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# \[TBD] Compute to data

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**Compute to Data is currently disabled.** 

Compute is in testing phase with trusted users. 
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With Nodes, you can send programs over to the data. This is known as [edge computing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_computing) and is especially powerful for data-intensive research. Nodes use [Bacalhau](https://docs.bacalhau.org/), an architecture for fast, cost efficient, and secure computation to run jobs where the data is generated and stored. A major advantage is that you don't need to rewrite your code - you can simply send it over to the data into an arbitrary docker container and WebAssembly (wasm) images as task.

### **Getting started with Edge computing** 

First step is to install Bacalhau: 

`$ curl -sL https://get.bacalhau.org/install.sh | bash`

Next step is to [head over to their documentation](https://docs.bacalhau.org/getting-started/installation). 

### **Using Edge computing with Nodes** 

Navigate to Node drive, and click on the ![](/files/W8I4dRdnb2dwclVxXu1A) "use" icon. From there, copy the CID of the data object you wish to run your compute job on. You can use this CID in Bacalhau. Follow the [Bacalhau documentation](https://docs.bacalhau.org/getting-started/installation) for edge computing on your data.

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<figure><img src="/files/hjjcCeROFgGC7hVBMAlI" alt=""><figcaption><p>Fetching the CID of the Digital Object for Edge Computing</p></figcaption></figure>