Running An Historical Node Using Docker
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Welcome to this guide on running a node! In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps required to get your own node up and running. Running a node is an important way to contribute to the network's security and decentralization while helping validate transactions.
Why run an historical node?
Historical nodes are special nodes that do not vote but ensure the network stays in sync by storing votes, notifying other nodes about transactions, and helping other nodes to bootstrap.
Currently, any node without a private key is considered a historical node.
