first gain permission by opting into the specific Trap. Once opted in, the Operator gains access to the off-chain Trap and the current peers in the network. This allows them to actively participate in monitoring and evaluating every new block based on the conditions set by the Trap.

In the event that the conditions of a Trap are met, the Operator will promptly execute the on-chain response function. This swift action helps to mitigate potential threats and exploits.

Deploying the drosera-operator template

• Populate the 2 required environment variables
  • DRO__ETH__RPC_URL
  • DRO__ETH__PRIVATE_KEY
• Deploy the operator

After deployment steps

Enable Networking

In order for liveness data for this operator to be seen on the frontend, we need to add an http proxy.

1. Open the Settings tab of your service.
2. Navigate to the Networking section of the settings tab.
3. Click the Generate Domain button.
4. Select port 31314 port from the dropdown list (if you changed the DRO__SERVER__PORT variable, choose the value you set).
5. Click the Generate Domain button again.

Redeploy the Operator

Now we need to redeploy the service to pick up the networking changes

1. Select the Deployments tab of your service.
2. In the green active deployment box, click the vertical 3 dot menu.
3. Click Redeploy