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# How to Connect to Hedera Networks Over RPC

A variety of EVM-compatible developer tools and wallets communicate over JSON-RPC, so here is how to set them up!

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="/docs/tutorials/more-tutorials/json-rpc-connections/hashio.md">Configuring Hashio RPC endpoints</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>➡️ Arkhia</strong></td><td><a href="/docs/tutorials/more-tutorials/json-rpc-connections/arkhia.md">Configuring Arkhia RPC endpoints</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>➡️ Hedera JSON-RPC Relay</strong></td><td><a href="/docs/tutorials/more-tutorials/json-rpc-connections/hedera-json-rpc-relay.md">Configuring Hedera JSON-RPC Relay endpoints</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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