Flare Unveils Google Cloud Integration for Blockchain Machine Images
Flare, the blockchain platform for data networks, has introduced an innovative tool designed to facilitate the rapid and cost-effective deployment of blockchain nodes.
The latest offering from Flare, called Blockchain Machine Images, is a node-as-a-service solution that allows web3 developers to easily access and deploy nodes through Google Cloud’s marketplace. With Blockchain Machine Images, powering decentralized applications, blockchain platforms, and data streams has become more accessible.
This solution supports various top blockchain networks, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Avalanche (AVAX), among others.
The Flare team revealed on October 25 that blockchain developers can take advantage of this solution to quickly set up and sync dedicated nodes. Users also have the option to select an image ID for autoscaling, enabling infrastructure setup and deployment within minutes.
Simplifying the deployment and syncing of nodes has wider benefits for the ecosystem, according to Flare. Running a dedicated Flare node will cost businesses $300 per month, which is significantly cheaper compared to other node-as-a-service platforms that charge up to $2,000 monthly.
Flare’s new node service offers unlimited remote procedure calls, workloads, and data indexing. Additionally, Blockchain Machine Images is a valuable tool for Flare’s attestation providers, as stated by Josh Edwards, Flare’s Vice President of Engineering.
In the Flare ecosystem, attestation providers are independent entities responsible for securely retrieving data from external networks like Bitcoin or Ripple. These entities play a crucial role in validating and transmitting data to the blockchain.
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