Deploy a Manta Symbiotic Finality Provider (SFP) Operator

GitHub repo: manta-fp

Important Note

• Minimum Stake: 400,000 MANTA tokens required to receive rewards
• Operator Registration: Once deregistered, the operator name, address, and reward address cannot be reused

Installation Steps

1. Install Go

Follow the official Go installation guide for your system.

Verify installation:

go version

2. Clone and Build SFP

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/Manta-Network/manta-fp
cd manta-fp

# Build the binary
make build

# Create required directories
mkdir -p /data/manta-fp-sfpd-1/home /data/manta-fp-sfpd-1/db

# Initialize configuration
./build/sfpd init --home /data/manta-fp-sfpd-1/home

3. Configure SFP

Edit the generated sfpd.conf file in /data/manta-fp-sfpd-1/home/:

Testnet Configuration

[Application Options]
# Operator identification (must be unique across the network). Needs to be registered in the contract
OperatorName = 

# Address to receive operator rewards. Recommended: use a different address from your operator address for better security
RewardAddress = 

# Commission rate (10000 = 100%, 1000 = 10%)
Commission = 1000

# Logging level for subsystems
LogLevel = info

# Enable AWS KMS for key management and signing (optional)
EnableKms = false

# Interval between each attempt to submit finality signature or public randomness after a failure
SubmissionRetryInterval = 1s

# Interval between each finality signature(s)
SignatureSubmissionInterval = 1s

# Maximum no. of retries to submit finality signature or public randomness
MaxSubmissionRetries = 20

[opeventconfig]
# Chain ID - Ethereum Sepolia testnet
ChainId = 11155111

# Starting block height from where chain polling begins
StartHeight = 

# Block step for chain scanning
BlockStep = 500

# Maximum no. of Ethereum blocks that can be stored in the buffer
BufferSize = 500

# Number of blocks needed to consider a transaction confirmed
NumConfirmations = 10

#ErrNonceTooLow threshold to drop a transaction at a particular nonce without receiving confirmation
SafeAbortNonceTooLowCount = 3

# Ethereum RPC endpoint
EthRpc = 

# Contract addresses (Testnet)
L2OutputOracleAddr = "0x2dd44d1b04170C5623cCc55DD5ed43FAB08b0B46"
MantaStakingMiddlewareAddress = "0x63e3e4542315512d717cc0997b518ab00aa496f0"
SymbioticOperatorRegisterAddress = "0x6F75a4ffF97326A00e52662d82EA4FdE86a2C548"

# Polling interval
PollInterval = 5s

[cloudhsm]
EnableHSM = false
HsmApiName = 
HsmCreden = 
HsmAddress = 

[dbconfig]
# Database configuration; path needs to be persistent
DBPath = /data/manta-fp-sfpd-1/db
DBFileName = symbiotic-fp.db

# Prevents database from syncing its freelist to disk for better performance, but with increased startup time
NoFreelistSync = true

# Compacts the Bolt DB on startup if file is older than minimum age; uses extra space temporarily but reduces final DB size.
AutoCompact = false
AutoCompactMinAge = 168h0m0s

# Timeout value to use when opening wallet DB
DBTimeout = 1m0s

[celestiaconfig]
# Celestia namespace ID for DA node
Namespace =

# Dial address of data availability grpc client
DaRpc = http://celstia-node:26658

# Timeout for Celestia requests
Timeout = 1m0s

[metrics]
# Prometheus metrics endpoint
Host = 0.0.0.0
Port = 2113
UpdateInterval = 100ms

[api]
# HTTP API endpoint
Host = 0.0.0.0
Port = 8080

Celestia Light Node

• Quick setup for Celestia light node if you choose to deploy your own: https://docs.celestia.org/how-to-guides/light-node
• Link to the Helm chart: https://github.com/celestiaorg/helm-charts

4. Start the SFP Operator

Option A: If EnableKms = false

# Set environment variables
export CELESTIA_AUTH_TOKEN="your-celestia-auth-token"
export FP_EVM_PRIVATE_KEY="your-operator-private-key"

# Start the operator
./build/sfpd start \
  --home /data/manta-fp-sfpd-1/home \
  --auth-token $CELESTIA_AUTH_TOKEN \
  --private-key $FP_EVM_PRIVATE_KEY

Option B: If EnableKms = true

# Set environment variables
export CELESTIA_AUTH_TOKEN="your-celestia-auth-token"
export KMS_REGION="chosen-region"
export KMS_ID="your-kms-key-id"

# Start the operator
./build/sfpd start \
  --home /data/manta-fp-sfpd-1/home \
  --auth-token $CELESTIA_AUTH_TOKEN \
  --kms-region $KMS_REGION \
  --kms-id $KMS_ID

Rewards API

Operator rewards accumulate over time and can be claimed through the reward API and token distribution contract.

Base URL: https://prod.reward-api.pacific-staking.manta.network

1. Fetch Accumulated Reward Amount

Check your total claimable rewards amount.

• Path: /reward/all-amount
• Method: POST
• Content-Type: application/json

Request Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
address	string	Yes	Your operator's Ethereum address
protocolType	string	Yes	Must be "symbiotic" for Manta FP
isOperator	boolean	Yes	Set to true for operators
isPending	boolean	No	false for claimable rewards (default), true for pending rewards

Example Request:

curl -X POST https://prod.reward-api.pacific-staking.manta.network/reward/all-amount \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "address": "0x9e22e7f3ad7a800c6a4cd42f9f3bc3b36fe11ec3",
    "protocolType": "symbiotic",
    "isOperator": true,
    "isPending": false
  }'

Example Response:

{
    "success": true,
    "data": [
        {
            "amount": "1677619047619047618631", // Amount in wei (18 decimals)
            "rewardAddress": "0x9e22e7f3ad7a800c6a4cd42f9f3bc3b36fe11ec3",
            "ownerAddress": "0x9e22e7f3ad7a800c6a4cd42f9f3bc3b36fe11ec3",
            "lastUpdated": 1753370401000 // Unix timestamp in milliseconds
        }
    ]
}

Converting from wei to MANTA

// Convert from wei to MANTA
const amountInWei = "1677619047619047618631";
const amountInManta = amountInWei / 1e18; // 1677.619 MANTA

2. Claim Rewards

Step 1: Get Claim Signature

Fetch the signature required to claim your rewards.

• Path: /reward/claim-all-data
• Method: POST
• Content-Type: application/json

Request Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
address	string	Yes	Your operator's Ethereum address
protocolType	string	Yes	Must be "symbiotic" for Manta FP
isOperator	boolean	Yes	Set to true for operators

Example Request:

curl -X POST https://prod.reward-api.pacific-staking.manta.network/reward/claim-all-data \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "address": "0x9e22e7f3ad7a800c6a4cd42f9f3bc3b36fe11ec3",
    "protocolType": "symbiotic",
    "isOperator": true
  }'

Example Response:

{
    "success": true,
    "data": [
        {
            "calldata": "0x514302ca0000000000000000000000009e22e7f3ad7a800c6a4cd42f9f3bc3b36fe11ec374be214f4c1988163ca53f8d0b53c59e4d74a4c549975d6887444fdb8b8837f6000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000bed1d0263d9f0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001cd704ba26bc476806be3381c49887bd28f1f5360ac195887dc7c245319efa740369db40b4520070f76e6b7a47cf69b04a27aac6a5fb4e3c4039835e3b27c354a2"
        }
    ]
}

Step 2: Execute On-chain Claim

Use the calldata from Step 1 to call the token distribution contract and claim your rewards on-chain.

# Install cast if not already installed: https://book.getfoundry.sh/getting-started/installation

# Set your private key (use secure method in production)
export PRIVATE_KEY="your-private-key"

# Claim rewards
cast send TODO_CONTRACT_ADDRESS \
  "${CALLDATA_FROM_STEP_1}" \
  --private-key $PRIVATE_KEY

Once the transaction is confirmed, rewards will be automatically transferred to the reward address you specified during registration.

Monitoring and Maintenance

• Health check API: curl http://localhost:8080/ping
• Metrics API: http://localhost:2113/metrics

Support and Resources

• Technical Support: Manta Network Discord
• GitHub Issues: manta-fp repository