Phase 2
User-ready Mainnet
Soroban Phase 2 Launch
Get ready for a new era into the Stellar Network.
Immediately following a positive validator vote, Phase 0 begins, which is designed to allow network operators to observe the network after the upgrade, and not intended for end users to interact with applications. Here, the focus lies in validating key aspects:
Smoke-testing systems
Basic contract execution testing
Uploading network configuration upgrades via contract calls
In Phase 1, builders gain the ability to deploy contracts on Mainnet for testing. Like Phase 0, this environment is not meant for application users. This phase focuses on:
Monitoring contract impact on network performance
Gradually increasing Soroban transaction capacity
Validating critical system aspects
Phase 2 marks the deployment of a user-ready Mainnet where anyone can deploy and interact with smart contracts. In this phase, the network is ready for more extensive smart contract utilization, so it's the practical beginning of smart contracts on the Stellar network.
This is not the end of the journey. At the core of smart contracts on the Stellar network is scale and sustainability, and efforts to continue to expand capacity and introduce further capabilities to enhance the network's functionalities will be ongoing.
