Dynamic management of blockchain resources

A system for scaling one or more peers in a blockchain network, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory, the processor being configured to perform operations comprising:
• defining an available resource set in the blockchain network, wherein the available resource set is the one or more peers;
• collecting one or more metrics associated with the one or more peers in the blockchain network;
• analyzing the one or more metrics to identify a first workload level for the one or more peers;
• determining an optimal status for a first particular peer of the one or more peers, based in part on the available resource set and the first workload level;
• comparing the optimal status to a current status of the first particular peer;
• determining if the optimal status and the current status are different;
• and
• executing, responsive to determining the optimal status and the current status are different, a status change of the first particular peer from the current status to the optimal status.

A computer program product for scaling one or more peers in a blockchain network, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processors to perform a function, the function comprising defining an available resource set in the blockchain network, wherein the available resource set is the one or more peers;

• collecting one or more metrics associated with the one or more peers in the blockchain network;
• analyzing the one or more metrics to identify a first workload level for the one or more peers;
• determining an optimal status for a first particular peer of the one or more peers, based in part on the available resource set and the first workload level;
• comparing the optimal status to a current status of the first particular peer;
• determining if the optimal status and the current status are different;
• and
• executing, responsive to determining the optimal status and the current status are different, a status change of the first particular peer from the current status to the optimal status.