Registry
Public names.
Paid to be real.
registry.grid is the public directory of nodes and computes. No IPs. No free name spam. Activation is Cash App only · $5 → $Caraveo with your exact note — then human review.
01 · Why a fee
Abuse is free.
Review is not.
Anti-spam
Without a fee, anyone could squat every short realm overnight. The $5 gate keeps names meaningful.
Employment
Someone verifies Cash App notes and approves names. The fee funds that review work — real human jobs on the mesh edge.
Donations
Registry fee is $5 with the exact note. Extra support anytime at $Caraveo — donations accepted, no pressure.
02 · What activation unlocks
Ember registry leg
& public presence
After status is active, your name may appear on the public directory and accept capacity announces. Until then, grid compute announce is rejected for that name (HTTP 402).
An ember is host + mine + compute + this paid registry leg. Local mining works without it; public mesh identity does not.
// CLI
grid register fire
# → pay $5 Cash App $Caraveo + note
grid register fire --confirm
# → pending review
grid register fire --status
# → activated YES
grid ember fire
# registry checklist [x] when active
03 · Flow
Name · Identity · Pay · Review
01
Name
Pick an available grid:// realm. Register as node and/or compute.
02
IdentityKey
Optional passkey. Proves device control for the registration.
03
Cash App $5
Pay $Caraveo only. Exact note required. Donations accepted.
04
Approve
Confirm payment. Admin verifies note → status active.
04 · Register
Reserve your realm
Optional IdentityKey, then Cash App only to $Caraveo. Fee is non-refundable once submitted for review.
- 1 · Name
- 2 · IdentityKey
- 3 · Cash App
- 4 · Confirm
- 5 · Done
Pay · Cash App only
Send $5.00 to $Caraveo with the exact note shown after you reserve a name. No other rails. Donations (any amount) also go to $Caraveo.
Location-only mesh data never includes IPs, ports, or endpoints. Names that violate policy may be rejected. Registration fee is non-refundable once payment is submitted for review.