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Michael Fazio edited this page Mar 19, 2026 · 4 revisions

Torsten Developer Wiki

Welcome to the Torsten developer wiki — a knowledge base for developers and stake pool operators.

Torsten is a Cardano node implementation in Rust, aiming for 100% compatibility with cardano-node.

Resource Link
Repository github.com/michaeljfazio/torsten
Documentation michaeljfazio.github.io/torsten
Discussions GitHub Discussions
Issues GitHub Issues
Releases GitHub Releases

Current Status (v0.4.5-alpha)

  • Preview testnet: Synced to tip, running as Sandstone Pool [SAND] (pool ID: 6954ec11cf7097a693721104139b96c54e7f3e2a8f9e7577630f7856)
  • Mainnet: Full sync verified (13.16M blocks, all 7 eras, 11.16M UTxOs)
  • Architecture: 14 crates, 1,850+ tests
  • N2N/N2C: Full duplex connections, all 39 LocalStateQuery tags, V14/V15 N2N, V16-V22 N2C
  • Plutus: 6 new validation rules added (Vote/Propose redeemers, datum witnesses, treasury Phase-1, script_data_hash, block ExUnits, ref script limit)
  • New tools: torsten-monitor (terminal dashboard), torsten-config (interactive TUI config editor)
  • Soak testing: Automated restart cycles, transaction submission, Koios cross-validation via scripts/soak-test.sh

Wiki Pages

Page Description
Architecture Decision Records ADRs documenting key design decisions
Protocol Compliance Feature-by-feature compliance status
Known Issues Active and resolved issues
Performance Baselines Mainnet and testnet benchmarks
Getting Started for Developers Build, test, and contribute

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