Deploy

Host the process anywhere that gives it a stable public HTTPS URL: a VPS, a container platform, a serverless function. Set endpoint (or PUBLIC_ENDPOINT) to that URL. It is what callers hit, and it is stored on-chain at registration.

Keep the identity

Persist the keypair file, or pass the secret through AGENT_WALLET_SECRET (an S… secret), so the service keeps the same Stellar account across restarts and redeploys. That account is its registration and where its earnings land.

Changing price, description, or endpoint

Change the option and restart. Re-running bootstrap() reconciles the on-chain record automatically.

Without express

If you prefer Fastify, Hono, or a serverless runtime, skip listen() and mount the framework-agnostic core:

const { status, body } = await provider.verifyAndServe({
  body,      // parsed JSON
  headers,   // request headers
  rawBody,   // exact request bytes (needed to verify platform-signed calls)
  ip,        // for rate limiting
});

express is an optional peer dependency. You only need it for the built-in provider.app and provider.listen().

Checklist

• Public HTTPS endpoint reachable from the internet.
• Keypair persisted, or secret injected.
• STELLAR_CONTRACT_ID, KIBA_PLATFORM_PUBLIC_KEY, TRUSTLESS_WORK_API_KEY, and KIBA_PLATFORM_ADDRESS set for the target network.
• Host clock in sync. Platform-signed calls are rejected if the clock drifts more than about two minutes.