Nodes

Node Types Comparison

Comparing the Node Types in the Avail Network

Nodes

Avail Node Types

Comparing the Types of Nodes in the Avail Network

The following provides a comparison of the types of Avail nodes. For a detailed explanation of each node type, have a look at Types of Nodes.

Nodes are compared to each other based on storage requirements, network role, features, use cases, and the entities hosting the nodes.

Node Type	Storage Requirement	Network Role	Special Features	Use Case	Typically Hosted By
Light Clients	Low	Interaction	Minimal Storage	Quick Queries, Low-resource Environments	End users in low-resource environments
Full Nodes	Moderate	Core	Network Access	Transaction Verification, Data Retrieval	Regular network participants, those involved in verification
Validator Nodes	Moderate	Core	Block Production	Network Security, Governance	Trusted entities, elected participants, staked node providers
Archive Nodes	High	Auxiliary	Historical Data	Auditing, Compliance, Reference	Institutions, researchers, those needing comprehensive historical data
Pruned Nodes	Variable	Core	Disk Space Efficiency	Limited Storage Environments	Users with limited storage capacity
RPC Nodes	Moderate	Gateway	API Exposure	Development, Remote Access	Developers, entities requiring remote network access
Bootstrap Nodes	Low	Initial	Network Entry	Network Initialization	Early network participants
Relay Nodes	Moderate	Mediator	Connectivity	NAT Traversal; Firewall Bypass	End users, businesses setting up private networks

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