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< p > Waku intends to incentivise mechanisms to run nodes, but it is not part of libp2p' s scope. Additionally, users or developers do not have to deploy their infrastructure as a prerequisite to use Waku. It is a service network. However, you are encouraged to < a href = "/run-node" > run a node< / a > to support and decentralise the network.< / p >
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< p > Waku includes various protocols covering the following domains: privacy preservation, censorship resistance, and platform agnosticism, allowing it to run on any platform or environment.< / p >
< p > Waku provides out-of-the-box protocols to enable mostly offline/resource-limited devices, < a href = "/learn/concepts/protocols#store" > Store< / a > /< a href = "/learn/concepts/protocols#light-push" > Light Push< / a > /< a href = "/learn/concepts/protocols#filter" > Filter< / a > caters to those use cases.< / p >
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