Deciding which node to run ​

Now that you have installed the basic dependencies, you can start exploring which nodes to run!

Light node ​

It is highly recommended to get started with running a data availability light node.

You can also play around with the Data Availability API in this tutorial for posting and retrieving data with a light node.

Other DA nodes ​

Depending on your use case, you also may want to run a bridge node or a full DA node.

Consensus node ​

If you are looking to run a consensus node, please follow the tutorial for running a consensus node.

Note that running a validator means you must also run a bridge node, which is covered in this section.