Avoid multi-hour blocking when using `--import-light-client-data=full`;
instead schedule a background task to import historic data over time.
The background task is suspended while block proposals are scheduled.
* remove web3 url prompt in launcher script
The interactive prompt for web3 has outlived its utility as we now load
url:s from command line params and config files, preventing the prompt
from correctly detecting when it's needed.
Also, after the merge, a JWT secret will (likely) be needed.
* log notice when web3 url is missing
* fix docs to not mention default that doesn't exist
* fix scripts to properly quote arguments
* Add support for launching Geth and Nimbus-eth1 nodes in launch_local_simulation
* Prevent undefined variables errors when Nimbus and Geth are not launched
Co-authored-by: Nikolay Mitev <github@hmel.org>
* systemd: use same service file as package
* systemd: recommend setting up a user
* clean up obsolete / ephemeral notes
* eth1 -> execution, in many places
* clean up docker instructions to match the experience of running the
runner script
* add basic instructions / links for execution clients other than geth
* clear a few more references to JSON-RPC, update to REST
* update hardware requirements with execution client extras
* start talking about merge requirements (this needs a dedicated page)
* note that binaries do exist, where relevant
* list gitcoin under donations
* update syncing docs
* `NOT` is for `NOTICE` in logs
* update rpi hardware recommendations
* prevent automatic doppelganger restarts in systemd service file
For consistency with other options, use a common prefix for light client
data configuration options.
* `--serve-light-client-data` --> `--light-client-data-serve`
* `--import-light-client-data` --> `--light-client-data-import-mode`
No deprecation of the old identifiers as they were only sparingly used
and all usage can be easily updated without interferance.
When querying `ALTAIR_FORK_EPOCH` fails, the `launch_local_testnet`
script got stuck because comparing `CURRENT_FORK_EPOCH` against it
would keep failing with `[: : integer expression expected`.
Querying `ALTAIR_FORK_EPOCH` is now retried until a number is returned.
When launched with `--light-client-enable` the latest blocks are fetched
and optimistic candidate blocks are passed to a callback (log for now).
This helps accelerate syncing in the future (optimistic sync).
Introduces a new library for syncing using libp2p based light client
sync protocol, and adds a new `nimbus_light_client` executable that uses
this library for syncing. The new executable emits log messages when
new beacon block headers are received, and is integrated into testing.
Other changes:
* logtrace can now verify sync committee messages and contributions
* Many unnecessary use of pairs() have been removed for consistency
* Map 40x BN response codes to BeaconNodeStatus.Incompatible in the VC
Other fixes:
* Fix bit rot in the `make prater-dev-deposit` target.
* Correct content-type in the responses of the Nimbus signing node
* Invalid JSON payload was being sent in the web3signer requests
* Jenkins: get rid of macOS warnings
We're linking object files with debug info with ones without it. Perfectly justified, from our point of view, but dsymutil complains verbosely about it, with no switch to silence it.
* deactivate Doppelganger Protection during genesis
* also don't actually flag supposed-doppelgangers (because they're before broadcastStartEpoch) on GENESIS_SLOT start
* RPM/DEB for systemd-based systems
Similar to https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/2691, this PR
introduces packaging for nimbus beacon node.
Instead of relying on interactive prompts, a default configuration is
included that connects to mainnet and expects there to be an execution
client running with websockets enabled on the same host, on the standard
websocket port.
Should the user need to configure their nimbus after installation (for
example with a different web3 url), the "standard" way of doing so via
`systemctl` edit is recommended.