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Yevgeni Shapiro
Yevgeni Shapiro

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Web3 Application Stack on Kubernetes

Web3 Application Stack on K3s Kubernetes β€” Lightweight, Scalable, Production-Ready πŸš€

Designing a reliable Web3 infrastructure doesn’t always require heavyweight clusters. By leveraging K3s, we can build a streamlined, cloud-native blockchain stack optimized for performance, cost, and operational simplicity.

πŸ” Secure Access Layer
NGINX Ingress with TLS provides secure entry for Web3 dApps and browsers, ensuring encrypted traffic and centralized routing.

🧠 Indexing & Query Layer
Graph Node exposes GraphQL endpoints for efficient blockchain data indexing and querying, enabling fast subgraph-driven analytics and dApp performance.

πŸ“‘ RPC Abstraction
An NGINX-based RPC proxy decouples blockchain clients from consumers, supporting JSON-RPC over HTTP and WebSocket for scalable node access.

β›“ Blockchain Execution Layer
Geth runs as a StatefulSet with persistent storage, maintaining blockchain state and enabling reliable synchronization.

πŸ—„ Data Persistence
PostgreSQL stores indexed data with persistent volumes, ensuring durability and high-performance query workloads.

πŸ“¦ Decentralized Storage
IPFS enables distributed storage of subgraph manifests and metadata, aligning with decentralized architecture principles.

πŸ’‘ Why K3s for Web3?
β€’ Lightweight Kubernetes distribution
β€’ Lower infrastructure footprint
β€’ Simplified edge & on-prem deployments

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