Version 1.8.7

This is an optional release, that contains new features and bug fixes

• ./ethd update now always runs the latest version of itself
• ./ethd update aborts when a user chooses "Cancel" on the fee recipient screen
• FEE_RECIPIENT variable in .env instead of REWARDS_TO
• Improve Lighthouse memory allocation defaults
• Gracefully handle sudo ./ethd update
• Automatic switch to the rpc-nodes branch is clearer
• Keep Teku key management API TLS cert from being deleted all the time

Version 1.8.6

This is an optional release, that contains new features and bug fixes

• ./ethd prune-geth now correctly asks for confirmation
• ./ethd update will nag users about running both a CL and EL. Nag screen can be overridden via .env setting

Version 1.8.5

This is an optional release, that contains new features and bug fixes

• Keep Lodestar build targets
• Suppress Nethermind JSON RPC logs
• Fix genesis download for Prysm on Prater
• Change SSV node default ports
• Hardcode ./.eth as the directory for key files
• Fix help URL displayed during ./ethd config
• Fix Lighthouse validator startup
• Rename Prater to Görli
• Stop tracking changes to ext-network.yml
• Improve peer count adjustment, a MIN can now be set
• Change default Teku peers to 100
• Verify rewards address for correctness on ./ethd update
• Better UX / question flow during ./ethd config
• Clearer warning not to ./ethd restart without a rewards address
• Besu now defaults to snap sync
• CL_NODE will now inherit the CC_NODE setting on ./ethd update

Version 1.8.4

This is an optional release, that contains new features and bug fixes

• Breaking change: OpenEthereum oe.yml has been removed, now that OpenEthereum is officially end of support and its repo has been archived
• Fixed ethd to once more work on macOS
• Besu is now offered as a choice on ARM64
• All clients that support it now use --suggested-fee-recipient
• Changed language of message box that prompts for fee recipient, to be clearer
• Added validator-list command

Version 1.8.3

This is an optional release, that contains new features

• Highly, highly experimental support for Akula. Do not use in production
• A few fixes around CL/EL NewSpeak
• Lodestar can import multiple keystores non-interactively
• staking-deposit-cli moved to Python 3.10
• ./ethd update prompts for an Ethereum rewards address for priority fees and MEV, to be used post-merge. Currently only and exclusively actually being used by lh-validator.yml

Version 1.8.2

This is an optional update, that contains new features

• Experimental support for Prysm rapid sync
• Use JDK 17 to build Besu from source
• Remove consensus-only files and keep them in rpc-nodes branch only. Ditto remove old grafana yml files. This is meant to make the main branch more approachable.

Version 1.8.0

This is an optional update, that contains new features

• Close Promtail/Loki ports
• Support Gnosis Beacon Chain with ./ethd config

Version 1.7.8

This is an optional update, that contains new features

• Prometheus metrics for all execution clients
• Remove node dashboard because it had Grafana alerts
• Update RocketPool integration for RocketPool 1.3.0
• *-consensus.yml now subscribe to all subnets, which is helpful for staking at scale
• Add prometheus-traefik.yml for use with federation or just to make it available via https://
• Support Blox SSV 0.1.11 and later

Version 1.7.7.2

This is an optional update, that contains bug fixes and new features

• Use Go 1.18 for source builds of Geth and Erigon and Prysm
• Fix Nimbus Gnosis source build

Version 1.7.7.1

This is an optional update, that contains new features

• Lighthouse default peers 80 to fit new guidance
• Bonsai tries for Besu with GA flag - thanks to @JustNotHelpful
• Nimbus switched back to use ws:// for web3 connections
• Prysm source build no longer attempts to build standalone slasher