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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.

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Funding Paths

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 .

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Community Resources

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

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Contribute

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.
Last modified on March 16, 2026