TOS Node Types

There are different types of nodes in TOS Network:

• Full Node

  A node that is synchronized with the blockchain, stores the current state of the blockchain and the block history or part of the block history.

  In a full node, you can enable one or more additional functionalities:

  • Archive node

    A full node that stores the entire block history is called an archive node.

    An archive node requires a lot of resources and is needed if you are making a blockchain explorer or something like that.

    For most cases, you will be fine with a regular node that only stores the latest blocks and has significantly lower hardware requirements.

    Running an Archive Node

  • Liteserver

    If you enable an endpoint in a full node, then it starts to perform the functions of a Liteserver - it can receive and respond to requests from Lite Clients.

    Using this node, your product can interact with TOS Blockchain.

    TOS DAO supports a number of public Liteservers that you can find in the global config (mainnet and testnet).

    These are endpoints available to everyone, for example, standard wallets connect to them.

  • Validator

    If you enable the validator functionality in the node and you have a sufficient number of Toscoin (stake), then the node will begin to participate in the process of validating new network blocks.

    TOS is a Proof-of-Stake blockchain, so validators keep the network running and are rewarded in Toscoin for doing so.

    Running a Full Node (Validator)