Purpose

This article explains what a Player Node (Jukebox Node) is.

Assumptions Made

This article assumes the reader understands the information in the following articles:

Summary

While Founder's Nodes power the blockchain of the Gala Node ecosystem, Player Nodes (Jukebox Node) power the listen-and-earn economy of Gala Music as it enables a reward-generating experience.

Player Node (Jukebox Node) owners can host tracks owned by them or the community so fans can listen to them. Each node can host ten tracks as a standard, but it can be upgraded to host more tracks using $MUSIC.

Node owners who operate and meet the Player Node (Jukebox Node) distribution requirements are rewarded in the form of $MUSIC. Currently, the distribution requirements are:

1) Run the Player Node (Jukebox Node) for 20 hours.
2) Host a Track on the Node

To learn more about operating a Player Node (Jukebox Node), please read the Setting Up The Gala Node Software article and Gala Music - Activate Player Node articles.