From 96d36bae384d41b7f4110e938edb91f4b8494940 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sasha <oleksandr@status.im>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:38:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add FAQ and info for dialing a peer

---
 docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md                 |  4 +++
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md b/docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md
index bc060c62..0f2db836 100644
--- a/docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md
+++ b/docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md
@@ -52,6 +52,35 @@ const node = await createLightNode({
 });
 ```
 
+Alternatively a particular node can be dialed: 
+
+```js
+// Define the list of static peers to bootstrap
+const peers = [
+	"/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/60002/ws/p2p/16Uiu2HAkzjwwgEAXfeGNMKFPSpc6vGBRqCdTLG5q3Gmk2v4pQw7H",
+	"/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/60003/ws/p2p/16Uiu2HAmFBA7LGtwY5WVVikdmXVo3cKLqkmvVtuDu63fe8safeQJ",
+];
+
+
+const node = await createLightNode();
+
+// In case nodes are using `ws` protocol - additional configuration is needed:
+/*
+import { webSockets } from "@libp2p/websockets";
+import { all as filterAll } from "@libp2p/websockets/filters";
+
+const node = await createLightNode({
+	libp2p: {
+		transports: [webSockets({ filter: filterAll })],
+	},
+});
+*/
+
+const promises = peers.map(multiaddr => node.dial(multiaddr));
+
+await Promise.all(promises);
+```
+
 :::tip
 For local development using a `nwaku` node, use a `ws` address instead of `wss`. Remember that this setup is functional only when your web server is running locally.
 :::
diff --git a/docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md b/docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md
index cedd5b03..165fc389 100644
--- a/docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md
+++ b/docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@ import { AccordionItem } from '@site/src/components/mdx'
 <AccordionItem title="How can I send images and videos on the Waku Network?">
 	While it's possible to transmit media such as images as bytes on Waku, we recommend uploading your media to a CDN or a file system like <a href="https://ipfs.tech/">IPFS</a> and then sharing the corresponding URL via Waku.
 </AccordionItem>
+
+<AccordionItem title="How can I connect to my own node?">
+	To manually set your own node as a starting point use <a href="/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery#configure-static-peers">Configure static peers</a>.
+</AccordionItem>