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Welcome to the Lodestar documentation
Lodestar is an open-source Ethereum Consensus client and Typescript ecosystem, maintained by ChainSafe Systems
Getting started
- Follow the instructions for build from source, binaries, or Docker to install Lodestar. Or use our Lodestar Quickstart scripts.
- Use Lodestar libraries in your next Ethereum Typescript project.
- Run a beacon node on mainnet or a public testnet.
- Utilize the whole stack by starting a local testnet.
- View the Lodestar Beacon CLI commands and options
- Prospective contributors can read the contributing section to understand how we develop and test on Lodestar.
- If you have questions submit an issue or join us on Discord!
- Please note our security policy.
Specifications
Hardware specifications minimum / recommended, to run the Lodestar client.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i3–9100 or AMD Ryzen 5 3450 | Intel Core i7–9700 or AMD Ryzen 7 4700 |
| Memory | 16GB RAM | 32GB RAM |
| Storage | 100GB available space SSD | 1TB available space SSD |
| Internet | Broadband connection | Broadband connection |
About these docs
This documentation is open source, contribute at Github Lodestar repository /docs.
Need assistance?
If you have questions about this documentation, feel free to talk to us on our ChainSafe Discord or open an issue and a member of the team or our community will be happy to assist you.