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Changelog
- Staking setups prior to July 2023: V1 guides (using eth1 and beacon-chain, as systemd service names) can be accessed in the archive section.
- Major Version 2 Guides released!
- Notable changes include:
- Dedicated service account users for execution / consensus / validator
- Binaries deployed to /usr/local/bin
- Data directory files stored in /var/lib
- Options to download pre-built binaries or build from source
- Simplified steps for full node non-staking users
- Streamlined pre-requisites and node configuration steps
- Include ETH Withdrawals address as default during validator key generation.
- Updated to be mainnet merge ready.
- Updated to use staking-deposit-cli
- #TestingTheMerge on Ropsten: New Automated Install Script for the Most Diverse Client: Besu+Lodestar
- Migration Guide with the goal of increasing ClientDiversity: Operation Client Diversity: Migrate Prysm to Teku
- Updated besu execution client to use BONSAI format
- Restructured guide for improved speed and readability
- Added new Formatting fixes and updated Teku initial state API.
- Updated with consensus layer (CL), the execution layer (EL), formerly known as eth2 and eth1.
- Added erigon build dependencies.
- Added Teku and Lodestar Checkpoint Sync feature, the quickest way to sync a Ethereum beacon chain client.
- geth + erigon pruning / Altair hard fork changes / nimbus eth1 fallback
- lighthouse + prysm doppelganger protection enabled. Doppelganger protection intentionally misses an epoch on startup and listens for attestations to make sure your keys are not still running on the old validator client.
- OpenEthereum will no longer be supported post London hard fork. Gnosis, maintainers of OpenEthereum, suggest users migrate to their new Erigon Ethererum client. Added setup instructions for Erigon under eth1 node section.
- Updated staking-deposit-cli and added section on eth1 withdrawal address
- Major changes to Lodestar guide
- Translations now available for Japanese, Chinese and Spanish (access by changing site language)