# How to Connect to Hedera Networks Over RPC

There are three options to establish a connection to Hedera Networks:

* Hashio
* Arkhia
* Hedera JSON-RPC Relay

The first two options are managed services, whereas the 3rd option involves running your own instance of the service.

These options are arranged in ascending order of difficulty levels and reliability, with higher levels of reliability requiring more upfront work.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><strong>➡️ Hashio</strong></td><td><a href="json-rpc-connections/hashio">hashio</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>➡️ Arkhia</strong></td><td><a href="json-rpc-connections/arkhia">arkhia</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>➡️ Hedera JSON-RPC Relay</strong></td><td><a href="json-rpc-connections/hedera-json-rpc-relay">hedera-json-rpc-relay</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><p>Writer: Brendan, DevRel Engineer</p><p><a href="https://github.com/bguiz">GitHub</a> | <a href="https://blog.bguiz.com">Blog</a></p></td><td><a href="https://blog.bguiz.com">https://blog.bguiz.com</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><p>Editor: Krystal, Technical Writer</p><p><a href="https://github.com/theekrystallee">GitHub</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/theekrystallee">Twitter</a></p></td><td><a href="https://twitter.com/theekrystallee">https://twitter.com/theekrystallee</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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