Ethereum 2.0 is the next step in the evolution of Ethereum. It brings with it many changes, including Proof-of-Stake, Sharding, new client implementations, new cryptography and more.
- have learned the essentials by watching 'Intro to Eth2 & Staking for Beginners' by Superphiz
- have passed or is actively enrolled in the Eth2 Study Master course
- and have read the 8 Things Every Eth2 validator should know.
- Operating system: 64-bit Linux (i.e. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server or Desktop)
- Processor: Quad core CPU, Intel Core i7–4770 (3,40 GHz / Cores: 4 Threads: 8) or AMD FX-8310 or better
- Memory: 16GB DDR4 RAM or more
- Storage: 2TB NVMe or more, IOPS: 10,000 (medium speed) and 16,000 (fast)
- Internet: Broadband internet connections with speeds at least 10 Mbps without data limit.
- Power: Reliable electrical power with uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- ETH balance: at least 32 ETH and some ETH for deposit transaction fees
- Wallet: Metamask installed
Having your own hardware First solution, buy equipment optimized for our needs and run it at home.
| ✅ Benefits | ❌ Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Cost optimization | Electricity and internet suppliers reliability |
| Possibility of reselling the equipment | Price of electricity |
| Optimal participation to decentralization | Equipment maintenance |
| Physical security | Risk of having unsuitable equipment |
Using a dedicated server
| ✅ Benefits | ❌ Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Electrical, network, and hardware security | Premium to pay |
| Upgradability | Money invested is wasted |
| No additional cost on your electricity bill | Less decentralization but mostly 99% up-time |
| Physical security | Risk of having unsuitable equipment |
Regarding physical security: https://docs.ovh.com/gb/en/dedicated/securing-a-dedicated-server/
Go to https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal/prices/
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Advance-1 gen2 for fast sync and Rise-1 for medium sync speed, you can decide
We have chosen Advance-1 Gen2 with 1Gbit/s unmetered, guaranteed traffic and enough disk space to keep up with the chain increase for a while.
Rent for 24 months and pay all upfront to earn in total 15% discount + free setup fee
It will take around 24h until the dedicated server is ready for setup
Once you got an email regarding the successful creation of the server, got to your dedicated server dashboard and start the initial setup. Go to: https://www.ovh.com/manager/#/dedicated/server/..
Install the preferred OS, via “Last operating system (OS) installed by OVHcloud”
Note Creating a server requires you to add an SSH Key, follow the guide https://docs.ovh.com/gb/en/dedicated/creating-ssh-keys-dedicated/
We recommend Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - ubuntu2004-server 64 bit. In the last step you must set the SSH key and host name, before you are able to install the OS.
`ssh ubuntu@162.19.19.1` Knowledge Base
Links to aggregators of knowledge with additional information on topics above and more- ConsenSys: https://consensys.net/knowledge-base/ethereum-2
- BeaconChain: https://kb.beaconcha.in
- Ethhub: https://docs.ethhub.io/ethereum-roadmap/ethereum-2.0/eth-2.0-phases/
- Calculator + resources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15tmPOvOgi3wKxJw7KQJKoUe-uonbYR6HF7u83LR5Mj4/edit#gid=1548910165
Ethereum 2.0 block explorers
* Etherscan: https://beaconscan.com * Beacon Chain: https://beaconcha.in- Eth2stats: https://eth2stats.io/medalla-testnet
- Prysm (Go): https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm
- Lighthouse (Rust) https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse
- Teku (Java): https://github.com/PegaSysEng/teku
- LodeStart (TypeScript): https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar
- Trinity (Python): https://github.com/ethereum/trinity
- Eth research: https://ethresear.ch
- Ethereum magicians: https://ethereum-magicians.org
- Ethereum 2.0 spec: https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs
- Vitalik's annotated eth2 spec: https://github.com/ethereum/annotated-spec
- Ben Edgington's annotated spec: https://benjaminion.xyz/eth2-annotated-spec/
- Ethereum blog: https://blog.ethereum.org/