hey <span class="mention" osn-polka-address="7KEuLakNQ7G4jZrni1UmDaxfpj9qRvcFWbPG11TmmW7S5a4d" osn-polka-network="undefined" data-denotation-char="@" data-id="7KEuLakNQ7G4jZrni1UmDaxfpj9qRvcFWbPG11TmmW7S5a4d" data-value="7KEu...5a4d">﻿@7KEu...5a4d﻿ , thanks for the initiative,seems a little more context is missing here? Could you provide links to a website, and see what other services in other networks you have given and currently have?So the community can see with more information and provide good feedback, thanks u

And it would be nice to have an estimate of how much it would cost.

Is this operational? Are there some API docs I can read? Where do I go for an api key? 

Hello HydraDX Community,

below are the answers to your questions.

We already operate nodes and collators in other Kusama / Polkadot parachain networks.

All community members are invited to test our HydraDX API service.
For this reason we have prepared a public API endpoint for non-binding testing.

### HydraDX API
HTTPS: [https://hdx.api.cardinate.io](url)
WebSocket: [wss://hdx.api.cardinate.io](url)
Try on Polkadot.JS: [https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fhdx.api.cardinate.io#/explorer](url)

We want to support the Basilisk & HydraDX Network project in its development and growth, so we would offer our service free of charge for the first 4 months, beginning with March 2023.

In terms of costs after the 4 months (from July 2023), we would orient ourselves to the usual market conditions, in the range of 1,500 to 2,000 USD per parachain per month. We can then apply for payment of the operating costs, on a quarterly basis, via a treasury proposal.

I think it's fair to start small and when the HydraDX ecosystem has grown and our API services are used extensively, the conditions will adjust accordingly.

So we really support the decentralized approach of the HydraDX Network project, because our operations, ip connectivity and server systems are definitely not depending on the other internet services providers or cloud providers.

We would be proud to support Basilisk & HydraDX Network with a real independent API-Endpoint in our infrastructure, in the center of europe.

Best regards
cardinate

P.S.:
Below is the link to our website.

### cardinate Website:
Link: [https://www.cardinate.io](url)

Thanks for the interest, but at the moment we are not looking for rpc providers and we will not be supporting a future treasury payout for this sir

Hello Jose,

thanks for your feedback

Then I'll ask again at a later date when HydraDX has become the "ocean of liquidity" in the Polkadot ecosystem and a real decentralized API infrastructure may be important. :-)

Best regards
cardinate

Hello HydraDX Team & Community,

**cardinate here, as already mentioned in the discord channel, below is our request as an API node service provider for the Basilisk & HydraDX network.**

We have been in IT since 2001, starting in the Web 1.0 world and compiling Linux systems ourself (Kernel 2.2), quickly realizing that IT and network infrastructure is our strength.
Already in 2004 we have been operating our own linux routers, switches and LAMP servers in data centers.

Since 2015 we operate our own autonomous system (AS) and geo-redundant data center infrastructure in the center of Europe and can provide fast reliable services that are completely independent.
We also have our own IPv4- and IPv6-address ranges, which we announce via internet protocol BGP to ensure geo-redundant connectivity of the systems we operate.

So we really support the decentralized approach of the HydraDX network, because our operations, IP connectivity and server systems are definitely not depending on one of the major centralized cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, OVHcloud, Hetzner, etc.).

**We would like to support the HydraDX project in its development and growth.
For this reason we will make our API services available free of charge for the first 4 months.**

**We will then provide an evaluation of the API usage and make a further proposal at which fair market costs we can provide the service in future.**

**The HydraDX team and community can then decide whether they want to use our API services.**

Best Regards
cardinate

1. A company called cardinate wants to provide a service to the HydraDX network.
2. They have been working in IT since 2001 and have experience with Linux systems and data centers.
3. They have their own autonomous system and data center infrastructure in Europe.
4. They support the decentralized approach of the HydraDX network.
5. They will provide their API services for free for the first 4 months and then propose a fair market cost for the service.

cardinate - Request as API node service provider for Basilisk & HydraDX network