--- title: "On Thursday, Google Cloud announced the debut of its own node-hosting service for Web3 developers." description: "Blockchains depend on networks of nodes, or computers running software to verify transactions and store historical data." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-10-30 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2242/on-thursday-google-cloud-announced-the-debut-of-its-own-node-hosting-service-for-web3-developers category: "google" tags: ["google cloud", "google", "technology", "blockchain", "technology news"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # On Thursday, Google Cloud announced the debut of its own node-hosting service for Web3 developers. The '[Blockchain](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13044/blockchain-games-and-their-potential-influence-on-gaming) Node Engine' service, which the firm described in a [blog](https://www.mindstick.com/developersection/blog) post, would enable [developers](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12875/blunders-you-must-avoid-while-hiring-java-developers-to-get-the-best-fulfilling-your-needs) to rely on Google Cloud to deploy a new node, hopefully making the procedure simpler, quicker, and more secure. [**Blockchains**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2241/what-does-the-launch-of-google-cloud-s-own-node-hosting-service-mean-for-web3-developers) depend on networks of nodes, or computers running software to verify [transactions](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/864/explain-acid-rule-of-thumb-for-transactions) and store [historical data](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160205/how-temporal-table-enable-historical-data-tracking-and-auditing-in-sql-server). Nodes are crucial for decentralised, peer-to-peer networks and need to be managed properly. The **Google Cloud Blockchain Node Engine, which is 'fully managed,' will keep an eye on the nodes for developers and take care of any potential problems that might arise.** According to James Tromans, who oversees Google [Cloud Platform](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/40483/know-everything-about-the-big-data-cloud-platform)'s Web3 product, the Blockchain Node Engine would address two '[major challenges](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114463/what-major-challenges-occur-when-shifting-from-classrooms-to-a-tech-driven-education-system)': 'the time it takes to start a node, and the agony of keeping it up and running.' In addition to giving developers full control over where their nodes are deployed, Blockchain Node Engine lessens these pain points. **Tromans asserts that similar services exist, but they offer fewer benefits. You can use a JSON-RPC service, but you'll be sharing nodes with many other users and won't be able to set things like the [deployment](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/325966/process-of-application-development-and-deployment) zone for the node or who can access it, he added.** The [**Google Cloud**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2227/the-parent-s-profit-is-drastically-reduced-when-google-s-ad-sales-decline) Blockchain Node Engine will first support Ethereum, the most popular blockchain. According to the size of the ecosystem, Tromans said, '**Ethereum is a great place to start, but we know that developers are innovating on multiple different chains, some of which we also want to support in the future.'** --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2242/on-thursday-google-cloud-announced-the-debut-of-its-own-node-hosting-service-for-web3-developers Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.