NightForge Explorer

Privacy-first blockchain explorer for Midnight Network - Built in Japan.

Live Sites

• Mainnet: mainnet.nightforge.jp
• Preprod: preprod.nightforge.jp
• Preview: preview.nightforge.jp

Features

• Privacy Dashboard - Shielded/unshielded transaction ratio, ZK proof badges
• On-Chain Governance - Council proposals, votes, technical committee tracking
• Cardano Anchor Points - Cross-chain checkpoint visualization
• Epoch Timeline - Session tracking, validator rotations, countdown
• Bridge Monitor - Cardano - Midnight bridge operations
• Contract Tracking - Deployed contracts from on-chain events
• DUST Explainer - Midnight's unique fee mechanism
• Japanese/English - Full JP/EN language toggle
• API Documentation - Interactive docs at /api/{network}/docs
• Live Block Pulse - Chain heartbeat animation
• Network Age - Live uptime counter
• Multi-Network - Switch between mainnet, preprod, preview

Architecture

explorers/
  mainnet/    # Node.js backend (port 3005)
  preprod/    # Node.js backend (port 3004)
  preview/    # Node.js backend (port 3000)

frontends/
  mainnet.html  # Self-contained HTML + JS + CSS
  preprod.html
  preview.html
  assets/       # Favicon, logos

nginx/            # Nginx site configs
systemd/          # Systemd service files

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js + Express + SQLite (better-sqlite3) + Polkadot.js API
• Frontend: Self-contained HTML with Tailwind CSS + Chart.js
• Indexer: Real-time block/extrinsic/event indexing via WebSocket RPC
• Transaction Decoder: Midnight transaction classification (shielded/unshielded)

API Endpoints

Full interactive documentation available at each site under /api/{network}/docs

Setup

cd explorers/mainnet
npm install
npx tsx src/index.ts

License

Apache 2.0 - See LICENSE