2018-07-16 13:13:48 +00:00
|
|
|
---
|
2021-09-04 10:47:17 +00:00
|
|
|
summary: 'A node to which a daemon connects to give immediate usability to wallets while syncing'
|
2018-07-16 13:13:48 +00:00
|
|
|
terms: ["bootstrap-node", "bootstrap-nodes"]
|
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020-08-16 17:11:02 +00:00
|
|
|
{% include disclaimer.html translated="no" translationOutdated="no" %}
|
2021-09-04 10:47:17 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2018-07-16 13:13:48 +00:00
|
|
|
### The Basics
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021-09-04 10:47:17 +00:00
|
|
|
The @daemon running on a local @node has to sync with other
|
|
|
|
|
@remote-nodes. While it is not fully synced, @wallet may still be connected
|
|
|
|
|
to the local node. Therefore, the @wallet cannot access the @blocks that are
|
|
|
|
|
not yet synced on the local @node.
|
2018-07-16 13:13:48 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2021-09-04 10:47:17 +00:00
|
|
|
To allow the @wallet to be immediately usable, the daemon on the local @node
|
|
|
|
|
uses a bootstrap node to which the RPC request are proxying to, giving
|
|
|
|
|
access to the missing @blocks.
|
2018-07-16 13:13:48 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note: the replies from the bootstrap node may be untrustworthy.
|
