Ika Node Operator Guide

Deploy and operate Ika network nodes (validators, fullnodes, notifiers).

References (detailed configuration and operations)

references/configuration.md - Complete NodeConfig YAML reference, all fields with defaults
references/operations.md - Deployment, monitoring, admin API, recovery, metrics proxy
references/validator-setup.md - Step-by-step mainnet validator setup with CLI commands

Binary	Mode	Purpose	Key Config
`ika-node`	Auto-detect	Selects mode from config	Detects automatically
`ika-validator`	Validator	Consensus + MPC signing	Requires `consensus-config`
`ika-fullnode`	Fullnode	State sync via P2P, no consensus	No `consensus-config`, no `notifier-client-key-pair`
`ika-notifier`	Notifier	Submits checkpoints to Sui	Requires `notifier-client-key-pair`