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# Plan your node

This section provides guidance on designing your node, including key technical decisions such as choosing your node building style.

When building a node, there are design choices you need to make before you start:

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## In this section

* [Choose a node type](/connect/create-nodes/plan-your-node/choose-a-node-type.md): which node type you need to build.
* [Choose a node building style](/connect/create-nodes/plan-your-node/choose-a-node-building-style.md): which node building style to use.
* [Node UI design](/connect/create-nodes/plan-your-node/node-ui-design.md): UI design and UX principles.
* [Choose node file structure](/connect/create-nodes/plan-your-node/choose-node-file-structure.md): your node's file structure.

## Related resources

* [Create nodes](/connect/create-nodes.md)
* [Overview](/connect/create-nodes/overview.md)
* [Build your node](/connect/create-nodes/build-your-node.md)
* [Test your node](/connect/create-nodes/test-your-node.md)
* [Deploy your node](/connect/create-nodes/deploy-your-node.md)