Case Study · Mainnet Launch & Operations
How an emerging L2 launched mainnet in 6 weeks with full ecosystem tooling
An emerging L2 protocol used Blockops Rollup-as-a-Service and ecosystem tooling to ship from devnet to mainnet in 6 weeks — with RPC, indexer, explorer, and validator ops on day one.
- Client
- Optimistic rollup (anonymized)
- Industry
- Web3 Protocols
- Region
- Global ecosystem
- Timeline
- 6 weeks to mainnet, 90 days zero downtime
What we delivered
6 weeks
Devnet to mainnet
Day-1
Ecosystem tooling live
24/7
Protocol ops
0
Unplanned downtime in first 90 days
What the team was up against
Tooling burden
Builders needed RPC, indexer, and explorer before mainnet — none existed.
Talent scarcity
Hiring 24/7 protocol engineers would have delayed launch by quarters.
Upgrade risk
First upgrades and forks were too risky to handle without battle-tested operators.
How Blockops delivered
Rollup-as-a-Service
Provisioned dedicated rollup clusters with end-to-end CI for upgrades.
Ecosystem tooling stack
RPC, Indexer, and Telescope explorer live on day one.
Validator operations
Professional validator set with 24/7 incident response.
Products used
Rollup as a ServiceDedicated RPCIndexerTelescopeStaking Infrastructure
“Blockops let us ship like a serious infrastructure team — without hiring one.”
Founding Engineer · Emerging L2 Protocol
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