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Expand Up @@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ RPC nodes provide API access to the Tempo network without participating in conse

## Quick Start

<Callout type="info">
Trusted (uncertified) RPC nodes will be deprecated. To run without trusting the RPC endpoint, use [Trustless RPC Nodes](#trustless-rpc-nodes).
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Trusted (uncertified) RPC nodes will be deprecated. To run without trusting the RPC endpoint, use [Trustless RPC Nodes](#trustless-rpc-nodes).
Trustless (uncertified) RPC nodes will be deprecated. To run without trusting the RPC endpoint, use [Trustless RPC Nodes](#trustless-rpc-nodes).

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Trusted is the right word here for uncertified

</Callout>

```bash /dev/null/quickstart.sh#L1-15
# Download snapshot (this will help you sync much faster)
tempo download --archive
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By default, RPC nodes run in archive mode, meaning they do not prune historical state.

### Trustless RPC Nodes

<Callout type="info">
Trustless RPC nodes are supported in release 1.7.1 and onward. 2nd order RPC nodes, which follow other RPC nodes instead of validators, are currently only supported on the Moderato testnet.
</Callout>

RPC nodes can verify certificates before executing blocks by suppling the `--follow.experimental.certify` flag:

```bash
tempo node \
--follow \
--follow.experimental.certify \
--http --http.port 8545 \
--http.api eth,net,web3,txpool,trace
```

## Example Systemd Service

```bash /dev/null/systemd.sh#L1-55
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