Running an API node

[nsjames]

Topics:

• What an API node is
• Why you (a dev) might need an API node
• Hardware requirements (link, and brief talk)
• Config.ini (link, and brief talk)
  • Example config ini with all plugins
  • CORS needs to be *
• Link to peering guide and talk about peering briefly
• Loading from snapshot (link, and brief talk)
• Setting up logging (link, and brief talk)

AC:

• Ask node operators roundtable what their practical network topology & node setup would look like here
• Make sure it's the simplest format

[nsjames]

Notes:

Thoughts from Aaron and Ross: https://t.me/NodeOperatorsRoundtable/2226 https://t.me/NodeOperatorsRoundtable/2229 https://t.me/NodeOperatorsRoundtable/2230 https://t.me/NodeOperatorsRoundtable/2238

WAX requirements https://t.me/NodeOperatorsRoundtable/2258