Nodes

Follow the simple steps listed on our validator dashboard page to delegate SHM, contribute to network security, and earn staking rewards in return.

Delegation allows SHM holders to support network security and earn staking rewards without running a validator node. More than 1.8 billion SHM is currently staked on Shardeum, reflecting strong participation in securing the network.

Shardeum has two primary node types:

1. Validator Nodes: Validators propose blocks, participate in consensus, and help secure the network. Running a validator requires staking SHM and maintaining high uptime and performance.
2. Full Nodes: Full nodes do not participate in consensus. They verify blockchain data and maintain the network state, providing reliable infrastructure for applications, wallets, and other network participants. Full nodes use pruning by default to retain only the recent state required for operation.

Depending on their infrastructure needs, developers, dApps, explorers, indexers, and service providers may also operate:

• Archive Nodes: Archive nodes are full nodes configured to retain the complete historical blockchain state from genesis. They are useful for explorers, indexers, analytics platforms, and other services that require access to historical data, but require significantly more storage than standard full nodes.
• RPC Nodes: RPC nodes provide JSON-RPC and WebSocket endpoints that applications, wallets, developers, and infrastructure services use to interact with Shardeum.

Refer to our developer documentation for guidance on running Validator, Full, Archive, and RPC nodes.

You can find the mainnet endpoint here.

You can find the details here.

If you don’t find an answer to your question in our FAQ pages here, feel free to post your questions or doubts directly on the Shardeum Discord. Our team and community members will be happy to help.