Operator Support & Programmes

Funding and support programmes for Livepeer Gateway operators - SPE grants, AI Video Startup Programme, community resources, and how to contribute to the ecosystem.

The Livepeer ecosystem provides funding, programmes, and community resources for Gateway operators at every stage - from first-time builders to production platform operators. This page covers what support is available and how to access it.

Business Case

For the business rationale, operator models, and cost/revenue analysis, see the Business Case guide in Operator Considerations.

Funding Paths

SPE Grants

Special Purpose Entity (SPE) grants fund Gateway operators through the Livepeer treasury governance process. SPEs run public Gateways that serve the broader network - public access, new capabilities, increased demand - without needing a commercial revenue stream from day one.

Currently funded SPEs operating Gateways:

How to propose an SPE:

1. Engage the community on Discord and Forum
2. Write a proposal with clear public benefit, verifiable milestones, and realistic budget
3. Post to the Livepeer Forum for community discussion
4. Submit for on-chain governance vote (token holder approval)
5. Execute and report on milestones

For the full SPE guide, see .

AI Video Startup Programme

The Livepeer Foundation runs a programme for startups and teams building AI-powered video products on Livepeer. Accepted teams receive:

• Network resources and compute credits
• Technical support from the Livepeer engineering team
• Investor introductions and go-to-market guidance
• Community visibility

This programme is specifically for teams building products that route AI inference through the Livepeer network. Running a Gateway is the operational foundation.

The AI Video Startup Programme runs in cohorts. Check Discord #local-gateways or the Livepeer Forum for current application windows.

Community Signer

For operators who want to start without any crypto setup, the community-hosted remote signer at signer.eliteencoder.net provides free ETH for testing and development. This removes all Ethereum complexity from the Gateway operator’s responsibilities. The community signer is not for production workloads without understanding the custody implications. For production, run a dedicated signer instance. See .

Community Resources

Discord

The #local-gateways channel on Discord is the primary real-time support channel for Gateway operators. Most operators respond within a few hours. Use it for:

• Technical setup questions
• Finding AI-capable Orchestrator addresses
• Sharing Gateway endpoints and capabilities
• Debugging routing issues with community help

Forum

The Livepeer Forum is the right place for longer discussions, SPE proposals, architecture design, and feature requests. Forum threads are indexed by search engines and serve as a permanent record. Tag posts with gateway and go-livepeer.

GitHub

• go-livepeer - the Gateway binary. File issues for bugs, feature requests, and flag verification.
• livepeer/naap - Network as a Platform reference implementation for multi-tenant Gateways.
• livepeer/explorer - the Livepeer Explorer. Gateway Explorer page in development (PR #410).
• livepeer/docs - documentation. Report gaps or contribute improvements.

Livepeer Tools

tools.livepeer.cloud is a community-maintained dashboard for network monitoring and Gateway observability. Contact the maintainers to have a Gateway listed.

Contribute

Related Pages

NaaP & Multi-Tenancy

Build a multi-tenant platform with API keys, billing, and user management.

SPE Grant Model

How to propose and execute a treasury-funded Gateway SPE.

Gateway Showcase

Production projects and tools built on Livepeer Gateways.

Business Case

Operator models, cost structures, and revenue analysis.