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IBC Relayers

Osmosis is connected to the rest of the interchain by IBC relayers: independent operators that watch for outbound packets on one chain and submit them on the other. Relaying is permissionless, so the active set changes continuously and is not centrally registered.

Finding active relayers​

Rather than a hand-maintained directory (which goes stale quickly as operators and channels change), use live sources:

  • Relayers dashboard (Smart Stake) shows the relayers actually submitting Osmosis IBC transactions, with their recent activity and the channels they serve. This is the best view of who is relaying for Osmosis right now.
  • Cosmos chain registry lists the canonical peers and the IBC channel definitions between Osmosis and each counterparty chain.
  • Map of Zones visualizes Osmosis's IBC connections and relative transfer volume across the interchain.

Running a relayer​

If you want to relay for Osmosis yourself, the two production relayer implementations are Hermes (Rust, maintained by Informal Systems) and the Go relayer. Both read channel and chain metadata from the chain registry. Coordinate with other operators in the Osmosis Discord.

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