slv-pythnet

# SLV Pythnet Skill Ansible recipe + skill docs for running a self-hosted **Pythnet RPC** node — the application-specific Solana fork operated by Pyth's data providers. ## What is Pythnet? > Pythnet is an application-specific blockchain operated by Pyth's data > providers. This blockchain is a computation substrate to securely > combine the data provider's prices into a single aggregate price for > each Pyth price feed. Pythnet forms the core of Pyth's off-chain > price feeds that serve all blockchains. > — [pyth-network/pythnet README](https://github.com/pyth-network/pythnet) It's a Solana 1.14.17 fork. Running it as a no-voting RPC node lets you serve Pythnet HTTP+WS directly to a self-hosted Hermes (see `slv-hermes`), eliminating the dependency on public Pythnet endpoints (Triton, P2P, Blockdaemon, Figment). ## Why self-host? Pyth Network's documentation notes that running Pythnet RPC yourself is "discouraged due to the potential high cost and maintenance involved" — which is true relative to using a managed provider, but **wildly overstated** when compared to running a Solana mainnet RPC. Pythnet's traffic is tiny: only Pyth oracle operations, ~21 validators, no DeFi mints, no NFT spam. Ledger growth is ~10 GB/day. Catch-up from a fresh snapshot fetch finishes in 10-20 minutes (vs hours on mainnet). If you already run Solana RPC infrastructure, Pythnet RPC is an order of magnitude smaller across every dimension. ## Hardware target Pythnet is light enough th...