Types of Nodes

There are many ways you can participate in the Sunrise networks. Sunrise node operators can run several options on the network.

Consensus

• Validator node: This type of node participates in consensus by producing and voting on blocks.

• Full consensus node: A sunrise-app Full node to sync blockchain history.

Data Availability

• Bridge node: This node bridges blocks between the Data-Availability network and the Consensus network.

• Full storage node: This node stores all the data but does not connect to Consensus.

• Light node: Light clients conduct data availability sampling on the Data Availability network.

Requirements

Type	CPU	Mem	Disk	Bandwidth
Light	2 Core	500 MB	50 GB SSD	56 Kbps
Full Storage	4 Core	4 GB	10 TB SSD	1 Gbps
Bridge	6 Core	4 GB	10 TB SSD	1 Gbps
--------------	------	----	----------	---------
Validator	6 Core	8 GB	500 GB SSD	1 Gbps
Full Consensus	4 Core	8 GB	250 GB SSD	1 Gbps

You can learn more about how to set up each different node by going through each tutorial guide.