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Infrastructure

Top 5 node software options to deploy an Ethereum node in 2026

Not all Ethereum node software solves the same problem. This guide compares the top 5 options in 2026 — execution clients, deployment tools, and managed control planes — with honest tradeoffs for each audience.

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Alex Usachev
April 23, 2026

Announcements

Base Faucet: How to get free Base testnet ETH

Use the Chainstack faucet to get Base testnet tokens and validate stablecoin transfers and payment flows in real-world scenarios using Base RPC endpoints.

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Alex Usachev
March 16, 2026

Industry

Alchemy RPC provider overview (2026)

Explore Alchemy’s RPC infrastructure, feature set, and performance claims, and see how it stacks up against Chainstack when used in real-world production workloads.

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Alexey Obukhov
December 17, 2025

Tutorials

EVM: Practical explanation of how gas fee works

This guide explains why Ethereum and EVM transactions get stuck with the “not mined within N blocks” error and how EIP-1559 gas mechanics determine transaction inclusion.

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Developer Hub Guest
December 11, 2025