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Funk's Ultimate Node Controller (FUNC)

Funk's Ultimate Node Controller (FUNC) is "one-click" solution for node runners on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It installs the node as an auto-starting service ensuring maximum uptime even on machines configured to auto-update/restart. The UI for FUNC is a local web dashboard, allowing users to connect their wallet in a familiar way and making the participation key registration process easy. Node software is not bundled with FUNC but rather downloaded from GitHub, meaning node updates are decoupled from FUNC updates. Tasks such as generating participation keys, updating your node, enabling and viewing telemetry, setting up a Reti validator, applying custom configurations, and much more are all easily accessible from the dashboard.

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About the team

Andrew Funk (@funk on Discord, @LuteWallet on X) is an active builder of public goods in the Algorand ecosystem. In addition to FUNC he has built AlgoTools and Lute Wallet.

Additional Info

FUNC plays a large role in making the technical process of node running accessible to the common user, and makes the chain stronger by increasing decentralization of participating stake. FUNC respects user's privacy and does not track them in any way. This means the only use metrics available are download counts.

The development of FUNC took many hours over many months and was released prior to the Foundation's release of NodeKit. Being a retroactive grant proposal, this request is to cover development time already completed and frankly would be 50% higher if there was not a 200K Algo cap in place.

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Created By Z2PH...KTVU//10 months ago

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