Like the Internet, Swaptacular is decentralized by nature. Companies and individuals can run their own Swaptacular servers and connect them to servers operated by others. There are several types of nodes, each serving a different role in the network:
If you have decided to run your own Swaptacular node, there are several ways to do so. The best approach depends on your goals. Below are the most common scenarios, listed from the simplest to the most advanced:
Running your own creditors agent node allows you to offer automated currency exchanges to your users. Most importantly, it enables you to collect a small fee from each completed exchange.
The easiest way to get started is to let swaptacular.org run the
node for you. We are committed to keeping this service free, and we
rely on donations to support it.
If you prefer not to depend on a third party, you can deploy a creditors agent node on your own Kubernetes cluster. We strive to make this option as simple and straightforward as possible.
Once your creditors agent node is up and running, you should connect it to at least one accounting authority node from the public list.
Running your own accounting authority node helps ensure the long-term reliability of the digital currencies it manages. The recommended approach is to deploy it on your own Kubernetes cluster. In most cases, you will also want to run a creditors agent node and a debtors agent node, either on the same cluster or on separate ones.
Once your accounting authority node is operational, please contact us so we can add it to the public list of accounting authority nodes. This will allow others to discover your node and — subject to your approval — connect to it.
Note: To create a root SSL certificate for your accounting
authority node, you must first obtain a unique accounting authority
prefix. The currently recommended method is to randomly select a
hexadecimal number between 0x10000000 and 0x1000ffff that does not
match any existing serialNumber in the public list.
| Name | serialNumber | Added | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example node | 10000000 |
2026-04-12 | out of service |
Note: Click on the name of the node to download its info-bundle file.