Monitoring

Metrics Overview

Every Glob Node tracks a lightweight internal metrics struct:

type Metrics struct {
  StageOfGlob     globPhase
  TotalFlushCount uint32
  TotalBlobs      uint32
  TotalWrites     uint32
  TotalBlobSize   uint32
  NodeReward      float64
  LastFlushTime   time.Time
  LastBlobTime    time.Time
}

What Do These Mean?

Metric	Description
`StageOfGlob`	Current network phase (`SPARK`, `EMBER`, `FLARE`, `NOVA`)
`TotalFlushCount`	Number of times the buffer was flushed to Celestia
`TotalBlobs`	Total number of blobs processed
`TotalWrites`	Number of accepted write requests
`TotalBlobSize`	Total blob size written (in bytes)
`NodeReward`	Total estimated rewards (testnet only)
`LastFlushTime`	Timestamp of last blob flush
`LastBlobTime`	Timestamp of last processed blob

How to Access Metrics

Glob Nodes expose metrics via multiple access points:

1. Terminal (Default)

Print current metrics using:

globd metrics

2. Web Dashboard (Coming Soon)

Glob will provide an official dashboard at:

https://dashboard.glob.dev

You’ll authenticate with your node’s public key and get:

Realtime uptime %
Blobs processed per hour
Reward estimation graph
Stage tracker

3. Self-Hosted Export (Planned)

Coming in future versions:

GET /metrics JSON endpoint
Prometheus-compatible format
WebSocket-based event push
Dashboard embeddable widget

Sample Output

{
  "stage": "EMBER",
  "totalWrites": 3124,
  "totalBlobs": 1297,
  "totalBlobSize": 8238492,
  "nodeReward": 12.43,
  "lastFlush": "2025-06-08T19:30:12Z",
  "lastBlob": "2025-06-08T19:29:58Z"
}

Monitoring is local-first by design. Your metrics are never sent to Glob unless you opt in.