Developer Request → Satelink Gateway → Your Node → Response
                         ↓
              Revenue recorded in PostgreSQL
                         ↓
              Epoch closes (every 60 seconds)
                         ↓
              50% allocated to node operators
                         ↓
              Claim USDT on Polygon mainnet

curl -X POST https://rpc.satelink.network/api/nodes/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "wallet": "0xYourWalletAddress",
    "region": "us-east-1",
    "node_type": "vps"
  }'

{
  "ok": true,
  "node_id": "NODE-us-east-1-abc123",
  "pair_code": "PAIR-xyz789",
  "status": "pending"
}

# Clone the node runner
git clone https://github.com/Satelink-Protocol/satelink-node.git
cd satelink-node

# Configure
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your NODE_ID and PAIR_CODE

# Start
docker-compose up -d

curl https://rpc.satelink.network/api/nodes/NODE-us-east-1-abc123/stats

{
  "ok": true,
  "node_id": "NODE-us-east-1-abc123",
  "status": "active",
  "uptime_pct": 99.8,
  "total_requests": 45000,
  "earnings_usdt": 2.34
}

# Get JWT token first
TOKEN=$(curl -X POST https://rpc.satelink.network/api/auth/node-token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"nodeId":"NODE-us-east-1-abc123","signature":"0x..."}' \
  | jq -r '.token')

# Generate claim signature
curl -X POST https://rpc.satelink.network/api/nodes/NODE-us-east-1-abc123/claim \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"walletAddress":"0xYourWallet"}'

{
  "success": true,
  "signature": {
    "amount_usdt": 2.34,
    "signature": "0x...",
    "deadline": "2026-05-20T00:00:00Z",
    "contract": "0x6987921e2453f360e314e4424F6c2789F10a1CC9"
  }
}

Your Earnings = (Your Requests / Total Requests) × Node Pool

Example:
- Total epoch revenue: $10 USDT
- Node pool (50%): $5 USDT
- Your requests: 1,000
- Total requests: 10,000
- Your share: 10% × $5 = $0.50 USDT

curl https://rpc.satelink.network/api/nodes/YOUR_NODE_ID/stats

curl https://rpc.satelink.network/api/nodes/YOUR_NODE_ID/earnings

const ws = new WebSocket('wss://rpc.satelink.network/os/events');

ws.onmessage = (event) => {
  const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
  if (data.type === 'epoch:closed') {
    console.log('Epoch closed, earnings:', data.node_pool);
  }
};