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About Dappnode
Dappnode is a hardware and software package for running blockchain nodes at home: a small preconfigured machine with an open-source operating system and web dashboard that syncs Ethereum and other networks once plugged in, with remote access, a signer service and block-building plugins built in, and an app store of over a hundred one-click packages covering major clients and staking protocols. It targets the technical barrier of self-hosting, where choosing a client, syncing data, monitoring and upgrades each deter non-technical users.
Making a node an appliance matters for real distribution of decentralisation: cloud servers are cheaper but concentrate nodes in a few data centres, against the point of censorship resistance. Since February 2026 it supports Lido's community staking module, letting a validator run on two ether rather than thirty-two, and several reviews name it the default for home staking. The limits are clear: a hardware failure means going offline, there is no service-level commitment, and there is no clustering or team permission management, so it suits individuals rather than institutions.
DAppNode was launched in October 2017 to build decentralized infrastructure through personally owned hardware, addressing the centralization of blockchain infrastructure. The project was open-sourced on GitHub in February 2018, with the v0.1.x first alpha released in June 2018. Later, v0.2.0 was released, migrating to OpenVPN and Debian 10 for improved connection stability and open-source compliance. The project received funding from the Ethereum Foundation, Ethereum Community Fund, Aragon NEST, GitCoin, and others. Version v0.3.21 was released in 2026, continuing iterative development. The partnership with Gnosis Chain has deployed over 1,132 validators, validating its long-term value as a decentralized node solution.
Dappnode cut the Smooth MEV smoothing pool fee from 7% to 5% in April 2026 to match market conditions and improve economics for solo stakers; around the same time TheDAO Fund committed 69,420 ETH to the pool, helping solo Ethereum stakers access steadier execution-layer rewards
Future strategy and roadmap: In Q2 2026, under SSV Network's DIP-56 milestone, the Anchor DAppNode package went live in the DAppNode marketplace (mainnet and Hoodi), shipping with a preconfigured Grafana dashboard and an integrated ssv-dkg sidecar so operators can install Anchor and run DKG ceremonies with one click. Separately, Dappnode became a launch partner of the Obol Contributions program: users can run distributed validator (DV) clusters on their devices, and 1% of staking rewards on Obol DVs flows into the Obol Collective's retroactive funding mechanism to scale Ethereum infrastructure decentralization.
Jordi Baylina — Founder.
Griff Green — Founder.
Eduardo Antuña — Founder & Project Lead.
Pol Lanski — Co-founder & CEO.
Marc Font — Engineering Lead.
Patricia Zamora — Financial Controller. Builds decentralized node-running infrastructure.