Validator nodes on OKB Chain are the authorised node operators of the OKB Chain that participate in the consensus and validating transactions and blocks. You can see the real-time view of OKB Chain validator nodes on OKLink Explorer.

Note Only authorised nodes are selected as the validator node for OKB Chain

#RPC Node

RPC nodes are RPC service providers that provide public RPC endpoints for developers to use. OKB Chain currently maintains a public RPC endpoint https://okbtestrpc.okbchain.org/ that is free for everyone to use. However, any participants are encouraged to run their own RPC node and offer RPC services.

#Why run a Node?

You may decide to run a node of your own for a few reasons:

To run applications that heavily depend on RPC performance and/or availability
To quickly extract blockchain data that can be used for chain analytics, block explorer, etc

#Types of Network

There are a few different networks to potentially run a node. Each network operates with its own independent validators and unique state.

mainnet
testnet