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From: baby <45896748+xbabyx@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:32:38 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Update public-services.md

Removes the NOWNodes section from the Third Party & Community Node Services list on the public services page.
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diff --git a/docs/infrastructure/public-services.md b/docs/infrastructure/public-services.md
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@@ -61,14 +61,6 @@ If your application is built with the React framework, you can leverage the ["SW
 
 The following endpoints are provided and maintained by third parties or community members independently of Alephium. Availability, reliability, and rate limits may vary. Use them at your own discretion.
 
-### NOWNodes
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-[NOWNodes](https://nownodes.io/nodes/alephium-alph) is a third party node provider offering a free public Alephium RPC node for mainnet.
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-* `https://public-alephium.nownodes.io` for mainnet node API ([Docs](https://nownodes.gitbook.io/alph-alephium))
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-The free public endpoint does not require an API key and is rate limited to 5 requests per second. For higher limits, an API key is available via [NOWNodes](https://nownodes.io/nodes/alephium-alph).
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 ### Flux
 
 [Flux](https://runonflux.io/) is a decentralized cloud infrastructure platform that allows anyone to deploy and run their own Alephium full node. For instructions on how to get started, see [Full Node on Flux](https://docs.alephium.org/full-node/run-on-flux).