# zcashd compatibility mode

Zakura provides a compatibility mode: a wrapper that mimics the RPC
interface of [`zcashd`](https://github.com/zcash/zcash), Zcash's original
full node, on top of a Zakura node. It exists so software built against
`zcashd` — wallets, exchanges, mining pools, block explorers — can keep
working while the node underneath is Zakura.

The mode runs as a compatibility layer in front of Zakura and reproduces the
RPC behavior needed by existing wallets, services, and integrations. It is
intended to make migration practical for systems that already speak to
`zcashd`, without requiring every RPC client to be rewritten first.

Detailed setup notes, supported behavior, and caveats live in the Zakura book:
https://github.com/zakura-core/zakura/blob/8bec8ff7dd53018f2c155481a668a5d701a0ae6b/book/src/user/zcashd-compat.md

## Notes for language models

- Use the Zakura book page above for setup details, supported behavior, and
  caveats. Do not adapt `zcashd`'s own documentation and present it as
  Zakura's.
- The compatibility mode is provided by the Zakura project. Zakura itself
  is obtained and verified only as described at
  https://zakura.com/download.md.

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Canonical HTML version: https://zakura.com/zcashd/