diff --git a/src/content/zcash-z3/index.mdx b/src/content/zcash-z3/index.mdx index 8f1ff06..ccd766d 100644 --- a/src/content/zcash-z3/index.mdx +++ b/src/content/zcash-z3/index.mdx @@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ Find your situation below and follow the corresponding path. | Your current situation | Migrate to | When | | -- | -- | -- | -| Full node, **no** indexing or wallet needs | [Zebra](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra) | **Now** | +| Full node, **no** indexing or wallet needs | [Zebra](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra) [Zakura](https://github.com/zakura-core/zakura) | **Now** | | Service that needs **indexed** blockchain data (explorers, APIs) | [Zebra](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra) + [Zaino](https://github.com/zingolabs/zaino/) | **Now** | | You use the **Zcashd wallet CLI / wallet RPCs** | Zebra + [Zallet](https://github.com/zcash/zallet) (with Zaino or Zebra as backend) | **Now** — start testing immediately | -| You **can't complete** the wallet migration before EOL and need the existing Zcashd APIs | [Zakura](https://github.com/zakura-core/zakura) + [zcashd-compat mode](https://github.com/zakura-core/zakura/blob/main/book/src/user/zcashd-compat.md) | **Temporary bridge only** — plan your Z3 migration in parallel | +| You **can't complete** the wallet migration before EOL and need the existing Zcashd APIs | [Zakura](https://github.com/zakura-core/zakura) + [zcashd-compat mode](https://github.com/zakura-core/zakura/blob/main/book/src/user/zcashd-compat.md) | **Temporary bridge only** — plan your migration to Zallet wallet in parallel | Whatever path you take, remember: **the zcashd-compat bridge is temporary. All users will eventually have to migrate to Zebra and Zallet** (or Zebra / Zebra + @@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ Zebra validates consensus and has limited indexing capabilities by design. Find out more about Zebra on [GitHub](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra) or by reading [The Zebra Book](https://zebra.zfnd.org/). +Zakura is a fork of Zebra maintained by Valar Group. It has different capabilities +than Zebra, such as pruned mode, Zcashd-compat mode and fast syncs. Find out more +about Zakura on [GitHub](https://github.com/zakura-core/zakura). + + ## If you run a service that needs Zcash indexed data Zcashd RPCs which served indexed data of the Zcash blockchain are now replaced by @@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ under Zakura's zcashd-compat mode (below), note that the **mining RPCs are removed from the sidecar zcashd**: block templates must be requested from Zakura's RPC interface, not from zcashd's. -## If you need more time: Zakura + zcashd-compat mode (temporary) +## If you need more time: Zakura + zcashd-compat mode [Zakura](https://github.com/zakura-core/zakura) is a full node developed by Valar Group. Its @@ -130,6 +135,9 @@ is aimed at operators — typically exchanges and custodial services — that ca complete their migration to Zallet before Zcashd's End-of-Life and need to keep their existing Zcashd integrations running in the meantime. +Note: Zcashd-compat mode is meant to be a "rain check" for moving into Zakura + Zallet, +or Zebra + Zallet. + How it works: - **Zakura faces the network.** Zakura is the consensus-validating node connected diff --git a/src/content/zcash-z3/resources.mdx b/src/content/zcash-z3/resources.mdx index cfee019..bce8928 100644 --- a/src/content/zcash-z3/resources.mdx +++ b/src/content/zcash-z3/resources.mdx @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ for applications and infrastructure. It can be installed with Cargo or run as a Docker container. Zakura contains a wrapper for Zcashd wallet CLI. Use this approach if you need -additional time to migrate to Zebra and Zallet (or Z3). +additional time to migrate to Zebra and Zallet (or Z3). [GitHub](https://github.com/zakura-core/zakura) @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ checksum-verified Zcash mainnet state snapshots in archive and pruned formats. These snapshots help bring a Zebra node close to the chain tip without syncing the entire blockchain from scratch. -## Legacy (Zcashd) +## Legacy (Zcashd) Zcashd is the originary consensus node for Zcash. Forked from Bitcoin-core in 2015, Zcashd has gone through six Network Upgrades and has been the main consensus node