====== Ethereum Node ====== [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:start| Return to Glossary ]] An **Ethereum Node** is a device/program that communicates with the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:e:ethereum|Ethereum]] network. [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:n:node|Nodes]] are also known as clients. Software that can act as an [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:e:ethereum_node|Ethereum node]] includes Parity and Go-ethereum (geth). This software mostly, if not always, also provides [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wallet|wallet]] functionality (software that allows users to perform transactions on the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:blockchain|blockchain]]). Some node software also allows other programs to indirectly interact with the blockchain; this is provided through some [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:r:rpc]] facility. RPC is usually implemented in the form of web APIs ([[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:h:http]] or [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:h:https]] ) or [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:u:unix_domain_scoket]]. Source: [[https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/5975/what-are-the-types-of-nodes-in-ethereum ]] /**=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- /* To add a discussion page to this page, comment out the line that says ~~DISCUSSION:off~~ */ ~~DISCUSSION:on|Outstanding Issues~~ ~~DISCUSSION:off~~