BrightChain Guides
Comprehensive guides for participating in the BrightChain network at every level.
| # | Guide | Audience | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | How to Join BrightChain | Everyone | Overview of all participation levels, from storage node to BrightTrust member |
| 02 | Node Operator Guide | Node Operators | Day-to-day operations: setup, monitoring, storage management, pools, shutdown |
| 03 | BrightTrust Member/Operator Guide | BrightTrust Members | Governance, proposals, voting, sealed documents, the ban mechanism |
| 04 | Security Analysis | Everyone | Adversarial review of BrightChain’s trust model, database structure, and node joining |
| 05 | BrightStack Standalone Setup | Web Developers | Build a BrightDB application on a single machine — no BrightChain node or network required |
| 06 | BrightStack Private Cluster | DevOps / Multi-Server Developers | Set up a private multi-node BrightDB cluster with replication, encryption, and access control |
| 07 | MERN to BrightStack Migration | Developers Migrating from MongoDB | Side-by-side reference mapping MongoDB operations to BrightDB equivalents |
| 08 | Custom Splash Page (EJS Templates) | Node Operators | Customize your node’s splash page and add multi-page EJS routes without modifying source code |
Reading Order
Start with How to Join BrightChain to understand the participation levels. If you’re running a node, read the Node Operator Guide next. If you’re a BrightTrust member or aspiring to be one, read the BrightTrust Member/Operator Guide. The Security Analysis is recommended reading for anyone who wants to understand the threat model.
If you want to use BrightDB without joining the BrightChain network, start with the BrightStack Standalone Setup guide. For multi-node deployments with replication, follow up with the BrightStack Private Cluster guide. If you’re migrating an existing MERN application, the MERN to BrightStack Migration reference provides a side-by-side mapping of MongoDB concepts to BrightDB equivalents.