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Daedalus: custom SMASH server setup

Some pools don't appear with the default IOHK-moderated list, and "fetch directly" is very slow. Setting the custom server below fixes both — it takes about one minute.

The only thing you need — this URL
https://api.adatool.net

  1. 1Choose "Custom server"

    Daedalus → Settings (gear icon) → Stake pools → open the SMASH dropdown → Custom server.

    Off-chain metadata server (SMASH)
    Custom server▴
    IOHK (recommended)
    Custom server✓
    None (fetch directly)
    Daedalus → Settings → Stake pools (mock-up)

  2. 2Paste the URL and confirm

    Paste https://api.adatool.net into the "SMASH server URL" field and click the arrow button. Enter the hostname only — a URL with a path ("/...") is rejected.

    Off-chain metadata server (SMASH)
    Custom server▾
    SMASH server URL
    https://api.adatool.net▏
    ›
    Enter the URL and click the arrow button (mock-up)

  3. 3Find your pool by ticker search

    Open Delegation center → Stake pools. The list reloads (first load can take a few minutes). High-fee pools rank at the bottom of the reward-sorted grid, so use the search box (the mock-up shows "XYZ7" as an example).

    Loading stake pools（550+）
    🔍XYZ7▏
    XYZ7
    found
    LCP
    …
    ADAFR
    …
    ACL
    …
    CLIO1
    …
    OCTAS
    …
    VIPER
    …
    Delegation center → Stake pools: search by ticker (mock-up)
Notes
  • This server lists steadily block-producing pools plus specific pools hidden by the default list, so the list loads fast.
  • Pool metadata is served byte-exact from a full db-sync database, so Daedalus's hash verification passes — the server cannot alter pool information.
  • To revert, simply choose "IOHK (recommended)" in the same dropdown.
  • Delegation itself is unaffected by SMASH — it only changes which pool names/tickers are displayed.