{"id":3143,"date":"2025-08-11T12:41:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drpc.org\/blog\/?p=3143"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:35:16","slug":"nodecore-open-source-rpc-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drpc.org\/blog\/nodecore-open-source-rpc-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Full Control of Your Infra with NodeCore: the Battle-tested, Open Source RPC Stack"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3143\" class=\"elementor elementor-3143\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bae014 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79bae014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5625ff5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5625ff5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"597\"><strong data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"597\">Introduction<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"806\">In Web3 infrastructure, most projects eventually hit a critical decision point: Do you continue relying on <strong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"737\">cloud-hosted RPC providers<\/strong>, or take control of your stack with <strong data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"803\">open source RPC infrastructure<\/strong>?<\/p><p data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"1177\">For dApps handling sensitive workloads, chains preparing for scale, and any team looking to eliminate vendor lock-in, <strong data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"938\">NodeCore<\/strong> offers a new path forward. It\u2019s\u00a0<strong data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1005\">self-hosted<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1028\">battle-tested<\/strong> \u2014 giving you the same high-reliability RPC stack that powers dRPC\u2019s own cloud offering (NodeCloud), without losing ownership of your infrastructure.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1210\"><strong data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1210\">Why NodeCore Exists<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1497\">RPC infrastructure is the backbone of every blockchain application. Without it, dApps can\u2019t query state, chains can\u2019t onboard developers, and users face broken experiences. The market today is dominated by <strong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1433\">cloud-only<\/strong> services \u2014 fast to deploy but <strong data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1479\">centralised<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1494\">opaque<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1767\">NodeCore flips the model. Instead of renting opaque infrastructure, you run the <strong data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1608\">exact same proven stack<\/strong> used at massive scale in NodeCloud \u2014 with all the <strong data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1736\">AI-based load balancing, failover logic, and multi-provider orchestration<\/strong> \u2014 entirely under your control.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1809\"><strong data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1809\">Who Would Use NodeCore Today<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1898\">NodeCore is designed for technical teams who need to own their RPC layer. That includes:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"2268\"><li data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1989\"><p data-start=\"1901\" data-end=\"1989\"><strong data-start=\"1901\" data-end=\"1922\">High-volume dApps<\/strong> running their own nodes to ensure predictable performance &amp; cost<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2081\"><p data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2081\"><strong data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2018\">Blockchain foundations<\/strong> providing public RPC access without relying on third parties<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2193\"><p data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2193\"><strong data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2114\">Institutions &amp; enterprises<\/strong> with compliance or security requirements restricting off-site infrastructure<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2268\"><p data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2268\"><strong data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2216\">Scaling projects<\/strong> preparing for surges in developer or user traffic<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2414\">If your project fits into one of these categories \u2014 and you want your RPC stack to be as reliable as your code \u2014 NodeCore is the logical choice.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2453\"><strong data-start=\"2424\" data-end=\"2453\">Battle-Tested Reliability<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"2594\">NodeCore isn\u2019t an unproven framework. It\u2019s <strong data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2520\">the same core stack<\/strong> that runs inside <strong data-start=\"2538\" data-end=\"2551\">NodeCloud<\/strong>, dRPC\u2019s managed cloud RPC platform, which:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2750\"><li data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2638\"><p data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2638\">Handles <strong data-start=\"2605\" data-end=\"2636\">4+ billion requests per day<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2639\" data-end=\"2687\"><p data-start=\"2641\" data-end=\"2687\">Powers <strong data-start=\"2648\" data-end=\"2664\">3,000+ dApps<\/strong> across 50+ providers<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2750\"><p data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2750\">Delivers <strong data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2724\">up to 3\u00d7 cost savings<\/strong> vs. other RPC platforms<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2752\" data-end=\"2944\">Running NodeCore on your own infra means deploying a system that\u2019s been <strong data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2857\">stress-tested at global scale<\/strong> \u2014 with all the performance tuning, failover logic, and observability already built in.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"2951\" data-end=\"2976\"><strong data-start=\"2954\" data-end=\"2976\">Technical Overview<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"2977\" data-end=\"3157\">NodeCore ships as a <strong data-start=\"2997\" data-end=\"3030\">modular, open source RPC platform<\/strong> for orchestrating blockchain RPC traffic across multiple node providers or instances. Its architecture has three main pillars:<\/p><h3 data-start=\"3164\" data-end=\"3198\"><strong data-start=\"3168\" data-end=\"3198\">1. AI-Based Load Balancing<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"3199\" data-end=\"3271\">At the heart of NodeCore is a <strong data-start=\"3229\" data-end=\"3255\">smart balancing system<\/strong> that evaluates:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3541\"><li data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3346\"><p data-start=\"3274\" data-end=\"3346\"><strong data-start=\"3274\" data-end=\"3285\">Latency<\/strong> \u2014 real-time measurement of how quickly a provider responds<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3347\" data-end=\"3440\"><p data-start=\"3349\" data-end=\"3440\"><strong data-start=\"3349\" data-end=\"3370\">Error probability<\/strong> \u2014 tracking and avoiding providers likely to fail on a given request<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3441\" data-end=\"3541\"><p data-start=\"3443\" data-end=\"3541\"><strong data-start=\"3443\" data-end=\"3468\">Provider capabilities<\/strong> \u2014 ensuring only nodes that can handle a specific method are considered<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3543\" data-end=\"3613\">This isn\u2019t simple round-robin \u2014 NodeCore uses <strong data-start=\"3589\" data-end=\"3612\">adaptive strategies<\/strong>:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3614\" data-end=\"3797\"><li data-start=\"3614\" data-end=\"3689\"><p data-start=\"3616\" data-end=\"3689\"><strong data-start=\"3616\" data-end=\"3636\">One-off strategy<\/strong> for sticky sessions (e.g., <code data-start=\"3664\" data-end=\"3686\">eth_getFilterChanges<\/code>)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3797\"><p data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3797\"><strong data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3710\">Retry strategy<\/strong> for most calls, automatically re-routing failed or slow requests to better providers<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3799\" data-end=\"3907\">Geo-routing ensures requests are served from the closest region, reducing latency and improving reliability.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"3914\" data-end=\"3956\"><strong data-start=\"3918\" data-end=\"3956\">2. Provider-Agnostic Orchestration<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"3957\" data-end=\"4022\">NodeCore doesn\u2019t care where your nodes are hosted. It can manage:<\/p><ul data-start=\"4023\" data-end=\"4135\"><li data-start=\"4023\" data-end=\"4055\"><p data-start=\"4025\" data-end=\"4055\">Self-hosted bare metal nodes<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4056\" data-end=\"4100\"><p data-start=\"4058\" data-end=\"4100\">Cloud-hosted instances (AWS, GCP, Azure)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4101\" data-end=\"4135\"><p data-start=\"4103\" data-end=\"4135\">Third-party provider endpoints<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4137\" data-end=\"4292\">By treating each as a <strong data-start=\"4159\" data-end=\"4180\">scorable provider<\/strong>, NodeCore can optimise traffic across a mixed infrastructure \u2014 ensuring best performance and fair distribution.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"4299\" data-end=\"4341\"><strong data-start=\"4303\" data-end=\"4341\">3. Observability &amp; Cost Efficiency<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"4342\" data-end=\"4401\">NodeCore comes with a metrics layer that gives infra teams:<\/p><ul data-start=\"4402\" data-end=\"4532\"><li data-start=\"4402\" data-end=\"4447\"><p data-start=\"4404\" data-end=\"4447\"><strong data-start=\"4404\" data-end=\"4445\">Real-time provider performance charts<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4448\" data-end=\"4487\"><p data-start=\"4450\" data-end=\"4487\"><strong data-start=\"4450\" data-end=\"4485\">Request success\/fail breakdowns<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4488\" data-end=\"4532\"><p data-start=\"4490\" data-end=\"4532\"><strong data-start=\"4490\" data-end=\"4530\">Historical trends for usage planning<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4534\" data-end=\"4731\">Its pricing logic (even in self-hosted mode) follows a <strong data-start=\"4589\" data-end=\"4621\">cost-lock + final adjustment<\/strong> model \u2014 ensuring that every request\u2019s cost aligns with actual work performed, eliminating overcharging risks.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"4738\" data-end=\"4780\"><strong data-start=\"4741\" data-end=\"4780\">Customising NodeCore with NodeCraft<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"4781\" data-end=\"5002\">For many teams, NodeCore works perfectly out of the box. But some use cases demand more than the standard balancing logic or dashboards. That\u2019s where <strong data-start=\"4933\" data-end=\"4992\"><a class=\"cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4935\" data-end=\"4990\">NodeCraft<\/a><\/strong> comes in.<\/p><p data-start=\"5004\" data-end=\"5065\">NodeCraft is dRPC\u2019s <strong data-start=\"5024\" data-end=\"5054\">custom development service<\/strong>, enabling:<\/p><ul data-start=\"5066\" data-end=\"5312\"><li data-start=\"5066\" data-end=\"5132\"><p data-start=\"5068\" data-end=\"5132\"><strong data-start=\"5068\" data-end=\"5099\">Custom balancing strategies<\/strong> tailored to specific workloads<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5133\" data-end=\"5200\"><p data-start=\"5135\" data-end=\"5200\"><strong data-start=\"5135\" data-end=\"5150\">Integration<\/strong> with proprietary monitoring or alerting systems<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5201\" data-end=\"5258\"><p data-start=\"5203\" data-end=\"5258\"><strong data-start=\"5203\" data-end=\"5233\">Automated scaling triggers<\/strong> based on internal KPIs<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5259\" data-end=\"5312\"><p data-start=\"5261\" data-end=\"5312\"><strong data-start=\"5261\" data-end=\"5282\">Advanced security<\/strong> and access control features<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5314\" data-end=\"5429\">If NodeCore is your <strong data-start=\"5334\" data-end=\"5360\">self-hosted, open source RPC engine<\/strong>, NodeCraft is the <strong data-start=\"5379\" data-end=\"5394\">custom shop<\/strong> that tunes it for your exact race.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"5436\" data-end=\"5478\"><strong data-start=\"5439\" data-end=\"5478\">Skip the Frontend-Only Tool (eRPC)?<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"5479\" data-end=\"5631\">Some teams confuse NodeCore with <strong data-start=\"5512\" data-end=\"5520\">eRPC<\/strong>-style solutions \u2014 lightweight tools that cache data for frontend queries. But the difference is fundamental:<\/p><ul data-start=\"5632\" data-end=\"5872\"><li data-start=\"5632\" data-end=\"5709\"><p data-start=\"5634\" data-end=\"5709\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/EmbeddedRPC\/erpc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"5634\" data-end=\"5642\">eRPC<\/strong><\/a> is built for frontend performance boosts, not full-stack control<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5710\" data-end=\"5872\"><p data-start=\"5712\" data-end=\"5872\"><strong data-start=\"5712\" data-end=\"5724\">NodeCore<\/strong> is built for <strong data-start=\"5738\" data-end=\"5753\">infra teams<\/strong> running complete RPC environments, managing uptime, balancing across providers, and integrating into CI\/CD pipelines<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5874\" data-end=\"5981\">If you want control from <strong data-start=\"5899\" data-end=\"5940\">request routing to node orchestration<\/strong>, eRPC isn\u2019t the right fit \u2014 NodeCore is.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"5988\" data-end=\"6046\"><strong data-start=\"5991\" data-end=\"6046\">How NodeCore Compares to Other On-Premise Solutions<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"6047\" data-end=\"6220\">Most on-prem RPC stacks today are <strong data-start=\"6081\" data-end=\"6098\">custom builds<\/strong> \u2014 stitched together with Nginx load balancing, manual failover scripts, and open-source explorers. These solutions are:<\/p><ul data-start=\"6221\" data-end=\"6318\"><li data-start=\"6221\" data-end=\"6247\"><p data-start=\"6223\" data-end=\"6247\"><strong data-start=\"6223\" data-end=\"6233\">Costly<\/strong> to maintain<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"6248\" data-end=\"6283\"><p data-start=\"6250\" data-end=\"6283\"><strong data-start=\"6250\" data-end=\"6258\">Slow<\/strong> to adapt to new chains<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"6284\" data-end=\"6318\"><p data-start=\"6286\" data-end=\"6318\"><strong data-start=\"6286\" data-end=\"6296\">Opaque<\/strong> in performance data<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"6320\" data-end=\"6526\">NodeCore consolidates these into <strong data-start=\"6353\" data-end=\"6379\">one deployable open source RPC package<\/strong>, pre-tuned for multi-chain environments and supported by a global team that has already solved scaling problems at the billions-of-requests level.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"6533\" data-end=\"6554\"><strong data-start=\"6536\" data-end=\"6554\">Business Value<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"6555\" data-end=\"6581\">Deploying NodeCore offers:<\/p><ul data-start=\"6582\" data-end=\"6823\"><li data-start=\"6582\" data-end=\"6637\"><p data-start=\"6584\" data-end=\"6637\"><strong data-start=\"6584\" data-end=\"6615\">Infrastructure independence<\/strong> \u2014 no vendor lock-in<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"6638\" data-end=\"6698\"><p data-start=\"6640\" data-end=\"6698\"><strong data-start=\"6640\" data-end=\"6665\">Lower long-term costs<\/strong> \u2014 no per-request cloud markups<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"6699\" data-end=\"6759\"><p data-start=\"6701\" data-end=\"6759\"><strong data-start=\"6701\" data-end=\"6719\">Faster scaling<\/strong> \u2014 deploy globally in days, not months<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"6760\" data-end=\"6823\"><p data-start=\"6762\" data-end=\"6823\"><strong data-start=\"6762\" data-end=\"6785\">Improved resilience<\/strong> \u2014 multi-provider failover by design<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"6825\" data-end=\"6972\">For technical decision-makers, this is <strong data-start=\"6864\" data-end=\"6883\">future-proofing<\/strong> your RPC layer without giving up the optimisations that make cloud solutions attractive.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"6979\" data-end=\"6996\"><strong data-start=\"6982\" data-end=\"6996\">Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"6997\" data-end=\"7207\">NodeCore delivers what most open source RPC packages would love to have:<br data-start=\"7059\" data-end=\"7062\" \/><strong data-start=\"7062\" data-end=\"7207\">battle-tested performance, AI-based balancing, multi-provider orchestration, and full observability \u2014 all open-source and under your control.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"7209\" data-end=\"7308\">For teams ready to <strong data-start=\"7228\" data-end=\"7247\">own their stack<\/strong> without reinventing the wheel, NodeCore is the first choice.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"7315\" data-end=\"7334\"><strong data-start=\"7319\" data-end=\"7334\">Extra Links<\/strong><\/h3><ul data-start=\"7335\" data-end=\"7634\"><li data-start=\"7335\" data-end=\"7398\"><p data-start=\"7337\" data-end=\"7398\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/drpc.org\/docs\/nodecore\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"7337\" data-end=\"7396\">Explore the NodeCore Docs<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"7399\" data-end=\"7483\"><p data-start=\"7401\" data-end=\"7483\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/drpc.org\/blog\/custom-rpc-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"7401\" data-end=\"7481\">Read about NodeCraft customisation<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"7484\" data-end=\"7579\"><p data-start=\"7486\" data-end=\"7579\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/drpc.org\/blog\/choosing-rpc-stack\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" 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