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README: E3 is full node by default (#13101)
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Update README after PR #12857
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yperbasis authored Dec 13, 2024
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Twitter: [x.com/ErigonEth](https://x.com/ErigonEth)

Erigon is an implementation of Ethereum (execution layer with embeddable consensus layer), on the efficiency
frontier. [Archive Node](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/nodes-and-clients/archive-nodes/#what-is-an-archive-node)
by default.
frontier.

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**Important defaults**: Erigon is an Archive Node by default: use `--prune.mode` if need make it smaller (not allowed to
change after first start)
**Important defaults**: Erigon 3 is a Full Node by default. (Erigon 2 was an [Archive Node](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/nodes-and-clients/archive-nodes/#what-is-an-archive-node) by default.)
Set `--prune.mode` to "archive" if you need an archive node or to "minimal" if you run a validator on a small disk (not allowed to change after first start).

<code>In-depth links are marked by the microscope sign (🔬) </code>

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on, an external Consensus Layer will not be need
anymore.

Caplin also has an archivial mode for historical states and blocks. it can be enabled through the `--caplin.archive`
Caplin also has an archival mode for historical states and blocks. it can be enabled through the `--caplin.archive`
flag.
In order to enable the caplin's Beacon API, the flag `--beacon.api=<namespaces>` must be added.
e.g: `--beacon.api=beacon,builder,config,debug,node,validator,lighthouse` will enable all endpoints. **NOTE: Caplin is
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