CESS will launch the public test of CESS Incentive Testnet v0.7.5 on November 29, 2023, at 8:00 (UTC 0). After 10 rounds of testnet upgrades and iterations, the CESS testnet has attracted over 6,300 nodes for collaborative construction, with nearly 40,000 nodes participating in testing in total, reflecting the community vitality and technological innovation strength of CESS.

As a Layer 1 infrastructure built on the DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) concept, the CESS data value network features decentralization, efficiency, security, privacy, and scalability. It is constructed and operated by global nodes under a fair and efficient incentive model and community governance, with contributions from miners around the world.

The CESS team sincerely thanks developers, partners, Web3 builders, and the broad community for their support, and especially acknowledges the miner partners who actively participated in testing and accompanied CESS's continuous growth. Every piece of feedback and suggestion from the community is our driving force to move forward and optimize the network, reinforcing CESS's goal and vision of building a prosperous, diverse, and sovereign data asset economy.

In the upcoming v0.7.5 version, multiple optimizations and upgrades have been made for storage nodes, consensus nodes, and decentralized object storage (DeOSS), showcasing CESS's continuous efforts in decentralized cloud storage technology and its innovative achievements in serving the storage and retrieval of high-frequency dynamic data for Web3. Below is a detailed introduction to the functional upgrades and optimizations of CESS Incentive Testnet v0.7.5:

Storage Nodes

• A new feature allows the number of CPU threads used for random challenges to be configured by the user, making the CPU and memory operation of storage nodes more flexible and efficient;

• A new status monitoring program has been added for storage nodes, allowing users to customize configurations;

• A new idle space proof data recovery module has been added for storage nodes, which can automatically recover lost idle or proof files;

• A new Boot Node construction feature has been added for storage nodes, eliminating the dependency on TEE Worker for node p2p network guidance;

• The storage node registration process has been upgraded, where only storage nodes that have staked can apply for idle space proof keys, enhancing the security of TEE Workers;

• During the data segment replacement process, the user file padding mechanism has been upgraded to zero padding, which is more beneficial for data recovery during disaster recovery management.

Consensus Nodes

• The registration process for TEE Workers has been updated to support the upload of node IP and other metadata;

• The libp2p network for communication with storage nodes has been removed from TEE Workers, upgraded to a gRPC direct connection method, improving communication efficiency;

• A new load balancing mechanism has been added to TEE Workers to prevent server overload and reduce service waiting times;

• Some interface functions of TEE Workers have undergone security upgrades to prevent denial of service attacks;

• A new marking function for service files and a verification function before replacing service files have been added to TEE Workers to prevent malicious nodes from using invalid data to occupy service resources.

CESS-DeOSS (Decentralized Object Storage Service)

• DeOSS has added a ShareSwap feature to support data sharing between DeOSS;

• A new gateway whitelist feature has been added to DeOSS, allowing users to customize the gateway access mechanism;

• A new feature has been added for users to purchase storage space for other accounts;

• A new feature has been added for users to purchase storage space using ETH.

The reward rules for v0.7.5 are as follows:

Storage Nodes

The total reward points for all storage nodes in CESS-v0.7.5 is 8,000, corresponding to 800,000 CESS tokens on the mainnet. The final points for each node will be calculated based on the percentage of total storage power (Storage Power) that the node occupies. For example, if the total storage power of the CESS network at the end is 10,000 G, and node A has a power of 100 G at the end, then node A can earn 80 points this round. The test currency TCESS required for staking can be obtained from the faucet.

CESS faucet: https://testnet-faucet.cess.cloud/

(Note: Only nodes with a power greater than 1 G at the end of this round of testing will be considered valid nodes.)

Link to view the total storage power of the network and the power of storage nodes: https://substats.cess.cloud/

Consensus Nodes

Each consensus node that runs successfully and completes the entire testing cycle will receive 50 points. The required TCESS for staking can be requested from the management personnel in the CESS official Telegram.

CESS Telegram: https://t.me/CESS_Storage_official

The final points rewards for storage nodes and consensus nodes will be announced on CESS's official Twitter, with the storage miner's power values rounded to the nearest whole number. Points will be rewarded at a ratio of 1:100 (i.e., 1 point can be exchanged for 100 CESS tokens).

CESS Twitter: https://Twitter.com/CESS_Storage

Testing Guide CESS account creation guide: https://docs.cess.cloud/core/community/cess-account

Storage node deployment guide: https://docs.cess.cloud/core/storage-miner/running

Consensus node deployment guide: https://docs.cess.cloud/core/consensus-miner/running

Developer DeOSS deployment guide: https://docs.cess.cloud/deoss/

DAPPs deployment guide (ink and EVM): https://docs.cess.cloud/core/developer/tutorials

If you encounter any issues while joining the testnet, please join the CESS Telegram to contact official personnel, and we will be happy to assist you.

With the mainnet launch approaching, please stay tuned for more exciting upgrades and updates from us. CESS invites you to join the CESS network to enjoy the value of data and the free flow/sharing of data value, and to co-build a prosperous, diverse, and sovereign data asset economy!