Missing warning about reliability of fallback RPC URL in build-app guide
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Domain
- documentation
Research direction
Open the Build an app on Base guide at the supplied Page URL and locate Step 4 and the publicnode fallback URL. Add a brief warning that it is rate-limited and intended for testing only, then verify the note appears alongside the existing production RPC warning.
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Description
Description
In Step 4 of the "Build an app on Base" guide, the docs suggest using
https://base-sepolia-rpc.publicnode.com as a fallback RPC if the
default endpoint is unreachable — but no warning is given about its
limitations.
Page URL
https://docs.base.org/get-started/build-app
Problem
The page already warns about the main RPC endpoint:
"For production apps, use a dedicated RPC provider."
But this warning is absent for the publicnode fallback URL, which is also
rate-limited and unsuitable for production.
Suggested fix
Add a brief note after the publicnode fallback URL, similar to the
existing warning, clarifying it is also rate-limited and for testing only.
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