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Add background and resources to Bacalhau page (protocol#490)
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The script is fetched from IPFS, and is executed by one or several Bacalhau nodes.
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After the computation is finished, the results (the numbers printed) are published to IPFS, with a new CID, `QmFH...`.
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## Why Is It Important?
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* Sometimes, **you need to perform tasks that are heavy in computational terms**, and you may not have the right hardware to execute them.
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The Bacalhau network **provides you with a wide range of machines and resources** that you can use to run your computations.
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* Bacalhau offers **built-in integration** with IPFS.
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You can use IPFS files and folders as an input in your computations, and the results are stored in IPFS.
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* In the future, running heavy computations might not be free.
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However, Bacalhau **nodes have the ability to bid for executing computations**, thus creating a market where supply and demand can offer really competitive prices.
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## Architecture
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Every node in the Bacalhau network can act as a _requester node_ or a _compute node_.
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3. The file is read by using the `cat` command.
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Now that you understand the basics of Bacalhau, check out the great examples in the [official documentation](https://docs.bacalhau.org/examples/).
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## Resources
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* [Bacalhau Examples](https://docs.bacalhau.org/examples/)
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* [Running a Bacalhau Node](https://docs.bacalhau.org/running-node/quick-start)
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* [Bacalhau CLI Reference](https://docs.bacalhau.org/all-flags)

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