R3E Network has released NeoNexus, an open-source web-based platform that allows operators to deploy, monitor, and manage Neo N3 nodes through a browser interface. This tool supports both neo-cli (v3.6.0 – v3.9.2) and neo-go (v0.104.0+) nodes and is intended to significantly lower the barrier to running Neo infrastructure.
This release is the latest in a rapid series of infrastructure tools from Neo core developer and R3E Network founder Jimmy Liao, whose ecosystem-wide work includes an Oracle system powered by TEE, a Solidity compiler, a Rust implementation, and a JavaScript decompiler SDK, all shipped within the past three months.
Web UI for node operations
Neo N3 nodes traditionally required CLI setup and manual configuration. NeoNexus replaces much of that workflow with a web dashboard that handles node deployment, plugin management, synchronization monitoring, and crash recovery from a single control panel.
The platform introduces a role orchestration system that assigns predefined configurations to nodes, such as RPC/API, State, Oracle, Consensus, Indexer, and Secure Signer Client, streamlining tasks that would otherwise require manual coordination of multiple configuration files. Operators can monitor block height, synchronization progress, number of peers, and system resource usage in real time via WebSockets.
Additional operational features include automatic crash recovery with exponential backoff, disk usage alerts that predict days until full, configuration auditing that flags discrepancies between on-disk and expected settings, and log retention management. The platform also supports multi-server monitoring from a single instance.
Fast sync, private network, plugin management
NeoNexus supports fast synchronous snapshots with SHA-256 validation, allowing operators to register local, HTTPS, or catalog-based snapshot manifests and bind checkpoints to isolated data contexts. In this release, snapshot manifests are provided by users, and operators are expected to publish and sign their own authoritative catalogs.
Private Network Planner generates single-node, 4-node, or 7-node Neo N3 networks using auto-generated network magic, port assignments, seed lists, and standby committee keys. Plugin management covers the full range of official neo-cli plugins, from storage engines and API servers to consensus, oracle, and state services.
Key protection with TEE
Consistent with R3E Network’s focus on confidential computing, NeoNexus includes secure signer integration with support for software, Intel SGX, AWS Nitro Enclave, and custom modes. This feature is auto-connected via the Neo SignClient plugin to generate deployment commands for local signer instances. NeoNexus does not store WIF keys, plaintext private keys, or unlock passphrases, and private signer endpoints are blocked by default.
This integration expands on R3E’s previous TEE work, which included the Morpheus Matrix oracle deployed on the Neo N3 MainNet using Phala Network’s confidential computing infrastructure.
AI agents and Neo X preview
NeoNexus includes an experimental AI agent called Hermes, which is disabled by default and provides a natural language interface for fleet operations. When enabled, operators can provide their own Anthropic or OpenAI API keys and issue commands to start, stop, restart nodes, toggle plugins, and query metrics through a streaming chat interface. Actions are restricted by roles to match the user’s permissions.
The platform also includes preview support for Neo X nodes, allowing operators to manage neox-go alongside their Neo N3 infrastructure. This feature requires enabling another environment flag and is currently limited to Linux binaries.
The project can be viewed from the link below.
https://github.com/r3e-network/neo-nexus
