update the RPi guide regarding overclocking (#5135)
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@ -58,30 +58,30 @@ Use your microSD to USB adapter to plug the SD card into your computer.
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Open Raspberry Pi Imager and click on **CHOOSE OS**:
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![](https://storage.googleapis.com/ethereum-hackmd/upload_7b8cfa54f877218b6d971f09fa8d62ff.png)
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![](./img/RPi_imager1.png)
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Scroll down and click on **Use custom**:
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![](https://i.imgur.com/ar88MTt.png)
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![](./img/RPi_imager2.png)
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Find the OS you downloaded in step 2:
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![](https://i.imgur.com/NeOT8pf.png)
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![](./img/RPi_imager3.png)
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### 4b. Write to SD card
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Click on **CHOOSE SD CARD**.
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You should see a menu pop-up with your SD card listed -- Select it
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![](https://storage.googleapis.com/ethereum-hackmd/upload_f90713c1ef782a94b5fce9eb8249c206.png)
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![](./img/RPi_imager4.png)
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Click on **WRITE**
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![](https://i.imgur.com/NeOT8pf.png)
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![](./img/RPi_imager3.png)
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Click **YES**
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![](https://storage.googleapis.com/ethereum-hackmd/upload_160208a5bc983165c2a1eb9bffed01c2.png)
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![](./img/RPi_imager5.png)
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Make a cup of coffee :)
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@ -260,7 +260,50 @@ For more on `raspi-config`, see [here](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation
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Once you're done, `ssh` back into your Pi.
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### 11. Install the beacon node
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### 11. Overclocking
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Nimbus requires the Raspberry Pi to be overclocked.
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To overclock your Raspberry Pi, you need to add two lines to the `/boot/firmware/usercfg.txt` file:
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```sh
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sudo nano /boot/firmware/usercfg.txt
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```
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Add the following two lines to the end of the file:
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```
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arm_freq=1800
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over_voltage=3
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```
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Save the file and reboot.
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This increases the CPU clock from 1500 MHz to 1800 MHz and raises the CPU voltage from 0.88 V to 0.93 V.
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To read more about testing the stability of an overclock and benchmarking, follow the [RPi overclocking guide](https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html#overclocking-the-pi) by Joe Clapis.
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### 12. Install the beacon node
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=== "Using package manager"
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1. Add Status APT repository to your system.
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```sh
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echo 'deb https://apt.status.im/nimbus all main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nimbus.list
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# Import the GPG key used to sign the releases:
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sudo curl https://apt.status.im/pubkey.asc -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/apt-status-im.asc
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```
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2. Install Nimbus using APT:
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```sh
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install nimbus-beacon-node nimbus-validator-client
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```
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=== "Manual installation"
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Now you can find the software in the nimbus-eth2 directory.
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=== "Using package manager"
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1. Add Status APT repository to your system.
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Follow our [APT guide](https://apt.status.im).
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2. Install Nimbus using APT:
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```sh
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sudo apt-get install nimbus-beacon-node
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```
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### 12. Copy signing key over to Pi
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### 13. Copy signing key over to Pi
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!!! note
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If you haven't generated your validator key(s) and/or made your deposit yet, follow the [deposit instructions](./run-a-validator.md#1-make-a-deposit-for-your-validator) of our validator guide before carrying on.
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Run `pwd` in your `validator_keys` directory to print the full pathname to the console.
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### 13. Import signing key into Nimbus
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### 14. Import signing key into Nimbus
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To import your signing key into Nimbus, from the `nimbus-eth2` directory run:
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Depending on your installation method, run these commands to import your signing key into Nimbus:
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```sh
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build/nimbus_beacon_node deposits import --data-dir=build/data/shared_prater_0 ../validator_keys
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```
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=== "Using package manager"
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```sh
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# Run import command as the `nimbus` user
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sudo -u nimbus /usr/bin/nimbus_beacon_node deposits import --data-dir=/var/lib/nimbus/shared_prater_0 /path/to/keys
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```
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=== "Manual installation"
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To import your signing key into Nimbus, from the `nimbus-eth2` directory run.
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```sh
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build/nimbus_beacon_node deposits import --data-dir=build/data/shared_prater_0 ../validator_keys
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```
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You'll be asked to enter the password you created to encrypt your keystore(s).
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Don't worry, this is entirely normal.
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Your validator client needs both your signing keystore(s) and the password encrypting it to import your [key](https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/05/21/keys/) (since it needs to decrypt the keystore in order to be able to use it to sign on your behalf).
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### 14. Connect to Prater
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### 15. Connect to Prater
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We're finally ready to connect to the Prater testnet!
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For instructions on how to do so, see the [eth1 page](./eth1.md).
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To connect to Prater, run:
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```
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./run-prater-beacon-node.sh
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```
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### 15. Check for successful connection
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=== "Using package manager"
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```sh
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sudo -u nimbus /usr/bin/nimbus_beacon_node --network=prater --data-dir=/var/lib/nimbus/shared_prater_0
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```
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=== "Manual installation"
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```sh
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./run-prater-beacon-node.sh
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```
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### 16. Check for successful connection
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If you look near the top of the logs printed to your console, you should see confirmation that your beacon node has started, with your local validator attached:
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## Mainnet advice
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Whether or not your Pi is up to the task will depend on a number of factors such as SSD speed, network connectivity, etc.
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As such, it's best to verify performance on a testnet first.
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As such, it's best to verify performance on a testnet first.
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The best thing you can do is to set your Pi to run Prater. **If you have no trouble syncing and attesting on Prater, your setup should be more than good enough for mainnet** as well (Mainnet is expected to use fewer resources).
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The best thing you can do is to set your Pi to run Prater.
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If you have no trouble syncing and attesting on Prater, your setup should good enough for mainnet as well.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We've been running lots of PIs and NanoPCs 24/7 for 3 years and never got a hardware fail. It is easy (and cheap) to get redundancy of components (even spare PIs in different locations, more of this to come).</p>— Ethereum on ARM (@EthereumOnARM) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthereumOnARM/status/1332772217420177408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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For the details on how to do this, see our [systemd guide](./beacon-node-systemd.md).
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### Overclocking
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While you shouldn't need to, if you're feeling adventurous and want to try and squeeze out some extra performance out of your Pi's CPU, see the [overclocking guide](https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html#overclocking-the-pi) by Joe Clapis.
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!!! note
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We have since improved performance in several ways which should make a vanilla Pi perform well.
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However, overclocking may still give some benefits, in particular you have more performance to deal with anomalies (like spamming etc).
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