# Node clients

> Software for connecting to and participating in a QRL network.

- Canonical page: [Node clients](https://www.qrlecosystem.com/capabilities/node-client/)

## Projects
- [Go QRL Execution Client](https://www.qrlecosystem.com/projects/go-qrl/index.html.md): The official Go execution-layer client for QRL 2.0, providing full, archive, and light node modes, QRVM smart-contract execution, HTTP, WebSocket, and IPC JSON-RPC interfaces, and contract developer utilities.
- [QRL 1.x Node](https://www.qrlecosystem.com/projects/qrl-node/index.html.md): The official Python implementation of the QRL 1.x proof-of-work node, used to validate and relay the chain, expose gRPC APIs, serve wallets and explorers, and participate in solo or pool mining.
- [QRL Helpers](https://www.qrlecosystem.com/projects/qrl-helpers/index.html.md): A community-maintained collection of scripts and helper tools for QRL 2.0 development and operations, currently centered on installing a complete node stack on Ubuntu 24.04.
- [Qrysm](https://www.qrlecosystem.com/projects/qrysm/index.html.md): The official Go consensus-layer client for QRL 2.0, coordinating proof-of-stake beacon nodes and validators with the Go QRL execution client as part of a complete QRL 2.0 node.