# Light nodes

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## [About the Light nodes category](https://forum.duniter.org/t/about-the-light-nodes-category/9379)

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**Author:** [@elois](https://forum.duniter.org/u/elois)\
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Light clients (or light nodes) are programs intended to be installed on the end user’s machine. These lightweight nodes connect to the p2p layer and check the block headers, they allow to transform a naive wallet into a…

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## [Light node smoldot: la solution idéale pour du vrai p2p (sans tiers de confiance)](https://forum.duniter.org/t/light-node-smoldot-la-solution-ideale-pour-du-vrai-p2p-sans-tiers-de-confiance/9082)

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**Author:** [@elois](https://forum.duniter.org/u/elois)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2023 20:16 UTC](https://forum.duniter.org/t/light-node-smoldot-la-solution-ideale-pour-du-vrai-p2p-sans-tiers-de-confiance/9082 "2023-10-21T20:16:39Z")

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smoldot est une ré-implémentation du client substrate, dont le développement a commencé très récemment, mais qui promet rien de moins que la possibilité d’avoir un light node embarqué dans le navigateur !! Historique J’…