Running your own Celo node gives you direct access to the blockchain without relying on third-party services. This provides enhanced privacy, reliability, and control over your interactions with the Celo network. Follow this guide to set up and run your own RPC endpoint, which includes detailed instructions for configuration, deployment, and maintenance of your Celo L2 node infrastructure.
Forno is a cLabs hosted node service for interacting with the Celo network. This allows you to connect to the Celo Blockchain without having to run your own node.Forno has HTTP and WebSocket endpoints that you can use to query current Celo data or post transactions that you would like to broadcast to the network. The service runs full nodes in non-archive mode, so you can query the current state of the blockchain, but cannot access the historic state.
Alchemy is a popular API provider and developer platform. Its robust, free tier offers access to enhanced features like SDKs and enhanced APIs and hosted OP Mainnet and testnet nodes.
dRPC is AI-powered infrastructure for dapps and chains. [dRPC]‘s NodeCloud (https://drpc.org/docs/celo-api) load-balanced RPC endpoints give you fast, reliable access to Celo and 180+ networks. Built for scale with flat-rate pricing (20 CUs/method) and PAYG starting at $10 in crypto. No renewing packages, hidden upgrades, or extra fees. Free tier available. Plug in and start building.
Infura (by MetaMask) is an RPC end point provider that supports Celo and several other EVM L1s. Infura’s node infrastructure powers some of the biggest projects today.
Chainstack provides global load-balanced nodes for Celo. A free developer plan is available with an easy social login (e.g. GitHub). You can also top up your balance with crypto.
All that node supports public and private RPC nodes. They offer free private RPC nodes up to 10,000 requests/day and you can upgrade your plan as needed.
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