# Overview
- free to join
- not fully p2p. non-relay node connect to relay node
- relays / non-relays
- join consensus / not join consensus
```
carpenter -d data
# you can monitor the consensus process using the carpenter tool for a given node.
# This tool parses the node.log file and prints out details for consensus-related events.
watch ./goal node status -d data
watch ./goal node lastround -d data
```
- non-relay node don't need open port through firewall,don't store full state
- can create a private network