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Blockchain infrastructure providers offer mechanisms to build, deploy and scale in Web3. While distributed ledgers allow you to deploy your own node, this is a costly and time-consuming process that requires significant expertise. Nodes validate transactions, store full or partial records of the blockchain, and submit votes for governance. There are 3 major types of nodes: Full - Require a full copy of the chain, Technically challenging to maintain. Light - Light nodes are low resource. Light nodes do not need to be run constantly but must connect to intermediary full nodes to request information.