Algorand node types

Overview

Node types

• With the default node config settings, the node is running in non-archival, non-relay and non-participate mode.
• To run a node providing "algod api", you could either an archival or non-archival node. Which means, the node with the default config settings could provide the "algod api".
• To run a relay node, it has to be an archival node and has to be publicly accessible.
• To run a node providing "indexer api", it has to be archival node, the run the indexer based on it.
• To participate the consensus, you could either run it on a relay node or non-relay node. Non-relay node is recommended.

Node type conversions

• non-archival to archival: set the node config.json's archival to be true. Click here to see the "Archival" field in config
• archival to relay: configuring a node to actively listen for connections from other nodes and having itself advertised using SRV records available through DNS. Click here for details >>
• make node participate the consensus: register participate key

Reference

• Algorand Node Types
• Install Indexer
• Participate in Consensus
• Searching Algorand Blockchain - indexer
• Configure Node as a Relay