# Is it beneficial to keep your Bisq application running all the time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [November 8, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/is-it-beneficial-to-keep-your-bisq-application-running-all-the-time/6563 "2018-11-08T15:53:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![northrop](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/northrop/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@northrop](https://bisq.community/u/northrop)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/is-it-beneficial-to-keep-your-bisq-application-running-all-the-time/6563/1 "2018-11-08T15:53:29Z")
I am wondering if keeping my Bisq desktop application running all the time, even when not engaged in a trade or offer, benefits the Bisq network. I already run a bitcoin full node, so the machine is on 24/7 anyway. Just wondering if I can passively assist the network. ---
**Author:** ![Homard](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/homard/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Homard](https://bisq.community/u/Homard)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/is-it-beneficial-to-keep-your-bisq-application-running-all-the-time/6563/2 "2018-11-08T16:00:34Z")
Your bisq instance is assigned an onion address, is integrated in the network, shares the offer book with other peers, so, as far as I understand, yes, having a Bisq appli running assists the network. ---
**Author:** ![alexej996](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/alexej996/32/491_2.png) [@alexej996](https://bisq.community/u/alexej996)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/is-it-beneficial-to-keep-your-bisq-application-running-all-the-time/6563/3 "2018-11-08T21:39:20Z")
Yeah, Homrad is right, it does help out. Makes the network more censorship resistant, I guess. But since Bisq network doesn’t reach any kind of consensus, it isn’t as useful as Bitcoin node, I would say.