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Nimbus Docker

A validator setup using nimbus and besu which can be exectuded via docker compose.

How to use

First copy the default.env to a .env and change the configuration as needed.
```
$ cp default.env .env
```

Create data directories as specified in the .env. This can be done by executing:

# Elevated priviliges are needed to set correct ownership and permissions.
$ sudo ./create-data-directories.sh $(whoami)

# Option 2:
# Create data directories and set permissions manually e.g.
# $ mkdir -p data/besu
# $ mkdir -p data/nimbus
# Set permissions as described in here: https://nimbus.guide/data-dir.html#permissions

Generate a JWT secret for authentication between the beacon and execution node.
```
$ openssl rand -hex 32 | tr -d "\n" > ./secrets/jwtsecret
```
(Optional) Create a keymanagertoken token file for accessing the keymanager API
```
$ openssl rand -hex 32 | tr -d "\n" > ./secrets/keymanagertoken
```
Import your validator keys when deciding to run a validator. This can be done by placing your validator keys in the validator_keys/ directory and by executing:
```
# You'll be asked to enter the password you created to encrypt your keystore(s).
$ ./import-validator-keys.sh
```
Copy nimbus-config/default-config.toml to nimbus-config/config.toml and set your fee recipient address in nimbus-config/config.toml.
Copy besu-config/default-config.toml to besu-config/config.toml and set your fee recipient address in besu-config/config.toml.
(Optionally) Start trusted node sync (before set a trusted URL in .env) by executing:
```
$ ./init-trusted-node-sync.sh
```
Start by running:
```
$ ./start.sh
```