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Scenario: How do I figure out and confirm that everything is working properly (eth 1 node in sync, eth 2 beacon chain in sync, eth 2 beacon node able to communicate with eth 1 node, etc etc. |
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| Concern | Solution |
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| Execution client in sync | Ensure your node's block number matches the tip block of a public block explorer. Find your eth1's block # with command
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| Ports open | Confirm ports are reachable with an external port checker such as https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ Find Port # information here. |
| Check execution client logs for errors | Use the command journalctl -fu eth1 |
| Understand how to stop/start Execution client |
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| Understand how to update my Execution client | Refer to this quick guide. |
| Reduce bandwidth usage | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Execution client node redundancy | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Concern | Solution |
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| Installed latest stable release | Refer to how to update consensus client. |
| Beacon chain client can connect to Execution client | Check for a response with the command: You should receive a response similar to:
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| Beacon chain is sync'd to mainnet | Ensure your block number matches the slot# of a public block explorer. Find your consensus client's beacon chain slot # with in logs with command journalctl -fu beacon-chain |
| Check beacon chain logs for errors | Use the command journalctl -fu beacon-chain |
| Ports open | Confirm ports are reachable with an external port checker such as https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ or https://canyouseeme.org/ . |
| Understand how to stop/start beacon-chain |
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| Understand how to update my beacon chain | Refer to this quick guide. |
| Join Discord | Refer to the mainnet guide |
| Concern | Solution |
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| Verify keystores are properly imported | Refer to the mainnet guide's section on importing keys. |
| Check validator logs for errors | Use the command journalctl -fu validator |
| Verify attestations are working | Check your validators pubkey against a public block explorer. |
| Setup a graffiti flag / POAP | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Verified my mnemonic phrase can be restored. | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Understand how to add more validators | Refer to this quick guide. |
| Understand how to update my consensus client | Refer to this quick guide. |
| Know how to stop/start validator |
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| Beacon-node redundancy | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Concern | Solution |
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| Secure the root account | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Connect with SSH Keys Only | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Harden SSH on a random port | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Setup 2-FA for SSH (Optional) | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Secure the Shared Memory | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Setup a firewall | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Setup port forwarding on my router | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Setup intrusion-prevention monitoring | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Whitelisted my local machine in the ufw firewall | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Whitelisted my local machine in Fail2ban | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Verify the listening ports | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Concern | Solution |
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| Enabled automatic OS patching | Refer to the best security practices document. |
| Setup chrony or other NTP time sync service | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Setup Prometheus and Grafana Monitoring/Alerts/Dashboard | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Understand how to handle a power outage | In case of power outage, you want your validator machine to restart as soon as power is available. In the BIOS settings, change the Restore on AC / Power Loss or After Power Loss setting to always on. Better yet, install an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). |
| Understand how to migrate consensus clients | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Understand how to voluntary exit | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Used all available LVM disk space | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
| Understand important directory locations | Refer to the mainnet guide. |
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