# (X-post Reddit) “How do nodes become part of the Internet Computer?” And related myth-busting about nodes and data centers

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/x-post-reddit-how-do-nodes-become-part-of-the-internet-computer-and-related-myth-busting-about-nodes-and-data-centers/2476>\
**Category:** Education\
**Created:** [April 12, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/x-post-reddit-how-do-nodes-become-part-of-the-internet-computer-and-related-myth-busting-about-nodes-and-data-centers/2476 "2021-04-12T17:43:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![diegop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/diegop/32/569_2.png) [@diegop](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/diegop)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/x-post-reddit-how-do-nodes-become-part-of-the-internet-computer-and-related-myth-busting-about-nodes-and-data-centers/2476/1 "2021-04-12T17:43:08Z")

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> <https://twitter.com/mexitlan/status/1381662616297201664?s=21>

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**Author:** ![diegop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/diegop/32/569_2.png) [@diegop](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/diegop)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/x-post-reddit-how-do-nodes-become-part-of-the-internet-computer-and-related-myth-busting-about-nodes-and-data-centers/2476/2 "2021-04-12T19:03:23Z")

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Link to actual post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/dfinity/comments/mp1m9s/how\_do\_nodes\_become\_part\_of\_the\_internet\_computer](https://www.reddit.com/r/dfinity/comments/mp1m9s/how_do_nodes_become_part_of_the_internet_computer)