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Deep dives, guides and case studies from the team running supanode infrastructure. No fluff — just what actually works on Solana & beyond.

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Solana ShredStream: Raw Shreds, Decoded Shreds, and Yellowstone gRPC
Infrastructure

Solana ShredStream: Raw Shreds, Decoded Shreds, and Yellowstone gRPC

Solana ShredStream delivers raw shreds over UDP before RPC or gRPC, but the early signal only matters if decoding and recovery costs are justified.

by Ilya Sekretarev·2026-07-17·13 min
Hyperliquid WebSocket API: Subscriptions, Limits, and Production Setup
Infrastructure

Hyperliquid WebSocket API: Subscriptions, Limits, and Production Setup

A practical breakdown of Hyperliquid WebSocket subscriptions, public endpoint limits, reconnect behavior, recovery patterns, and production infrastructure choices.

by Ilya Sekretarev·2026-07-14·14 min
Yellowstone gRPC on Solana: Geyser Streaming Guide
Guide

Yellowstone gRPC on Solana: Geyser Streaming Guide

Learn how Yellowstone gRPC works on Solana, how it relates to Geyser, RPC, and WebSockets, and when production backends should use streaming instead of polling.

by Ilya Novikov·2026-07-06·13 min
Managed RPC vs Self-Hosted Solana RPC: A Decision Framework for Production Teams
Infrastructure

Managed RPC vs Self-Hosted Solana RPC: A Decision Framework for Production Teams

Compare managed, dedicated, self-hosted, and hybrid Solana RPC models by cost, operations, performance, data access, security, and workload fit.

by Ilya Sekretarev·2026-06-30·17 min
Low-Latency Solana RPC: How to Benchmark Real Performance Before Choosing a Provider
Infrastructure

Low-Latency Solana RPC: How to Benchmark Real Performance Before Choosing a Provider

Learn how to benchmark low-latency Solana RPC performance using real workload regions, method mix, concurrency, freshness, stream behavior, and transaction confirmation data.

by Ilya Sekretarev·2026-06-25·13 min
Solana Fees: Transaction Cost, Priority Fees, and Compute Units
Guide

Solana Fees: Transaction Cost, Priority Fees, and Compute Units

Learn how Solana transaction fees work, including base fees, priority fees, compute units, fee calculation, CU limits, and production fee strategy.

by Ilya Sekretarev·2026-06-19·15 min
Free Solana RPC: Public Endpoints, Limits, and When to Upgrade
Infrastructure

Free Solana RPC: Public Endpoints, Limits, and When to Upgrade

Learn what free Solana RPC actually means, how public endpoints and provider free tiers differ, where limits appear, and when production apps should upgrade.

by Ilya Sekretarev·2026-06-19·14 min
Solana Trading Bot Guide: Types, Risks, and Infrastructure
Guide

Solana Trading Bot Guide: Types, Risks, and Infrastructure

Learn how Solana trading bots work, what types of bots exist, and why RPC latency, real-time data, priority fees, retries, and failover matter in production.

by Ilya Sekretarev·2026-06-16·23 min
Solana Sniper Bot Explained: Speed, Risks, RPC Latency, and Transaction Landing
Infrastructure

Solana Sniper Bot Explained: Speed, Risks, RPC Latency, and Transaction Landing

Learn how Solana sniper bots work, why speed alone is not enough, and how RPC latency, priority fees, WebSocket streams, and transaction landing affect execution.

by Ilya Sekretarev·2026-06-16·22 min