Stake $SPACE, download the desktop app, and contribute your residential internet to the SpaceRouter network. Active contribution earns rewards: verifiable on-chain, no middleman.
Both staking and active node operation are required. Staking alone or running a node alone does not qualify for the reward program.
Unlike mining, node operation provides real utility: bandwidth, not computation. Every relay makes the network faster and more reliable for everyone using it.
Your residential IP becomes an exit point for AI agent traffic that would otherwise be blocked by data-center bot detection.
Current program pays $SPACE staking rewards. The upcoming Relay Rewards model will pay operators proportional to the bandwidth they actually relay: not uptime alone.
Your node identity is a keypair you own. Your stake sits on Creditcoin. Your rewards accrue to a wallet you control.
Every receipt you serve, every claim, every payout: visible right inside the SpaceRouter Home Node desktop app. Opt in to auto-claim and the network settles your earnings on-chain whenever you cross a threshold you set. The staking dashboard is still where you stake; rewards are now in-app.
Residential ISP plans in many regions prohibit bandwidth resale or commercial traffic relay. Operators in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, Canada, Australia, Italy, and India should be especially aware. Germany's intermediary liability rules (Störerhaftung) may create additional exposure. SpaceRouter does not monitor traffic routed through your node: your residential IP is visible to destination servers. You are solely responsible for ISP compliance. See Terms of Service Section 4.2.
No developer knowledge required. The desktop app handles setup. First approval typically completes within seconds. The network re-checks your node on a randomized 10-minute to 4-hour cycle.
Head to the staking dashboard and stake at least 1 $SPACE from your Creditcoin wallet. Save the address: you'll enter it as your Staking Address during node setup.
Open staking dashboard →Pick the build for your platform. GUI for macOS and Windows, CLI for Linux and advanced users.
| Type | Platforms |
|---|---|
| GUI (Desktop App) | macOS arm64 · Windows x64 |
| CLI (Headless) | Linux x64 · macOS arm64 · Windows x64 |
Open the installer, follow the prompts, and launch the Home Node. On CLI, the app runs an interactive setup wizard on first launch.
# macOS / Linux chmod +x space-router-node-macos-arm64 ./space-router-node-macos-arm64
The setup screen has one job: establish your Identity Key and staking address.
If you lose the Identity Key file, it cannot be recovered: and if you set a passphrase, the same rule applies to it. Store both somewhere safe before you walk away from the setup screen.
After setup, the main screen shows your node status. First approval completes within seconds.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Qualifying | Stake confirmed. Awaiting first health check. |
| Earning | Active on the network. Accruing rewards. |
| Inactive | Node went offline. Rewards paused. Restart and wait for next health check. |
Rewards are tracked in the in-app Earnings dashboard. Opt in to auto-claim and the network settles on-chain when you cross your threshold.
Today's program rewards active staking + node operation. Next, we're shifting to a model where operators earn proportional to the bandwidth they relay. Zero traffic relayed means zero earnings: a clean line between contribution and reward.
Rewards scale with the GB you actually relay, not uptime alone.
Rates account for cost-of-living so operators in high-cost markets find it worth running.
VPS spam and fake uptime earn nothing. Evidence of relayed traffic is the only unit that counts.