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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 | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage | 130 GB available space SSD | 200 GB available space SSD |
| Internet | Reliable broadband with 10mbps upload | Reliable broadband with >10mbps upload |
Execution Client
If you run the execution client on the same host, you will need to check their requirements and add them to the above requirements. Broadly, to run both an execution and a consensus client on the same machine, we recommend a 4 TB SSD and 32 GB RAM.
About These Docs
This documentation is open source, contribute on our 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.