# Tips & Tricks

- [Useful Links](/cardano-spot-check/tips/setting-up.md): This section contains links to common tools and information sites that are used by stake pool operators both when setting up their nodes and while maintaining their pool.
- [Using Tips & Tricks](/cardano-spot-check/tips/try-this.md): Use this section to view tips, tricks and links to useful resources
- [Useful Commands](/cardano-spot-check/tips/useful-commands.md): This section contains useful Linux commands for stake pool operators that veteran administrators are familiar with but some new admins may not be aware of.
- [gLiveview](/cardano-spot-check/tips/gliveview.md): This is a very useful onscreen monitoring tool created by Guild operators
- [Leaderlogs](/cardano-spot-check/tips/leaderlogs.md): View whether you are scheduled to mint a block or not
- [Limiting Connections](/cardano-spot-check/tips/limiting-connections.md): You can limit the number of connections to your nodes
- [Rotating KES](/cardano-spot-check/tips/rotating-kes.md): Tips when manually rotating KES.
- [Upgrading Nodes](/cardano-spot-check/tips/upgrading-nodes.md): This is a special section dedicated to tips related to updating Cardano nodes.
- [Updating Offline Nodes](/cardano-spot-check/tips/updating-offline-nodes.md): This section explains how to upgrade existing software or install new packages onto an offline machine (also called air gapped machine)