What is a Bitcoin Node?

A Bitcoin node is a computer with client software that participates in the network by maintaining a full copy of the blockchain and validating transactions and blocks.

How to run a Bitcoin node?

To run a BTC node, you need to download and install the Bitcoin Core software, which is the most popular implementation of its node software. Once installed, you can configure the node by adjusting the settings and connecting it to the network.

What is a BTC full node?

A Bitcoin full node refers to a type of node that stores and maintains a complete copy of the entire largest blockchain, verifying all transactions and blocks according to the consensus rules of the network.

What is the Bitcoin RPC?

The Bitcoin RPC (Remote Procedure Call) is a communication protocol that allows external applications to communicate with an active node. It provides a way to send commands and retrieve information from the node programmatically.

How does Bitcoin API work?

The Bitcoin API (Application Programming Interface) allows developers to interact with a node and build applications that utilize the blockchain’s functionalities. It enables tasks such as creating and signing transactions, querying blockchain data, and managing wallet functionality.

What’s the difference between Bitcoin testnet and mainnet nodes?

Use the Mainnet RPC for real Bitcoin transactions on the live network. For testing needs, choose the BTC Testnet RPC. Simply select your preferred connection from the dashboard when setting up your endpoint.

Dedicated vs. shared BTC RPC nodes: What’s the difference?

Our flexible Bitcoin node prices adapt to different needs by offering two options. Dedicated nodes are set up for a single user. They offer faster speeds, lower latency, and greater stability. Shared nodes are similar to public Bitcoin node RPCs, where multiple users access the same node. This is a more cost-effective choice, suitable for early-stage or smaller projects.

Why run a Bitcoin node?

Running a Bitcoin node gives you direct access to real-time transaction data, essential for the functioning of applications like trading platforms, market analysis tools, other blockchain-based services, and wallets that handle BTC. If managing your own node sounds complex, GetBlock offers a Bitcoin node to buy for immediate access to this data.

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Bitcoin Nodes FAQ

What is a Bitcoin Node?
A Bitcoin node is a computer with client software that participates in the network by maintaining a full copy of the blockchain and validating transactions and blocks.
How to run a Bitcoin node?
To run a BTC node, you need to download and install the Bitcoin Core software, which is the most popular implementation of its node software. Once installed, you can configure the node by adjusting the settings and connecting it to the network.
What is a BTC full node?
A Bitcoin full node refers to a type of node that stores and maintains a complete copy of the entire largest blockchain, verifying all transactions and blocks according to the consensus rules of the network.
What is the Bitcoin RPC?
The Bitcoin RPC (Remote Procedure Call) is a communication protocol that allows external applications to communicate with an active node. It provides a way to send commands and retrieve information from the node programmatically.
How does Bitcoin API work?
The Bitcoin API (Application Programming Interface) allows developers to interact with a node and build applications that utilize the blockchain’s functionalities. It enables tasks such as creating and signing transactions, querying blockchain data, and managing wallet functionality.
What’s the difference between Bitcoin testnet and mainnet nodes?
Use the Mainnet RPC for real Bitcoin transactions on the live network. For testing needs, choose the BTC Testnet RPC. Simply select your preferred connection from the dashboard when setting up your endpoint.
Dedicated vs. shared BTC RPC nodes: What’s the difference?
Our flexible Bitcoin node prices adapt to different needs by offering two options. Dedicated nodes are set up for a single user. They offer faster speeds, lower latency, and greater stability. Shared nodes are similar to public Bitcoin node RPCs, where multiple users access the same node. This is a more cost-effective choice, suitable for early-stage or smaller projects.
Why run a Bitcoin node?
Running a Bitcoin node gives you direct access to real-time transaction data, essential for the functioning of applications like trading platforms, market analysis tools, other blockchain-based services, and wallets that handle BTC. If managing your own node sounds complex, GetBlock offers a Bitcoin node to buy for immediate access to this data.

Bitcoin RPC: Why should you choose it?

Bitcoin is the first blockchain network proposed by pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto back in 2009. Based on previous experiments with decentralized anonymous electronic currencies.

The network employs Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus: its security is protected by miners competing against each other in solving cryptographic puzzles. The luckiest of them find hashes to add the next block to the blockchains.
It remains the most secure cryptocurrency: its miners calculate over 330 Ehashes every second, so 51% attack here is almost impossible.
Bitcoin RPC API can’t be used in classic dApps “as is” since it doesn’t support smart contracts. At the same time, these nodes are inevitable for cryptocurrency wallets, trading bots, exchanges, and so on.

What types of BTC RPC Nodes does GetBlock.io provide?

Our suite of Bitcoin RPC nodes is tailored to exactly what your project requires. Use our BTC node API to quickly integrate and access the Bitcoin data you need.

Bitcoin Full Node

Interact with the latest state of the blockchain in real time: read data, send transactions, deploy smart contracts. Essential for building decentralized applications.

Bitcoin Archive Node

Need historical blockchain data for in-depth analytics or time-travel debugging? Our Bitcoin node for sale with the complete history of all state changes, can serve such requests.

Get all the data you need whenever you need it to support your audits, research, or development needs.

Bitcoin RPC Node Requirements

Running a Bitcoin node demands significant hardware resources to meet even minimal requirements:

Ample storage to handle Bitcoin Core node size: 2 TB SSD
Memory: 8 GB
Processing power: Fast multi-core CPU

Archive setup on a Bitcoin node requires expanded storage capacity.

GetBlock handles the heavy lifting. Our servers meet all Bitcoin node requirements, whether you need a full node or an archive node. We offer the storage, memory, and processing power necessary to support your operations.

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As long as you work with GetBlock’s BTC nodes, you don’t need to spend resources on servers, Devops teams and so on: we offer ready-made blockchain nodes solutions that can be activated in minutes.
Different use cases, different BTC APIs
Our users can customize their BTC RPC nodes endpoints regardless of their previous experience with GetBlock’s intuitive interface and premium-level customer support.

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Bitcoin RPC Node Requirements

Focus on building with BTC RPC; GetBlock does most of the legwork

Different use cases, different BTC APIs