Diode Foundation Rewards Program
The Diode Foundation has launched a dashboard where ecosystem members can view their contributions to deploying the future of Internet security via the Diode Network.
The main landing page is https://diodenetwork.io, and the dashboard / app is https://diodenetwork.io/app.
Reward Categories
There are three categories you can get rewards for:
- Nodes: running a node that serves the network with active bandwidth
- Zones: running a zone that has active users
- Children: using your referral code to invite others who run nodes, zones, or invite others
See below for how to register and get rewards for each of these.
Rewards from your Descendants
If any of your descendants (your children, or your children’s children, or your … to the nth generation) earns rewards from the activities below, you will also get rewarded in proportion to their earnings!
Read the Ecosystem Rewards doc for details on how this works. In Epochs 667 and 668 (Jan 2025), the rewards earned from descendants created the largest payouts!
Signing Up
Watch a video for how to sign up
In order to join the program, you have to sign up for the Diode Referral Program. Basically, you have to:
- Download Diode Collab
- Join the Referral Zone
- Once you are in the Zone, you chat with the “Registrar” to get your referral code
Full steps are at https://diode.foundation/docs/programs/ambassador_registration_program.html
Signing Into the Dashboard
Watch a video for how to sign into the dashboard
In the Referral Zone in Diode Collab, you have to tell the Registrar to “set wallet [yourwalletaddress]” so you can use the wallet to connect to the dashboard.
- Create a Metamask wallet
- Copy the public key (e.g. 0x1136002a64D9Cea97D0215Ea15330519CBa2cfEf)
- In Diode Collab, in the Diode Referrals zone, set your wallet with the registrar:
set wallet 0x1136002a64D9Cea97D0215Ea15330519CBa2cfEf
5. Click “Connect Wallet” and use Metamask to connect with the wallet you set
You should now see your Diode username and referral code at the top of the page.
Running Nodes
Watch a video for how to launch and register a node
You can run a Node in less than five minutes. Once you have one setup, copy the Node address (e.g. 0xa432f0168bd69b174c73110331e102839c2d1143) and register it with the Registrar bot:
register node 0xa432f0168bd69b174c73110331e102839c2d1143 Seattle, WA
You can tell the Registrar to “list nodes” to see your Nodes.
If you refresh your dashboard page, you’ll see the Node in your list!
Your Node must actively handle bandwidth to get rewards — so either make sure it is in a high demand region, or start specifying its address when you publish content on the Diode Network!
Running Zones
Watch a video for how to create and register a Zone
You can create your own Zone in Diode Collab. When you create your zone, go to the Zone settings and find the Zone Identification area — copy the Zone Domain (ID) value (e.g. drive-2a9e3orgige2v171facd) and register it with the Registrar bot:
register zone drive-2a9e3orgige2v171facd My Great Zone
You can tell the Registrar to “list zones” to see your zones.
If you refresh your dashboard page, you’ll see the Zone in your list!
Your Zone must have active users in it to register active user metrics, so invite others, create community, and earn rewards when your users are active in your Zone!
Referring Others
You can invite others with your referral code — they will have to Sign Up for the Referral Program with your referral code.
When someone signs up with your referral code, you can see them in your dashboard, or in the Diode Referral zone by telling the Registrar to “list children”.
Your “Children” earn you rewards when they use their referral code to sign someone else up. You will see their activity grow and have the potential to earn rewards from your Childrens’ activity.
Getting Boosts
If you stay tuned on the Diode Discord channel, from time to time the community manage will announce the ability to get NFTs for special contributions and quests. These campaigns are typically posted, and the NFTs issued, via https://airlyft.one/diode . The dashboard has a “View Campaign” button to easily access the currently running campaign.
NFT boost percentages apply to your baseline rewards for the activity above.