<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Enki wrote</title><author_name>Enki (npub1gn…merrq)</author_name><author_url>https://njump.me/npub1gnwpctdec0aa00hfy4lvadftu08ccs9677mr73h9ddv2zvw8fu9smmerrq</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://njump.me</provider_url><html>A public node is typically referred to as a node that helps other nodes with things like the IBD. &#xA;&#xA;Your node won&#39;t work without being able to get block data from peers, but you don&#39;t have to allow inbound connections from other nodes. &#xA;&#xA;I&#39;m not exactly sure how Start 9 sets everything up, but I know for instance my node is technically considered a public node because I allow inbound connections. And if I disabled that &#34;allowing inbound connections&#34;, I could still get block data from the network which would make things more private and wouldn&#39;t allow people to directly connect to my node.</html></oembed>