From the template here: https://forum.devcon.org/t/devcon-sea-community-hub-proposal-template/3745

Home Operator Hub

Summary of Proposal

• The home operator hub will feature education, resources, and one-on-one support for running a node or validator at home. It will be managed by Dappnode, EthStaker, & Ethereum On ARM, but will also feature roundtables, discussion and resources on any protocol that enables a sub-32 ETH validator to participate in staking from home

Motivation and Rationale

There’s a huge community of home stakers, companies that provide resources and tooling for these stakers, and protocols looking to onboard more home stakers who will all be looking to connect with each other at Devcon. This usually results in a wealth of different events hosted by all these parties looking to bring this cohort of people together. There’s an enormous amount of interest in staking and we’d love for people to know where to go to learn more, learn how to evaluate their options, or get support if they’re an existing staker!

This event will be community-led, and invitations to projects to participate in the roundtables will be extended only in their capacity to increase node and validator decentralization and serve the community with tools that increase the economic accessibility of running a validator. A moderator will be present in such roundtables with a big “shill button” that will sound an alarm if the speaker switches to “shill mode”.

Implementation

Productions requirements

• Power
• 3 x tables and chairs for 2-3 people to cowork together simultaneously (for one-on-one support)
• 2 x TV / screen for mini node operator workshops with tables for audience size ~10 people
• Space for “roundtables” - beanbags, couches, chairs, whatever
• Optional: Mics and video for recording - no need for livestreaming, but would be good to have

Sample program

• Day 1:
  • 11am - 4pm: Support: One-on-one node operator troubleshooting with an expert
  • 12pm - 1pm: Roundtable: “Choose your protocol for economic accessibility - Comparing and contrasting the different protocols that allow you to run a validator at home with less than 32 ETH”
  • 2pm - 3pm: Roundtable: How can a solo staker advocate for themselves?
• Day 2
  • 11am - 4pm: Support: One-on-one node operator troubleshooting with an expert
  • 12pm-2pm: Mini workshop: Node operator workshop with Lido CSM, Stakewise
  • 3pm-4pm: Roundtable: How will issuance changes affect solo stakers?
• Day 3
  • 11am - 4pm: Support: One-on-one node operator troubleshooting with an expert
  • 12pm-2pm: Mini workshop: Node operator workshop with Rocket Pool, Puffer
  • Mini workshop: Mobile privacy with GrapheneOS (Mário Havel)
• Day 4
  • 11am - 4pm: Support: One-on-one node operator troubleshooting with an expert
  • (12pm-1pm): Mini workshop: Node operator workshop: ether.fi
  • 1pm-2pm: How to truly get the most privacy out of your node (Mário Havel)

Team