diff --git a/ansible/inventory.yaml b/ansible/inventory.yaml
index 1dfa0c8..0e55a4b 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory.yaml
+++ b/ansible/inventory.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+# Hosts that run a vaclab-ntp server pod (hostNetwork) locally. Their system
+# clock is already disciplined directly by that pod's chronyd, so they must
+# NOT also run a native host-level chrony client - two chronyd instances
+# steering the same kernel clock fight each other and cause large offsets.
+ntp_server_hosts:
+  hosts:
+    metal-01.he-eu-hel1.misc.vacdst.status.im:
+
 k3s_cluster:
   children:
     server:
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/chrony_report.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/chrony_report.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..972093e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/chrony_report.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+---
+- name: Gather chrony tracking status from client hosts
+  hosts: k3s_cluster:!ntp_server_hosts
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Get chrony tracking summary (host-level)
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -o pipefail
+        chronyc tracking | awk -F': ' '
+          /^Stratum/ {stratum=$2}
+          /^System time/ {
+            split($2, a, " "); v = a[1] + 0
+            if ($2 ~ /fast/) v = -v
+            sys_ms = v * 1000
+          }
+          /^Last offset/ {
+            split($2, a, " "); lastoff_ms = (a[1] + 0) * 1000
+          }
+          /^RMS offset/ {
+            split($2, a, " "); rms_ms = (a[1] + 0) * 1000
+          }
+          /^Root dispersion/ {
+            split($2, a, " "); rootdisp_ms = (a[1] + 0) * 1000
+          }
+          /^Leap status/ {leap=$2}
+          END {printf "%s,%.3f,%.3f,%.3f,%.3f,%s", stratum, sys_ms, lastoff_ms, rms_ms, rootdisp_ms, leap}
+        '
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: chrony_summary
+      changed_when: false
+
+# ntp_server_hosts (currently just metal-01) have no host-level chronyc
+# anymore - only the co-located ntp-server pod (replicas: 1, ordinal 0)
+# disciplines that host's clock. Query the pod itself instead.
+- name: Gather chrony tracking status from the vaclab-ntp server pod
+  hosts: server[0]
+  become: false
+  gather_facts: false
+  environment:
+    KUBECONFIG: /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml
+  tasks:
+    - name: Get chrony tracking summary from ntp-server-0
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -o pipefail
+        kubectl exec -n vaclab-ntp ntp-server-0 -- chronyc tracking | awk -F': ' '
+          /^Stratum/ {stratum=$2}
+          /^System time/ {
+            split($2, a, " "); v = a[1] + 0
+            if ($2 ~ /fast/) v = -v
+            sys_ms = v * 1000
+          }
+          /^Last offset/ {
+            split($2, a, " "); lastoff_ms = (a[1] + 0) * 1000
+          }
+          /^RMS offset/ {
+            split($2, a, " "); rms_ms = (a[1] + 0) * 1000
+          }
+          /^Root dispersion/ {
+            split($2, a, " "); rootdisp_ms = (a[1] + 0) * 1000
+          }
+          /^Leap status/ {leap=$2}
+          END {printf "%s,%.3f,%.3f,%.3f,%.3f,%s", stratum, sys_ms, lastoff_ms, rms_ms, rootdisp_ms, leap}
+        '
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: chrony_summary_ntp_server_pod
+      changed_when: false
+
+- name: Display cluster-wide chrony sync table
+  hosts: server[0]
+  become: false
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Print combined table
+      vars:
+        header: "{{ '%-32s %-8s %12s %14s %10s %14s %-8s' | format('HOST', 'STRATUM', 'OFFSET(ms)', 'LASTOFF(ms)', 'RMS(ms)', 'ROOTDISP(ms)', 'LEAP') }}"
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: |
+          {{ header }}
+          {% for item in groups['k3s_cluster'] %}
+          {% if item in groups['ntp_server_hosts'] %}
+          {% set f = chrony_summary_ntp_server_pod.stdout.split(',') %}
+          {{ '%-32s %-8s %12s %14s %10s %14s %-8s' | format(item | regex_replace('\.status\.im$', '') ~ ' (via pod)', f[0], f[1], f[2], f[3], f[4], f[5]) }}
+          {% else %}
+          {% set f = hostvars[item].chrony_summary.stdout.split(',') %}
+          {{ '%-32s %-8s %12s %14s %10s %14s %-8s' | format(item | regex_replace('\.status\.im$', ''), f[0], f[1], f[2], f[3], f[4], f[5]) }}
+          {% endif %}
+          {% endfor %}
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/tasks/chrony_client.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/chrony_client.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f31dc8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/tasks/chrony_client.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+- name: Install chrony
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name: chrony
+    state: present
+    update_cache: true
+
+- name: Configure chrony to sync against the internal vaclab-ntp server, with Cloudflare as backup
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: /etc/chrony/chrony.conf
+    mode: '0644'
+    content: |
+      # Managed by Ansible: update_chrony_client.yaml
+      # Primary: the sole vaclab-ntp server, hostNetwork on metal-01, so
+      # reached directly on the standard NTP port (123) - no NodePort
+      # involved. Using the full SSH-facing hostname (confirmed resolvable -
+      # it's what every ansible connection in this playbook uses), not the
+      # bare k8s node name, which is a different string and not confirmed
+      # resolvable at the OS/DNS level.
+      server metal-01.he-eu-hel1.misc.vacdst.status.im iburst prefer
+      # Backup: only used if the vaclab-ntp server is unreachable.
+      server time.cloudflare.com iburst
+      driftfile /var/lib/chrony/chrony.drift
+      rtcsync
+      makestep 1.0 3
+      logdir /var/log/chrony
+  notify: Restart chrony
+
+- name: Ensure chrony service is enabled and running
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: chrony
+    state: started
+    enabled: true
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/update_chrony_client.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/update_chrony_client.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b9dad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/update_chrony_client.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+- name: Remove conflicting host-level chrony on vaclab-ntp server hosts
+  hosts: ntp_server_hosts
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+    # These hosts run a vaclab-ntp server pod with hostNetwork: true, whose
+    # chronyd already corrects this host's kernel clock directly. A
+    # second, independent chronyd here would fight it for control over the
+    # same clock and cause instability. 
+    # Disabling the host-level chrony client avoids this conflict.
+    - name: Stop and disable native chrony service
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: chrony
+        state: stopped
+        enabled: false
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Remove chrony package
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        name: chrony
+        state: absent
+
+- name: Configure chrony NTP client on cluster hosts without a local ntp-server pod
+  hosts: k3s_cluster:!ntp_server_hosts
+  become: true
+  handlers:
+    - name: Restart chrony
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: chrony
+        state: restarted
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Apply chrony client configuration
+      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/chrony_client.yaml
+
+- name: Verify chrony sync status
+  hosts: k3s_cluster
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: Check chrony sources (or note that this host has no host-level chrony)
+      ansible.builtin.command: chronyc sources
+      register: chrony_sources
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Display chrony sources
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: chrony_sources.stdout_lines
diff --git a/extras/otlp-trace-test-job.yaml b/extras/otlp-trace-test-job.yaml
index 99c08fa..d0fb5c8 100644
--- a/extras/otlp-trace-test-job.yaml
+++ b/extras/otlp-trace-test-job.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
                   key: token
           args:
             - "traces"
-            - "--otlp-endpoint=otlp.lab.vac.dev:30317"
+            - "--otlp-endpoint=otlp.lab.vac.dev:31317"
             - "--otlp-insecure"
             - "--otlp-header"
             - "Authorization=\"Bearer $(OTEL_CLIENT_TOKEN)\""
diff --git a/fleet/dst-dashboard/backend/backend.yaml b/fleet/dst-dashboard/backend/backend.yaml
index 3b34778..badc72e 100644
--- a/fleet/dst-dashboard/backend/backend.yaml
+++ b/fleet/dst-dashboard/backend/backend.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spec:
           effect: "PreferNoSchedule"
       containers:
       - name: dst-dashboard-backend
-        image: mamoutoudiarra/dst-dashboard-backend:v1.3
+        image: mamoutoudiarra/dst-dashboard-backend:v1.4
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8000
diff --git a/fleet/dst-dashboard/frontend/frontend.yaml b/fleet/dst-dashboard/frontend/frontend.yaml
index bd402fe..356eae0 100644
--- a/fleet/dst-dashboard/frontend/frontend.yaml
+++ b/fleet/dst-dashboard/frontend/frontend.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spec:
           effect: "PreferNoSchedule"
       containers:
       - name: frontend
-        image: mamoutoudiarra/dst-dashboard-frontend:v0.5
+        image: mamoutoudiarra/dst-dashboard-frontend:v0.6
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         ports:
         - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/fleet/grafana-dashboards/public-internal-mix-testnet.yaml b/fleet/grafana-dashboards/public-internal-mix-testnet.yaml
index 50f20c9..8551ade 100644
--- a/fleet/grafana-dashboards/public-internal-mix-testnet.yaml
+++ b/fleet/grafana-dashboards/public-internal-mix-testnet.yaml
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ data:
                 "h": 8,
                 "w": 14,
                 "x": 0,
-                "y": 108
+                "y": 26
               },
               "id": 10,
               "options": {
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ data:
                 "h": 5,
                 "w": 10,
                 "x": 14,
-                "y": 108
+                "y": 26
               },
               "id": 53,
               "options": {
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ data:
                 "h": 3,
                 "w": 10,
                 "x": 14,
-                "y": 121
+                "y": 31
               },
               "id": 54,
               "options": {
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ data:
                 "h": 4,
                 "w": 24,
                 "x": 0,
-                "y": 169
+                "y": 203
               },
               "id": 52,
               "options": {
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ data:
                 "h": 6,
                 "w": 24,
                 "x": 0,
-                "y": 173
+                "y": 207
               },
               "id": 9,
               "options": {
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ data:
                 "h": 6,
                 "w": 12,
                 "x": 0,
-                "y": 170
+                "y": 204
               },
               "id": 22,
               "options": {
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ data:
                 "h": 6,
                 "w": 12,
                 "x": 12,
-                "y": 170
+                "y": 204
               },
               "id": 21,
               "options": {
@@ -1641,15 +1641,135 @@ data:
           },
           "id": 61,
           "panels": [],
-          "title": "RLN Proof",
+          "title": "RLN Proof Generation",
           "type": "row"
         },
         {
           "datasource": {
-            "type": "victoriametrics-logs-datasource",
-            "uid": "VictoriaLogs"
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+          },
+          "description": "per node histogram can be obtained by setting pod selector to a target node instead of All",
+          "fieldConfig": {
+            "defaults": {
+              "color": {
+                "mode": "palette-classic"
+              },
+              "custom": {
+                "fillOpacity": 80,
+                "gradientMode": "none",
+                "hideFrom": {
+                  "legend": false,
+                  "tooltip": false,
+                  "viz": false
+                },
+                "lineWidth": 1,
+                "stacking": {
+                  "group": "A",
+                  "mode": "none"
+                }
+              },
+              "mappings": [],
+              "thresholds": {
+                "mode": "absolute",
+                "steps": [
+                  {
+                    "color": "green",
+                    "value": 0
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "color": "red",
+                    "value": 80
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "unit": "s"
+            },
+            "overrides": [
+              {
+                "matcher": {
+                  "id": "byName",
+                  "options": "duration_ms"
+                },
+                "properties": [
+                  {
+                    "id": "displayName",
+                    "value": "${__field.labels.pod}"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "gridPos": {
+            "h": 6,
+            "w": 24,
+            "x": 0,
+            "y": 38
+          },
+          "id": 64,
+          "options": {
+            "legend": {
+              "calcs": [],
+              "displayMode": "list",
+              "placement": "bottom",
+              "showLegend": true
+            },
+            "tooltip": {
+              "hideZeros": false,
+              "mode": "single",
+              "sort": "none"
+            }
+          },
+          "pluginVersion": "12.3.0",
+          "targets": [
+            {
+              "datasource": {
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+              },
+              "editorMode": "code",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.50, sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_generation_duration_seconds_bucket{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (le,mode))",
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "p50 ({{mode}}) ",
+              "range": true,
+              "refId": "A"
+            },
+            {
+              "datasource": {
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+              },
+              "editorMode": "code",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.95, sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_generation_duration_seconds_bucket{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (le,mode))",
+              "hide": false,
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "p95 ({{mode}}) ",
+              "range": true,
+              "refId": "B"
+            },
+            {
+              "datasource": {
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+              },
+              "editorMode": "code",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.99, sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_generation_duration_seconds_bucket{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (le, mode))",
+              "hide": false,
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "p99 ({{mode}}) ",
+              "range": true,
+              "refId": "C"
+            }
+          ],
+          "title": "Proof Generation Duration Histogram",
+          "type": "histogram"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
           },
-          "description": "Max is 1 hour. Fetching more than last 1 hour is not supported for now.",
+          "description": "SUM/COUNT",
           "fieldConfig": {
             "defaults": {
               "color": {
@@ -1664,7 +1784,7 @@ data:
                 "barAlignment": 0,
                 "barWidthFactor": 0.6,
                 "drawStyle": "line",
-                "fillOpacity": 4,
+                "fillOpacity": 5,
                 "gradientMode": "none",
                 "hideFrom": {
                   "legend": false,
@@ -1703,7 +1823,7 @@ data:
                   }
                 ]
               },
-              "unit": "ms"
+              "unit": "s"
             },
             "overrides": [
               {
@@ -1721,18 +1841,18 @@ data:
             ]
           },
           "gridPos": {
-            "h": 7,
+            "h": 6,
             "w": 17,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 38
+            "y": 44
           },
-          "id": 64,
+          "id": 66,
           "options": {
             "legend": {
               "calcs": [
                 "min",
-                "max",
-                "mean"
+                "mean",
+                "max"
               ],
               "displayMode": "table",
               "placement": "bottom",
@@ -1748,90 +1868,26 @@ data:
           "targets": [
             {
               "datasource": {
-                "type": "victoriametrics-logs-datasource",
-                "uid": "VictoriaLogs"
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
               },
               "editorMode": "code",
-              "expr": "kubernetes.pod_namespace:\"$namespace\" AND \"RLN proof\"\n| copy _time as start_marker\n| union (\n    kubernetes.pod_namespace:\"$namespace\" AND \"proof generated successfully\"\n  )\n| replace (\"\\\"\", \"\") at kubernetes.pod_name\n| sort by (kubernetes.pod_name, _time)\n| running_stats by (kubernetes.pod_name) max(start_marker) as latest_start\n| filter \"proof generated successfully\"\n| math (_time - latest_start) / 1000000 as duration_ms\n| sort by (_time) desc\n",
-              "maxLines": 10000,
-              "queryType": "instant",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_generation_duration_seconds_sum{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (instance)\n/\nsum(rate(mix_rln_proof_generation_duration_seconds_count{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (instance)",
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "__auto",
+              "range": true,
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
-          "title": "Proof Generation Time",
-          "transformations": [
-            {
-              "id": "extractFields",
-              "options": {
-                "source": "labels"
-              }
-            },
-            {
-              "id": "organize",
-              "options": {
-                "excludeByName": {},
-                "includeByName": {
-                  "Time": true,
-                  "duration_ms": true,
-                  "kubernetes.pod_name": true,
-                  "kubernetes.pod_namespace": true
-                },
-                "indexByName": {
-                  "Time": 0,
-                  "duration_ms": 1,
-                  "kubernetes.pod_name": 3,
-                  "kubernetes.pod_namespace": 2
-                },
-                "renameByName": {
-                  "duration_ms": "",
-                  "kubernetes.pod_name": "pod",
-                  "kubernetes.pod_namespace": "namespace"
-                }
-              }
-            },
-            {
-              "id": "convertFieldType",
-              "options": {
-                "conversions": [
-                  {
-                    "destinationType": "time",
-                    "targetField": "Time"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "destinationType": "number",
-                    "targetField": "duration_ms"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "destinationType": "string",
-                    "targetField": "namespace"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    "destinationType": "string",
-                    "targetField": "pod"
-                  }
-                ],
-                "fields": {}
-              }
-            },
-            {
-              "id": "partitionByValues",
-              "options": {
-                "fields": [
-                  "pod",
-                  "namespace"
-                ],
-                "keepFields": false
-              }
-            }
-          ],
+          "title": "Avgerage Proof Generation Duration (Over Time)",
           "type": "timeseries"
         },
         {
           "datasource": {
-            "type": "victoriametrics-logs-datasource",
-            "uid": "VictoriaLogs"
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
           },
-          "description": "Max is 1 hour. Fetching more than last 1 hour is not supported for now.",
+          "description": "",
           "fieldConfig": {
             "defaults": {
               "color": {
@@ -1851,7 +1907,7 @@ data:
                   }
                 ]
               },
-              "unit": "ms"
+              "unit": "s"
             },
             "overrides": [
               {
@@ -1869,14 +1925,14 @@ data:
             ]
           },
           "gridPos": {
-            "h": 7,
+            "h": 6,
             "w": 7,
             "x": 17,
-            "y": 38
+            "y": 44
           },
-          "id": 65,
+          "id": 67,
           "options": {
-            "displayMode": "basic",
+            "displayMode": "gradient",
             "legend": {
               "calcs": [],
               "displayMode": "list",
@@ -1889,9 +1945,7 @@ data:
             "namePlacement": "auto",
             "orientation": "horizontal",
             "reduceOptions": {
-              "calcs": [
-                "p95"
-              ],
+              "calcs": [],
               "fields": "",
               "values": false
             },
@@ -1903,82 +1957,358 @@ data:
           "targets": [
             {
               "datasource": {
-                "type": "victoriametrics-logs-datasource",
-                "uid": "VictoriaLogs"
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
               },
               "editorMode": "code",
-              "expr": "kubernetes.pod_namespace:\"$namespace\" AND \"RLN proof\"\n| copy _time as start_marker\n| union (\n    kubernetes.pod_namespace:\"$namespace\" AND \"proof generated successfully\"\n  )\n| replace (\"\\\"\", \"\") at kubernetes.pod_name\n| sort by (kubernetes.pod_name, _time)\n| running_stats by (kubernetes.pod_name) max(start_marker) as latest_start\n| filter \"proof generated successfully\"\n| math (_time - latest_start) / 1000000 as duration_ms\n| sort by (_time) desc\n",
-              "maxLines": 10000,
-              "queryType": "instant",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.95,\n  sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_generation_duration_seconds_bucket{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (le, instance)\n)",
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "__auto",
+              "range": true,
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
-          "title": "Proof Generation Time (95th Percentile)",
-          "transformations": [
-            {
-              "id": "extractFields",
-              "options": {
-                "source": "labels"
+          "title": "Proof Generation Duration p95",
+          "type": "bargauge"
+        },
+        {
+          "collapsed": false,
+          "gridPos": {
+            "h": 1,
+            "w": 24,
+            "x": 0,
+            "y": 50
+          },
+          "id": 68,
+          "panels": [],
+          "title": "RLN Proof Verification",
+          "type": "row"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+          },
+          "description": "per node histogram can be obtained by setting pod selector to a target node instead of All",
+          "fieldConfig": {
+            "defaults": {
+              "color": {
+                "mode": "palette-classic"
+              },
+              "custom": {
+                "fillOpacity": 80,
+                "gradientMode": "none",
+                "hideFrom": {
+                  "legend": false,
+                  "tooltip": false,
+                  "viz": false
+                },
+                "lineWidth": 1,
+                "stacking": {
+                  "group": "A",
+                  "mode": "none"
+                }
+              },
+              "mappings": [],
+              "thresholds": {
+                "mode": "absolute",
+                "steps": [
+                  {
+                    "color": "green",
+                    "value": 0
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "color": "red",
+                    "value": 80
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "unit": "s"
+            },
+            "overrides": [
+              {
+                "matcher": {
+                  "id": "byName",
+                  "options": "duration_ms"
+                },
+                "properties": [
+                  {
+                    "id": "displayName",
+                    "value": "${__field.labels.pod}"
+                  }
+                ]
               }
+            ]
+          },
+          "gridPos": {
+            "h": 6,
+            "w": 24,
+            "x": 0,
+            "y": 51
+          },
+          "id": 69,
+          "options": {
+            "legend": {
+              "calcs": [],
+              "displayMode": "list",
+              "placement": "bottom",
+              "showLegend": true
+            },
+            "tooltip": {
+              "hideZeros": false,
+              "mode": "single",
+              "sort": "none"
+            }
+          },
+          "pluginVersion": "12.3.0",
+          "targets": [
+            {
+              "datasource": {
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+              },
+              "editorMode": "code",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.50, sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_verification_duration_seconds_bucket{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (le))",
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "p50",
+              "range": true,
+              "refId": "A"
             },
             {
-              "id": "organize",
-              "options": {
-                "excludeByName": {},
-                "includeByName": {
-                  "Time": true,
-                  "duration_ms": true,
-                  "kubernetes.pod_name": true,
-                  "kubernetes.pod_namespace": true
+              "datasource": {
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+              },
+              "editorMode": "code",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.95, sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_verification_duration_seconds_bucket{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (le))",
+              "hide": false,
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "p95",
+              "range": true,
+              "refId": "B"
+            },
+            {
+              "datasource": {
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+              },
+              "editorMode": "code",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.99, sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_verification_duration_seconds_bucket{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (le))",
+              "hide": false,
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "p99",
+              "range": true,
+              "refId": "C"
+            }
+          ],
+          "title": "Proof Verification Duration Histogram",
+          "type": "histogram"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+          },
+          "description": "SUM/COUNT",
+          "fieldConfig": {
+            "defaults": {
+              "color": {
+                "mode": "palette-classic"
+              },
+              "custom": {
+                "axisBorderShow": false,
+                "axisCenteredZero": false,
+                "axisColorMode": "text",
+                "axisLabel": "",
+                "axisPlacement": "auto",
+                "barAlignment": 0,
+                "barWidthFactor": 0.6,
+                "drawStyle": "line",
+                "fillOpacity": 5,
+                "gradientMode": "none",
+                "hideFrom": {
+                  "legend": false,
+                  "tooltip": false,
+                  "viz": false
+                },
+                "insertNulls": false,
+                "lineInterpolation": "linear",
+                "lineWidth": 2,
+                "pointSize": 5,
+                "scaleDistribution": {
+                  "type": "linear"
                 },
-                "indexByName": {
-                  "Time": 0,
-                  "duration_ms": 1,
-                  "kubernetes.pod_name": 3,
-                  "kubernetes.pod_namespace": 2
+                "showPoints": "auto",
+                "showValues": false,
+                "spanNulls": false,
+                "stacking": {
+                  "group": "A",
+                  "mode": "none"
                 },
-                "renameByName": {
-                  "duration_ms": "",
-                  "kubernetes.pod_name": "pod",
-                  "kubernetes.pod_namespace": "namespace"
+                "thresholdsStyle": {
+                  "mode": "off"
                 }
+              },
+              "mappings": [],
+              "thresholds": {
+                "mode": "absolute",
+                "steps": [
+                  {
+                    "color": "green",
+                    "value": 0
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "color": "red",
+                    "value": 80
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "unit": "s"
+            },
+            "overrides": [
+              {
+                "matcher": {
+                  "id": "byName",
+                  "options": "duration_ms"
+                },
+                "properties": [
+                  {
+                    "id": "displayName",
+                    "value": "${__field.labels.pod}"
+                  }
+                ]
               }
+            ]
+          },
+          "gridPos": {
+            "h": 6,
+            "w": 17,
+            "x": 0,
+            "y": 57
+          },
+          "id": 70,
+          "options": {
+            "legend": {
+              "calcs": [
+                "min",
+                "mean",
+                "max"
+              ],
+              "displayMode": "table",
+              "placement": "bottom",
+              "showLegend": true
             },
+            "tooltip": {
+              "hideZeros": false,
+              "mode": "single",
+              "sort": "none"
+            }
+          },
+          "pluginVersion": "12.3.0",
+          "targets": [
             {
-              "id": "convertFieldType",
-              "options": {
-                "conversions": [
-                  {
-                    "destinationType": "time",
-                    "targetField": "Time"
-                  },
+              "datasource": {
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+              },
+              "editorMode": "code",
+              "expr": "sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_verification_duration_seconds_sum{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (instance)\n/\nsum(rate(mix_rln_proof_verification_duration_seconds_count{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (instance)",
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "__auto",
+              "range": true,
+              "refId": "A"
+            }
+          ],
+          "title": "Avgerage Proof Verification Duration (Over Time)",
+          "type": "timeseries"
+        },
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+          },
+          "description": "",
+          "fieldConfig": {
+            "defaults": {
+              "color": {
+                "mode": "thresholds"
+              },
+              "mappings": [],
+              "thresholds": {
+                "mode": "absolute",
+                "steps": [
                   {
-                    "destinationType": "number",
-                    "targetField": "duration_ms"
+                    "color": "green",
+                    "value": 0
                   },
                   {
-                    "destinationType": "string",
-                    "targetField": "namespace"
-                  },
+                    "color": "red",
+                    "value": 80
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "unit": "s"
+            },
+            "overrides": [
+              {
+                "matcher": {
+                  "id": "byName",
+                  "options": "duration_ms"
+                },
+                "properties": [
                   {
-                    "destinationType": "string",
-                    "targetField": "pod"
+                    "id": "displayName",
+                    "value": "${__field.labels.pod}"
                   }
-                ],
-                "fields": {}
+                ]
               }
+            ]
+          },
+          "gridPos": {
+            "h": 6,
+            "w": 7,
+            "x": 17,
+            "y": 57
+          },
+          "id": 71,
+          "options": {
+            "displayMode": "gradient",
+            "legend": {
+              "calcs": [],
+              "displayMode": "list",
+              "placement": "bottom",
+              "showLegend": false
+            },
+            "maxVizHeight": 300,
+            "minVizHeight": 16,
+            "minVizWidth": 8,
+            "namePlacement": "auto",
+            "orientation": "horizontal",
+            "reduceOptions": {
+              "calcs": [],
+              "fields": "",
+              "values": false
             },
+            "showUnfilled": true,
+            "sizing": "auto",
+            "valueMode": "color"
+          },
+          "pluginVersion": "12.3.0",
+          "targets": [
             {
-              "id": "partitionByValues",
-              "options": {
-                "fields": [
-                  "pod",
-                  "namespace"
-                ],
-                "keepFields": false
-              }
+              "datasource": {
+                "type": "prometheus",
+                "uid": "VictoriaMetrics"
+              },
+              "editorMode": "code",
+              "expr": "histogram_quantile(0.95,\n  sum(rate(mix_rln_proof_verification_duration_seconds_bucket{namespace=~\"$namespace\",instance=~\"$pod\"}[$__rate_interval])) by (le, instance)\n)",
+              "instant": false,
+              "legendFormat": "__auto",
+              "range": true,
+              "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
+          "title": "Proof Verification Duration p95",
           "type": "bargauge"
         }
       ],
@@ -2036,5 +2366,5 @@ data:
       "timezone": "browser",
       "title": "Internal - MIX testnet 0.2",
       "uid": "akgtzjg29062026",
-      "version": 11
+      "version": 12
     }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fleet/otlp-collector-external/fleet.yaml b/fleet/otlp-collector-external/fleet.yaml
index f219e6e..7efac70 100644
--- a/fleet/otlp-collector-external/fleet.yaml
+++ b/fleet/otlp-collector-external/fleet.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ helm:
       logsCollection:
         enabled: false
 
+    # (timeoutSeconds: 1, no initialDelaySeconds) proved too tight for this
+    livenessProbe:
+      initialDelaySeconds: 20
+      timeoutSeconds: 5
+      periodSeconds: 10
+      failureThreshold: 5
+    readinessProbe:
+      initialDelaySeconds: 20
+      timeoutSeconds: 5
+      periodSeconds: 10
+      failureThreshold: 5
+
     service:
       type: ClusterIP
       annotations:
diff --git a/fleet/otlp-collector/fleet.yaml b/fleet/otlp-collector/fleet.yaml
index 25299c0..1af2f5b 100644
--- a/fleet/otlp-collector/fleet.yaml
+++ b/fleet/otlp-collector/fleet.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ helm:
       logsCollection:
         enabled: true
 
+    # Chart defaults (timeoutSeconds: 1, no initialDelaySeconds) are too
+    # tight for this collector
+    livenessProbe:
+      initialDelaySeconds: 20
+      timeoutSeconds: 5
+      periodSeconds: 10
+      failureThreshold: 5
+    readinessProbe:
+      initialDelaySeconds: 20
+      timeoutSeconds: 5
+      periodSeconds: 10
+      failureThreshold: 5
+
     service:
       type: ClusterIP
 
diff --git a/fleet/vaclab-ntp/config/config.yaml b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/config/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..473a6ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/config/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: vaclab-ntp-server-conf
+data:
+  chrony.conf: |
+    server consolidare-continuum.com iburst
+    server time.cloudflare.com iburst 
+    driftfile /var/lib/chrony/drift
+    rtcsync
+    makestep 1.0 3
+    local stratum 10
+    allow 185.181.228.0/24
+    allow 65.21.76.50/32
+    allow 10.42.0.0/16
+    allow 10.43.0.0/16
+    logdir /var/log/chrony
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fleet/vaclab-ntp/config/fleet.yaml b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/config/fleet.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..404da2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/config/fleet.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+defaultNamespace: vaclab-ntp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fleet/vaclab-ntp/fleet.yaml b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/fleet.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52b8dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/fleet.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+defaultNamespace: vaclab-ntp
+dependsOn:
+  - name: vaclab-2-fleet-longhorn
+  - name: vaclab-2-fleet-storage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fleet/vaclab-ntp/server/fleet.yaml b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/server/fleet.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..771e48d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/server/fleet.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+defaultNamespace: vaclab-ntp
+dependsOn:
+  - name: vaclab-2-fleet-vaclab-ntp-config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fleet/vaclab-ntp/server/ntp-server.yaml b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/server/ntp-server.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a18cadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/server/ntp-server.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: StatefulSet
+metadata:
+  name: ntp-server
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  serviceName: ntp-server
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: ntp-server
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: ntp-server
+    spec:
+      # hostNetwork + SYS_TIME: this pod directly corrects metal-01's
+      # real kernel clock. Without SYS_TIME, chronyd can only *measure*
+      # drift and mathematically compensate for it in served responses, but
+      # never actually correct the underlying clock. 
+      # Because this pod owns metal-01's real port 123 via hostNetwork,
+      # metal-01 must NOT also run a native host-level chrony client - see
+      # ansible/inventory.yaml's ntp_server_hosts group. 2 daemons
+      # disciplining the same kernel clock fight each other and cause instability.  
+      # The host-level chrony client is disabled on metal-01.
+      hostNetwork: true
+      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
+      affinity:
+        nodeAffinity:
+          requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+            nodeSelectorTerms:
+              - matchExpressions:
+                  - key: kubernetes.io/hostname
+                    operator: In
+                    values:
+                      - metal-01.he-eu-hel1.misc.vacdst
+      containers:
+        - name: ntp-server
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              memory: "1Gi"
+              cpu: "2"
+            limits:
+              memory: "1Gi"
+              cpu: "2"
+          image: cturra/ntp:latest
+          command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+          args:
+            - |
+              if [ -d /run/chrony ]; then
+                chown -R chrony:chrony /run/chrony
+                chmod o-rx /run/chrony
+                rm -f /var/run/chrony/chronyd.pid
+              fi
+              if [ -d /var/lib/chrony ]; then
+                chown -R chrony:chrony /var/lib/chrony
+              fi
+              exec /usr/sbin/chronyd -u chrony -d -L 0
+          securityContext:
+            capabilities:
+              add: ["SYS_TIME", "NET_BIND_SERVICE"]
+            # SYS_TIME alone isn't enough
+            seccompProfile:
+              type: Unconfined
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: conf
+              mountPath: /etc/chrony/chrony.conf
+              subPath: chrony.conf
+            - name: ntp-drift
+              mountPath: /var/lib/chrony
+      volumes:
+        - name: conf
+          configMap:
+            name: vaclab-ntp-server-conf
+  volumeClaimTemplates:
+    - metadata:
+        name: ntp-drift
+      spec:
+        accessModes:
+          - ReadWriteOnce
+        storageClassName: longhorn-vaclab
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            storage: 1Gi
diff --git a/fleet/vaclab-ntp/server/service.yaml b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/server/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f67989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fleet/vaclab-ntp/server/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: ntp-server
+spec:
+  clusterIP: None
+  selector:
+    app: ntp-server