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Networks
Figure 1. Types of Networks

CAT-BM allows a User to create Nodes in Public and Test Networks.

Test Net:

  • Horizon instance

  • Friendbot

  • Limited to 100 operations per ledger

  • Limited to 1 smart Contract per ledger

  • Free RPC endpoints

Public Net:

  • Validator nodes are run by the public

  • Horizon Testnet instance

  • Limited to 1000 operations per ledger

  • Limited to 100 smart Contract per ledger

  • No publicly available RPC

Nodes
Figure 2. Types of Nodes

CAT-BP allows a User to create in both networks the following Node types:

  • Watcher - to submit transactions and observe ledger changes, not participating in validation or history publication.

  • Validator - all Watcher functions and also participates in validation.

  • Full Validator - all Validator functions and also publishes a History Archive