XRP Dedicated Node

The XRP network uses accounting units called XRP. There can be a maximum of 100 billion of them, and they were all created at the same time when the XRP network was launched. XRP relies on a type of Proof-of-Stake algorithm to validate transactions. Consequently, XRP mining is not possible. 1 XRP is divided into a million tiny pieces called drops. It would not be correct to say that there is a XRP blockchain. It is correct to say that the XRP network is based on its development of a decentralized registry. Interestingly, the development of the XRP network began long before the launch of the Bitcoin network. Cryptocurrency market participants appreciated the XRP potential. Since the launch of the main XRP network, the price of XRP has increased significantly.

XRP uses RPCA (Ripple Protocol consensus algorithm) rather than blockchain to validate transactions. The XRP algorithm is based on different states of XRP nodes. Each XRP node can exist in one of three states. A XRP node can be in one of three states: follower, candidate, and leader. Among these, the follower is the default basic state of an XRP node. Once the state of the XRP network changes - for example, a transaction occurs between XRP nodes - the state of the XRP nodes also changes. A XRP node with candidate status is queried by other nodes with candidate status until XRP nodes identify an XRP node with leader status among themselves. The XRP node with leader status has the most complete database of transactions in the XRP network. This system, on the one hand, prevents the creation of forks of the XRP network. At the same time, the XRP network has a system built in to counteract spam with small transactions. When such an attack is attempted, XRP nodes automatically increase the commission until the attacker becomes unprofitable.

The role of XRP dedicated nodes is very important for both securing the network and creating web3 applications, dApps, and blockchain smart contracts in the XRP network. Unlike XRP public nodes, XRP private nodes do not need to be shared with other members of the XRP network. In addition, XRP dedicated nodes have API access, so the developer can interact with XRP nodes from other applications. A good tool for connecting would be the JSON RPC XRP API. This is a software library that allows working with JavaScript applications. It is also possible to connect to the XRP network via command line and WebSocket.

Since working with the XRP network involves cash, developers first run their web3 and dApps in XRP testnet. XRP coins in XRP testnet have no value. The XRP testnet and mainnet settings are almost identical - the difference is in the parameters of the XRP nodes that are connected to.

XRP network has different types of dedicated servers. Among them is the dedicated validator, which can be used for volunteer maintenance of the XRP network. Also, an all-purpose XRP server, which is used by small organizations. This is at once an XRP validator node and partly an XRP archive blockchain node. XRP dedicated servers can be clustered, for example with hub XRP servers and API XRP servers. A dedicated API XRP Server is necessary for those who use the XRP network intensively. It is a blockchain provider API, allowing to send a large number of transactions and work with archived data and analytics. Full History XRP Server stores all data starting from genesis block and updates it as fast as possible. This kind of XRP server has the highest hardware requirements. Hub XRP servers relay messages throughout the network because it has the network bandwidth and other resources to connect to many peers at the same time. And development machines work at the deepest level of the XRP protocol.