Peer nodes
The peer node is the most important and complex type of node in the network. It reads, endorses, and writes transactions to the blockchain ledger. A network can consist of one or more peer nodes. We can change the configuration of a peer node on the same Nodes page. Filter the list on type – for example, Peer – and click on the options menu at the right side of one of the entries in the list. In the options menu, select Edit Configuration.
This action will display a dialog window in which we can review and change the node's configuration. For this peer node, we can configure a lot of advanced attributes in four different categories: Gossip, Leader Election, Event Service, and Chaincode, and it also includes also some general attributes, ...
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