Resources Sources
Sources
Where BRIAN looks things up. Official documentation first, community tools second.
Websites
- developers.cardano.orgDeveloper and stake pool documentation.
- docs.cardano.orgHow Cardano works, from ledger to governance.
- Cardano Operations BookNetwork configs and environments.
- CoinCashewStep-by-step stake pool guide.
- docs.midnight.networkMidnight documentation.
- mithril.networkFast, certified chain snapshots.
- koios.restOpen Cardano API — this site reads its pool data there.
- gov.toolsRegister as DRep, delegate your vote, read proposals.
- forum.cardano.orgCommunity forum, with a section for pool operators.
- cexplorer.ioExplorer for pools, transactions and parameters.
- adastat.netExplorer with pool and governance statistics.
- cardano.org/appsDirectory of Cardano apps.
On GitHub
- IntersectMBO/cardano-nodeThe Cardano node.
- IntersectMBO/cardano-cliThe command line for keys, transactions and certificates.
- IntersectMBO/cardano-db-syncChain data into PostgreSQL.
- input-output-hk/mithrilMithril client and signer.
- cardano-community/guild-operatorsOperator tools, including gLiveView.
- cardano-community/koios-artifactsThe Koios API.
- CardanoSolutions/ogmiosA lightweight bridge to the node.
- IntersectMBO/cardano-constitutionThe Cardano constitution text.
- IntersectMBO/govtoolThe source of gov.tools.
- cardano-foundation/CIPsCardano Improvement Proposals.
- cardano-foundation/developer-portalThe source of developers.cardano.org.
- coincashew/coincashewThe source of the CoinCashew guides.
- midnightntwrk/midnight-nodeThe Midnight node.
- midnightntwrk/midnight-docsThe source of the Midnight documentation.
Named guides and tools are the ones the operator uses — a recommendation, never a requirement. BRIAN is not affiliated with them.