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About static peers

Understand how hard-coded bootstrap peers work and the trade-offs they carry.​

Logos Delivery applications have the flexibility to embed bootstrap node addresses directly into their codebase. Developers can either use static peers operated by Status or run a node.

How static peers work​

sequenceDiagram
Alice->>Bob: Connect to Bob (static peer details)
Alice->>Carol: Connect to Carol (static peer details)

Alice establishes connections with Bob and Carol using their node details, which are predefined (hard-coded) into Alice's node.

Pros and cons​

Pros:

  • Low latency.
  • Low resource requirements.

Cons:

  • Vulnerable to censorship: Node IPs can be blocked or restricted.
  • Limited scalability: The number of nodes is fixed and cannot easily be expanded.
  • Maintenance challenges: Updating the node list requires modifying the code, which can be cumbersome and involves releasing and deploying.