bigchaindb/docs/server/source/nodes/node-assumptions.md

Production Node Assumptions

If you're not sure what we mean by a BigchainDB node, cluster, federation, or production node, then see the section in the Introduction where we defined those terms.

We make some assumptions about production nodes:

1. Each production node is set up and managed by an experienced professional system administrator (or a team of them).

2. Each production node in a federation's cluster is managed by a different person or team.

Because of the first assumption, we don't provide a detailed cookbook explaining how to secure a server, or other things that a sysadmin should know. (We do provide some starter templates, but those are just a starting point.)