Gossamer is a modular blockchain framework implemented in Go, serving as an execution environment for the Polkadot runtime. It allows developers to build and run nodes for various blockchain protocols within the Polkadot ecosystem. Gossamer's design emphasizes modularity and flexibility, enabling customization and integration of different services such as networking, block production, and JSON-RPC servers.​

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  • Golang implementation of the Polkadot Host
  • Modular architecture for building custom blockchain nodes
  • Active development with contributions from the ChainSafe team​
  • Supports embedded Wasm executor for runtime execution
  • Integration of networking, block production, and finalization services
  • JSON-RPC server support for external interactions
  • Open-source under the LGPL-3.0 license

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GNU Library or Lesser General Public License version 3.0 (LGPLv3)

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Go

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2025-04-15