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Proposal: BlockSmith for Canton

dsm-57b13-03-2026Last activity 6mo ago

node-deployment-operations

Development Fund Proposal Submission

Proposal file:
proposals/57b_blocksmith_canton.md

Summary

BlockSmith for Canton is an operator-first toolkit that makes deploying, connecting, monitoring, and upgrading Canton nodes feel closer to "standard practice" in mature ecosystems (EVM-style: strong deployment automation + dashboards + runbooks). It targets the ecosystem's highest-reported friction — environment setup & node operations — by shipping opinionated node templates, deterministic diagnostics, a web UI (BlockSmith Console for Canton) for one-click topology/connectivity + health visibility (including handshake-related indicators where exposed), and an upgrade/migration assistant for Canton and Daml.

Checklist

Proposal file added under /proposals/
Milestones and funding amounts defined
Acceptance criteria included
Alignment with Canton priorities described

Notes for Reviewers

This proposal is sponsored by the Canton Foundation. Please reach out to Bo Zhang for more information. More on 57Blocks: https://57blocks.com/ For questions or to discuss this proposal, please reach out: Diogo Silveira Mendonça, Head of Web3 LATAM - diogo.silveira@57blocks.com Kamil Krupa, Head of Web3 BU - kamil@57blocks.com

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