Guide Version 1 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on MAINNET
Become a validator, start staking and help secure Ethereum, a proof-of-stake blockchain. Anyone with 32 ETH can join.
Become a validator, start staking and help secure Ethereum, a proof-of-stake blockchain. Anyone with 32 ETH can join.
As of July 4 2023, this is the V1 MAINNET guide written for post-🦉Shapella🦉
Archived here, this guide is for historical reference purposes.
New staking setups should follow the V2 guides.
Always test and practice on testnet first. See GOERLI testnet guide.
The How to Setup a Validator for Ethereum Staking guide aims to give you complete, step-by-step instructions to implement and maintain a secure Ethereum Staking Node using the currently recommended software versions.
The guide includes the following parts:
Part I - Installation describes in 5 steps how to setup your staking node.
Part II - Maintenance explains ongoing tasks you'll require to keep your staking node in great shape and up-to-date.
Part III - Tips contains additional procedures to simplify managing your staking node.
This guide is fully open source and fully powered by home-stakers like you.
Pull requests or issues can be submitted on github:
