---
title: "NetOps WG · Recruit & support community validators"
path: "/ideas/dao-grow-validator-set"
version: "1.0.0"
author: "Hydrate"
createdAt: "2026-07-11T14:31:10.935Z"
updatedAt: "2026-07-11T15:09:46.537Z"
---

# NetOps WG · Recruit & support community validators

<Infobox>
| 🔴 Discussion |
| Network Operations WG |
| ⚙️ Protocol |
| Phase 2 — activity-triggered |
| Open |
| [TG thread — "we're less than 100 now"](https://t.me/radix_dlt/995033) |
</Infobox>

Community members note the active validator set has fallen below ~100 and ask whether Radix needs more validators. Decentralization and liveness benefit from a larger, healthier set — but new operators hit friction (e.g. corrupt ledger snapshots, long sync-from-scratch times).

## Deliverables

- Assess target validator-set size and geographic distribution.
- Fix onboarding friction: reliable ledger snapshots and clear sync guidance.
- Stand up / point to a node-runner support channel.
- Consider incentives for new independent operators (tie-in to subsidy design).
## Dependencies & cross-references

- Governed by [Daffy's Radix DAO framework](https://github.com/Shadaffy/radix-dao) (repo `Shadaffy/radix-dao`); see the [Governance Framework Reference Repo](https://radixtalk.com/t/rfc-dao-governance-framework-reference-repo/2268) and [Charter (Round 1)](https://radixtalk.com/t/rfc-dao-documents-round1-the-charter/2269).
- Interacts with [subsidy design](/ideas/dao-validator-subsidy-future).
## Sources

- [Radix DLT Official — validator-count discussion](https://t.me/radix_dlt/995033)