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            • Nethermind
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          • Step 4: Installing consensus client
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        • PART II - MAINTENANCE
          • Updating Execution Client
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          • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
          • Uninstalling Staking Node
          • Finding the longest attestation slot gap
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          • Improving Validator Attestation Effectiveness
          • EIP2333 Key Generator by iancoleman.io
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        • Join the Community
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      • 🌠Guide | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet HOODI
        • Overview - Manual Installation
        • Step 1: Prerequisites
        • Step 2: Configuring Node
        • Step 3: Installing execution client
          • Nethermind
          • Besu
          • Geth
          • Erigon
          • Reth
        • Step 4: Installing consensus client
          • Lighthouse
          • Lodestar
          • Teku
          • Nimbus
          • Prysm
        • Step 5: Installing Validator
          • Setting up Validator Keys
          • Installing Validator
            • Lighthouse
            • Lodestar
            • Teku
            • Nimbus
            • Prysm
          • Next Steps
        • Maintenance
          • Updating Execution Client
          • Updating Consensus Client
          • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
          • Uninstalling Staking Node
      • ⛓️Guide | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet HOLESKY
        • Overview - Manual Installation
        • Step 1: Prerequisites
        • Step 2: Configuring Node
        • Step 3: Installing execution client
          • Nethermind
          • Besu
          • Geth
          • Erigon
          • Reth
        • Step 4: Installing consensus client
          • Lighthouse
          • Lodestar
          • Teku
          • Nimbus
          • Prysm
        • Step 5: Installing Validator
          • Setting up Validator Keys
          • Installing Validator
            • Lighthouse
            • Lodestar
            • Teku
            • Nimbus
            • Prysm
          • Next Steps
        • Maintenance
          • Updating Execution Client
          • Updating Consensus Client
          • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
          • Uninstalling Staking Node
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      • 📜Archived Guides
        • Guide Version 1 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on MAINNET
          • PART I - INSTALLATION
            • Step 1: Prerequisites
            • Step 2: Configuring Node
            • Step 3: Setting up Validator Keys
            • Step 4: Installing execution client
            • Step 5: Installing consensus client
            • Monitoring your validator with Grafana and Prometheus
            • Mobile App Node Monitoring by beaconcha.in
            • Security Best Practices for your ETH staking validator node
            • Synchronizing time with Chrony
            • Monitoring with Uptime Check by Google Cloud
          • PART II - MAINTENANCE
            • Updating your consensus client
            • Updating your execution client
            • Uninstalling V1 Staking Node
            • Finding the longest attestation slot gap
            • Checking my eth validator's sync committee duties
            • Pruning the execution client to free up disk space
            • Checklist | Confirming a healthy functional ETH staking node
          • PART III - TIPS
            • 🛡️Switching / Migrating Execution Client
            • Voluntary Exiting a Validator
            • Verifying Your Mnemonic Phrase
            • Adding a New Validator to an Existing Setup with Existing Seed Words
            • Switching / Migrating Consensus Client
            • Using All Available LVM Disk Space
            • Reducing Network Bandwidth Usage
            • How to re-sync using checkpoint sync
            • Important Directory Locations
            • Hosting Execution client on a Different Machine
            • Adding or Changing Graffiti flag
            • Improving Validator Attestation Effectiveness
            • EIP2333 Key Generator by iancoleman.io
            • Disk Usage by Execution / Consensus Client
            • Dealing with Storage Issues on the Execution Client
          • Join the Community
          • Credits
          • See Also
          • Changelog
        • Guide Version 1 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet GOERLI
          • Step 1: Prerequisites
          • Step 2: Configuring Node
          • Step 3: Setting up Validator Keys
          • Step 4: Installing execution client
          • Step 5: Installing consensus client
        • Guide Version 2 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet GOERLI
          • Step 1: Prerequisites
          • Step 2: Configuring Node
          • Step 3: Installing execution client
            • Nethermind
            • Besu
            • Geth
            • Erigon
          • Step 4: Installing consensus client
            • Lighthouse
            • Lodestar
            • Teku
            • Nimbus
            • Prysm
          • Step 5: Installing Validator
            • Setting up Validator Keys
            • Installing Validator
              • Lighthouse
              • Lodestar
              • Teku
              • Nimbus
              • Prysm
            • Next Steps
          • Maintenance
            • Updating Execution Client
            • Updating Consensus Client
            • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
            • Uninstalling Staking Node
        • Guide | Ethereum Staking on Zhejiang Testnet
        • Guide | Besu + Lodestar | Most Viable Diverse Client | Staking Ethereum on Kiln testnet
        • Guide | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on Pithos testnet in 10 minutes or less
        • Ethereum Merge Upgrade Checklist for Home Stakers and Validators
        • Guide | Operation Client Diversity: Migrate Prysm to Teku
      • Guide: How to buy ETH
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      • Guide: How to Set Up a Cardano Stake Pool
        • Benefits of Operating a Cardano Stake Pool
        • PART I - INSTALLATION
          • Prerequisites
          • Hardening an Ubuntu Server
          • Setting Up chrony
          • Installing the Glasgow Haskell Compiler and Cabal
          • Compiling Cardano Node
        • PART II - CONFIGURATION
          • Downloading Configuration Files
          • Configuring Topology
          • Configuring an Air-gapped, Offline Computer
          • Creating Startup Scripts and Services
        • PART III - OPERATION
          • Starting the Nodes
          • Accessing Built-in Help
          • Generating Keys for the Block-producing Node
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          • Registering Your Stake Address
          • Registering Your Stake Pool
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        • PART IV - ADMINISTRATION & MAINTENANCE
          • Checking Stake Pool Rewards
          • Claiming Stake Pool Rewards
          • Delegating to a Stake Pool
          • Delegating to a Representative
          • Issuing a New Operational Certificate
          • Updating Stake Pool Information
          • Upgrading a Node
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        • PART V - TIPS
          • Submitting a Simple Transaction
          • Transferring Files Using SSH
          • Updating Configuration Files
          • Implementing Peer Sharing
          • Uploading Pool Metadata to GitHub Pages
          • Obtaining a PoolTool API Key
          • Configuring Glasgow Haskell Compiler Runtime System Options
          • Reducing Missed Slot Leader Checks and Improving Cardano Node Performance
          • Increasing Swap File Size
          • Setting Up an External Passive Relay Node
          • Setting Up WireGuard
          • Monitoring Node Security Using OSSEC Server and Slack
          • Resetting an Installation
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        • Appendix A - Best Practices Checklist
        • Appendix B - Cardano Resource Index
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  4. PART II - MAINTENANCE

Updating Execution Client

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Automated Updates

Install : a simple companion UI for node management!

Update your software with a keystroke.

To update, navigate to

EthPillar > Execution Client > Update to latest release

When a new release is cut, you will want to update to the latest stable release. The following shows you how to update your execution client.

Always review the release notes before updating. There may be changes requiring your attention.

Step 1: Select your execution client.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coincashew/EthPillar/main/install.sh)"

Nethermind

Option 1 - Download binaries

Run the following to automatically download the latest linux release, un-zip and cleanup.

RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/NethermindEth/nethermind/releases/latest"
BINARIES_URL="$(curl -s $RELEASE_URL | jq -r ".assets[] | select(.name) | .browser_download_url" | grep linux-x64)"

echo Downloading URL: $BINARIES_URL

cd $HOME
wget -O nethermind.zip $BINARIES_URL
unzip -o nethermind.zip -d $HOME/nethermind
rm nethermind.zip

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Remove old binaries, install new binaries and restart the services.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/nethermind
sudo mv $HOME/nethermind /usr/local/bin/nethermind
sudo systemctl start execution
Option 2 - Build from source code

Build the binaries.

cd ~/git/nethermind
# Get new tags
git fetch --tags
# Get latest tag name
latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
# Checkout latest tag
git checkout $latestTag
# Build
dotnet publish src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner -c release -o nethermind

Verify Nethermind was properly built by checking the version.

./nethermind/nethermind --version

Sample output of a compatible version.

Version: 1.25.2+78c7bf5f
Commit: 78c7bf5f2c0819f23e248ee6d108c17cd053ffd3
Build Date: 2024-01-23 06:34:53Z
OS: Linux x64
Runtime: .NET 8.0.1

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Remove old binaries, install new binaries and restart the services.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/nethermind
sudo mv $HOME/git/nethermind/nethermind /usr/local/bin
sudo systemctl start execution

Besu

Option 1 - Download binaries

Run the following to automatically download the latest linux release, un-tar and cleanup.

RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/hyperledger/besu/releases/latest"
TAG=$(curl -s $RELEASE_URL | jq -r .tag_name)
BINARIES_URL="https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/releases/download/$TAG/besu-$TAG.tar.gz"

echo Downloading URL: $BINARIES_URL

cd $HOME
wget -O besu.tar.gz $BINARIES_URL
tar -xzvf besu.tar.gz -C $HOME
rm besu.tar.gz
sudo mv $HOME/besu-${TAG} besu

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Remove old binaries, install new binaries and restart the services.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/besu
sudo mv $HOME/besu /usr/local/bin/besu
sudo systemctl start execution
Option 2 - Build from source code

Build the binaries.

cd ~/git/besu
# Get new tags
git fetch --tags
# Get latest tag name
latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
# Checkout latest tag
git checkout $latestTag
# Build
./gradlew installDist

Verify Besu was properly built by checking the version.

./build/install/besu/bin/besu --version

Sample output of a compatible version.

besu/v23.4.0/linux-x86_64/openjdk-java-17

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Remove old binaries, install new binaries and restart the services.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/besu
sudo cp -a $HOME/git/besu/build/install/besu /usr/local/bin/besu
sudo systemctl start execution

Geth

Option 1 - Download binaries
RELEASE_URL="https://geth.ethereum.org/downloads"
FILE="https://gethstore.blob.core.windows.net/builds/geth-linux-amd64[a-zA-Z0-9./?=_%:-]*.tar.gz"
BINARIES_URL="$(curl -s $RELEASE_URL | grep -Eo $FILE | head -1)"

echo Downloading URL: $BINARIES_URL

cd $HOME
wget -O geth.tar.gz $BINARIES_URL
tar -xzvf geth.tar.gz -C $HOME --strip-components=1

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Install new binaries, restart the services and cleanup files.

sudo mv $HOME/geth /usr/local/bin
sudo systemctl start execution
rm geth.tar.gz COPYING
Option 2 - Build from source code

Build the binary.

cd $HOME/git/go-ethereum
# Get new tags
git fetch --tags
# Get latest tag name
latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
# Checkout latest tag
git checkout $latestTag
# Build
make geth

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Remove old binaries, install new binaries and restart the services.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/geth
sudo cp $HOME/git/go-ethereum/build/bin/geth /usr/local/bin
sudo systemctl start execution

Erigon

Option 1 - Download binaries

Run the following to automatically download the latest linux release, un-tar and cleanup.

RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/erigontech/erigon/releases/latest"
BINARIES_URL="$(curl -s $RELEASE_URL | jq -r ".assets[] | select(.name) | .browser_download_url" | grep linux_amd64.tar.gz)"

echo Downloading URL: $BINARIES_URL

cd $HOME
wget -O erigon.tar.gz $BINARIES_URL
tar -xzvf erigon.tar.gz -C $HOME
mv erigon_* erigon

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Remove old binaries, install new binaries and restart the services.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/erigon
sudo mv $HOME/erigon/erigon /usr/local/bin/erigon
sudo systemctl start execution
rm -rf erigon/ erigon.tar.gz
Option 2 - Build from source code

Build the binary.

cd $HOME/git/erigon
git fetch --tags
# Get latest tag name
latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
# Checkout latest tag
git checkout $latestTag
make erigon

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Remove old binaries, install new binaries and restart the services.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/erigon
sudo cp $HOME/git/erigon/build/bin/erigon /usr/local/bin
sudo systemctl start execution

Reth

Option 1 - Download binaries

Run the following to automatically download the latest linux release, un-tar and cleanup.

RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/paradigmxyz/reth/releases/latest"
BINARIES_URL="$(curl -s $RELEASE_URL | jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name | startswith ("reth")) | .browser_download_url' | grep x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz$)"

echo Downloading URL: $BINARIES_URL

cd $HOME
wget -O reth.tar.gz $BINARIES_URL
tar -xzvf reth.tar.gz -C $HOME
rm reth.tar.gz

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Remove old binaries, install new binaries, display the version, and restart the services.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/reth
sudo mv $HOME/reth /usr/local/bin
reth --version
sudo systemctl restart execution
Option 2 - Build from source code

Build the binaries.

cd ~/git/reth
git fetch --tags
# Get latest tag name
latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
# Checkout latest tag
git checkout $latestTag
# Build the release
cargo build --release

Verify Reth was built properly by checking the version number.

~/git/reth/target/release/reth --version

In case of compilation errors, run the following sequence.

rustup update
cargo clean
cargo build --release --features jemalloc

Stop the services.

sudo systemctl stop execution

Remove old binaries, install new binaries and restart the services.

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/reth
sudo cp ~/git/reth/target/release/reth /usr/local/bin
sudo systemctl restart execution

Step 2: Verify services and logs are working properly

# Verify services status
sudo systemctl status execution
# Check logs
sudo journalctl -fu execution

Step 3: Optional - Verify your validator's attestations on public block explorer

2) Enter your validator's pubkey into the search bar and look for successful attestations.

Manual Updates

Staking setups prior to July 2023: Using eth1 as the execution client service name?

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