Low Forest node count in ProbeLab
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- Rust
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Description
# Summary
ProbeLab shows there are only two Forest nodes on mainnet https://probelab.io/filecoin/topology/ - one running in France, another in India. This seems off as I'm personally aware of at least
- 2 bootstrap nodes hosted by CS Infra + the one producing snapshots,
- 1 RPC node by ChainLove
- 1 RPC node by Arkadiy
- my own node
- a mainnet node running in sync check
- I think Ankr hosts at least one as well
At the same time, 23% are reported as unknown/other.
This should be investigated, because it heavily undersells Forest adoption.
# Completion Criteria
- [ ] Get in touch with ProbeLab to understand their methodology and where the gap is coming from
- [ ] Fix if possible
# Additional Links & Resources
Contributor guide
Research direction
No repository files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by contacting ProbeLab to understand its methodology and comparing the reported Forest nodes with the known nodes listed in the issue. Done means the discrepancy is explained and a fix is made if the cause is within Forest.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100