C8 Validator as a Service

Fully managed Canton validator nodes for institutions — C8 handles setup, registration, and operations.

C8 Validator as a Service gives institutions a managed way to run a validator node on the Canton Network without taking on the full infrastructure and operations burden internally.

There is always an option to run a Canton validator node in your own infrastructure. For most teams, however, this requires dedicated DevOps capacity, weekly updates, active monitoring, traffic management, and a clear process for operating inside a permissioned network.

C8 provides this as a managed service. As an official Canton Node Operator, C8 can prepare the validator environment, support the required registration flow, submit network access details for allowlisting, deploy the node, and continue operating it after launch.

What it is

C8 Validator as a Service is an operational layer for institutions that need validator connectivity to Canton but do not want to build and maintain the node operations stack from scratch.

The service covers the practical work required to get a validator node production-ready:

• Isolated infrastructure environment for the partner validator
• Canton node deployment and configuration
• Network registration support
• IP submission and allowlisting coordination
• DevOps setup and release management
• Monitoring, alerting, and traffic management
• Ongoing operational support after go-live

C8 handles the infrastructure path from registration to production operations, so partners can focus on their Canton-enabled product, treasury, wallet, or asset workflow.

Why it matters

Canton is a permissioned network. Operating a validator is not only a matter of starting infrastructure; it also requires the correct network setup, access coordination, and ongoing operational discipline.

For institutions, the hard parts are usually not the first deployment command. The hard parts are keeping the node healthy, updated, observable, reachable, and aligned with network requirements over time.

C8 Validator as a Service is designed to remove that operating burden while preserving the partner’s ability to participate in Canton-based workflows.

What C8 manages

Validator setup

C8 prepares the isolated environment, configures the validator node, and manages the technical deployment path.

Network registration

C8 supports the partner through the required onboarding steps and coordinates the technical details needed for Canton access.

Allowlisting coordination

C8 submits the required IP information to the Foundation for whitelist approval as part of the permissioned network process.

Ongoing operations

C8 manages updates, monitoring, alerts, traffic handling, and day-to-day infrastructure reliability.

When to use it

C8 Validator as a Service is a good fit when your team needs a validator node for MainNet or production-facing Canton workflows, but does not want to own the full operational lifecycle internally.

It is especially useful when the validator is a dependency for another C8 product or partner workflow, such as Enterprise Wallet, Token Factory, asset issuance, institutional settlement, or treasury operations.

Next steps

Common use cases

See where managed validator operations fit into partner workflows.

Onboarding and operations

Understand the path from registration to live node operations.