Purpose
This article explains what Node Pairing is and how it works with a person's workload license.
Assumptions Made
This article assumes the reader understands the information in the following articles:
Gala Node Software Version vs Workload Version
Summary
When a user configures their Gala Node software through the node client or the dashboard, one of their existing licenses will be selected to be paired with that node. A license can only be paired with one node at a time, and all the contributions that nodes make to the network are also associated with the license. If a user's node goes offline for longer than 10 minutes, the node pair will be released, and another node will be able to pair with the released license.
A node can only pair with one of each type of license at a time. If a user decides to run redundant node instances, the additional workloads will show up with a status of "Standby" while the node is online. Users can learn more about running the Gala Node software and using the dashboard by reading these articles below: