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# Getting started

## Connect your first service

1. [Create a Node1 account](https://node1.me/register), then open the [dashboard](https://node1.me/dashboard) and copy your Account UUID. Registration enables Solana transaction submission at 2 TPS.
2. For Solana, choose a [regional endpoint](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/endpoints.md). Use your Account UUID as the `api-key` for [HTTP submission](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/http-api.md), or follow the [QUIC](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/quic-api.md) / [UDP](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/udp-api.md) authentication guide for those protocols.
3. Prepare and sign your transaction locally, include the required [tip transfer](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/endpoints.md), and replace the placeholders in the selected example. Never send a private key as an API credential.
4. Inspect the response. For errors, consult [error codes](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/error-codes.md) and [transaction error details](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/transaction-errors.md). A submission response is not a guarantee of successful on-chain execution.

For Robinhood Chain, follow the separate [Feed](/node1-docs/robinhood/robinhood-feed.md) or [Landing Service](/node1-docs/robinhood/robinhood-landing.md) guide; their authentication and subscription requirements differ from Solana.

## Service overview

A low-latency infrastructure built for Solana's most demanding real-time scenarios: tailored to support both high-frequency trading (HFT) requiring ultimate path latency and market makers needing reliable execution during network congestion. Leveraging an optimized mesh network with leader path optimization and binary enhancements, we deliver sub-slot precision in data streaming and propagation.

Smart dynamic priority is provided to automatically tilt resources to critical workloads, ensuring enterprise-grade reliability and 7×24 support for your business.

## Jump to main content

* [Endpoint and Configuration](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/endpoints.md)
* [QUIC API](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/quic-api.md)
* [UDP API](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/udp-api.md)
* [Transaction Submission](/node1-docs/solana/fast-landing/http-api.md)
* [Robinhood Feed Subscription](/node1-docs/robinhood/robinhood-feed.md)

## Key Infrastructure Features

* SwQoS-enabled direct connections and staking-prioritized peer-to-validator access
* Enhanced transaction execution system optimized for high-frequency and tip-prioritized scenarios
* Global private fiber network with dynamic leader-aware routing
* Binary protocol engineered to minimize serialization overhead

## Performance Metrics

* Reduces end-to-end latency by approximately 500 ms compared to standard RPC nodes
* Cuts additional overhead for processed transaction receipts by 40–50 ms
* Features automatic retries to mitigate packet loss risk


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