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🤖 Set up MEV-Boost

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If you're lookoing for a complete set up of your node head to the Node Setup section.

Dappnode​

To install or modify MEV Boost in your Dappnode setup, head to the Stakers tab and choose relays from the list of Lido-vetted relays.

Dappnode Stakers tab

EthPillar​

If you selected 3. Lido CSM Staking Node via the Terminal UI (TUI) and followed the setup flow, the MEV Boost service should automatically be included in your systemd stack with the following 6 MEV relays selected (for Mainnet).

    -relay https://0xa15b52576bcbf1072f4a011c0f99f9fb6c66f3e1ff321f11f461d15e31b1cb359caa092c71bbded0bae5b5ea401aab7e@aestus.live \
    -relay https://0xa7ab7a996c8584251c8f925da3170bdfd6ebc75d50f5ddc4050a6fdc77f2a3b5fce2cc750d0865e05d7228af97d69561@agnostic-relay.net \
    -relay https://0x8b5d2e73e2a3a55c6c87b8b6eb92e0149a125c852751db1422fa951e42a09b82c142c3ea98d0d9930b056a3bc9896b8f@bloxroute.max-profit.blxrbdn.com \
    -relay https://0xb0b07cd0abef743db4260b0ed50619cf6ad4d82064cb4fbec9d3ec530f7c5e6793d9f286c4e082c0244ffb9f2658fe88@bloxroute.regulated.blxrbdn.com \
    -relay https://0xac6e77dfe25ecd6110b8e780608cce0dab71fdd5ebea22a16c0205200f2f8e2e3ad3b71d3499c54ad14d6c21b41a37ae@boost-relay.flashbots.net \
    -relay https://0xa1559ace749633b997cb3fdacffb890aeebdb0f5a3b6aaa7eeeaf1a38af0a8fe88b9e4b1f61f236d2e64d95733327a62@relay.ultrasound.money

Adding MEV Boost Separately​

Run ethpillar on your terminal to activate the TUI.

Select 5. MEV-Boost >> 5. Edit configuration.

Add MEV Relays using the -relay flag and ending with a " " for each line. Refer to the allowed MEV relays according to your network (Mainnet vs Testnet):

Mainnet Example:

[Unit]
Description=MEV-Boost Service for MAINNET
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
Documentation=https://www.coincashew.com

[Service]
User=mevboost
Group=mevboost
Type=simple
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/mev-boost \
    -mainnet \
    -min-bid 0.07 \
    -relay-check \
    -relay https://0xa15b52576bcbf1072f4a011c0f99f9fb6c66f3e1ff321f11f461d15e31b1cb359caa092c71bbded0bae5b5ea401aab7e@aestus.live \
    -relay https://0xa7ab7a996c8584251c8f925da3170bdfd6ebc75d50f5ddc4050a6fdc77f2a3b5fce2cc750d0865e05d7228af97d69561@agnostic-relay.net \
    -relay https://0x8b5d2e73e2a3a55c6c87b8b6eb92e0149a125c852751db1422fa951e42a09b82c142c3ea98d0d9930b056a3bc9896b8f@bloxroute.max-profit.blxrbdn.com \
    -relay https://0xb0b07cd0abef743db4260b0ed50619cf6ad4d82064cb4fbec9d3ec530f7c5e6793d9f286c4e082c0244ffb9f2658fe88@bloxroute.regulated.blxrbdn.com \
    -relay https://0xac6e77dfe25ecd6110b8e780608cce0dab71fdd5ebea22a16c0205200f2f8e2e3ad3b71d3499c54ad14d6c21b41a37ae@boost-relay.flashbots.net \
    -relay https://0xa1559ace749633b997cb3fdacffb890aeebdb0f5a3b6aaa7eeeaf1a38af0a8fe88b9e4b1f61f236d2e64d95733327a62@relay.ultrasound.money

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Stereum​

Whether through manual or 1-click setup, the Stereum launcher installs MEV Boost by default. Follow these steps if you want to change your relays or install MEV Boost.

  1. If you have MEV Boost installed but you want to change the relays, open MEV Boost in Stereum by clicking on the logo at the top as shown in the image below.

Stereum MEV Boost 1

  1. If you don't have MEV Boost installed, open the Edit Node page as shown above, then open the setup and look search for the Flashbots MEV Boost service in the services bar at the right. Check the installation path, the relays and confirm the changes to install it.

Stereum MEV Boost 2

Sedge​

If you followed the steps on our Sedge section, MEV Boost should be installed with the following list of MEV relays selected (for Mainnet).

RELAY_URLS=https://0xa7ab7a996c8584251c8f925da3170bdfd6ebc75d50f5ddc4050a6fdc77f2a3b5fce2cc750d0865e05d7228af97d69561@agnostic-relay.net,https://0xb0b07cd0abef743db4260b0ed50619cf6ad4d82064cb4fbec9d3ec530f7c5e6793d9f286c4e082c0244ffb9f2658fe88@bloxroute.regulated.blxrbdn.com,https://0xa15b52576bcbf1072f4a011c0f99f9fb6c66f3e1ff321f11f461d15e31b1cb359caa092c71bbded0bae5b5ea401aab7e@aestus.live,https://0x8b5d2e73e2a3a55c6c87b8b6eb92e0149a125c852751db1422fa951e42a09b82c142c3ea98d0d9930b056a3bc9896b8f@bloxroute.max-profit.blxrbdn.com,https://0xac6e77dfe25ecd6110b8e780608cce0dab71fdd5ebea22a16c0205200f2f8e2e3ad3b71d3499c54ad14d6c21b41a37ae@boost-relay.flashbots.net,https://0xa1559ace749633b997cb3fdacffb890aeebdb0f5a3b6aaa7eeeaf1a38af0a8fe88b9e4b1f61f236d2e64d95733327a62@relay.ultrasound.money,https://0x8c4ed5e24fe5c6ae21018437bde147693f68cda427cd1122cf20819c30eda7ed74f72dece09bb313f2a1855595ab677d@regional.titanrelay.xyz,https://0x8c4ed5e24fe5c6ae21018437bde147693f68cda427cd1122cf20819c30eda7ed74f72dece09bb313f2a1855595ab677d@global.titanrelay.xyz,https://0x98650451ba02064f7b000f5768cf0cf4d4e492317d82871bdc87ef841a0743f69f0f1eea11168503240ac35d101c9135@mainnet-relay.securerpc.com/

Adding MEV Boost Separately​

To add the service alone, you can run sedge generate mev-boost --relay-urls= followed by the relay urls separated by comma. Find the Lido-vetted list here:

Mainnet Example:

sedge generate mev-boost --relay-urls=https://0xa15b52576bcbf1072f4a011c0f99f9fb6c66f3e1ff321f11f461d15e31b1cb359caa092c71bbded0bae5b5ea401aab7e@aestus.live,https://0xa7ab7a996c8584251c8f925da3170bdfd6ebc75d50f5ddc4050a6fdc77f2a3b5fce2cc750d0865e05d7228af97d69561@agnostic-relay.net,https://0x8b5d2e73e2a3a55c6c87b8b6eb92e0149a125c852751db1422fa951e42a09b82c142c3ea98d0d9930b056a3bc9896b8f@bloxroute.max-profit.blxrbdn.com,https://0xb0b07cd0abef743db4260b0ed50619cf6ad4d82064cb4fbec9d3ec530f7c5e6793d9f286c4e082c0244ffb9f2658fe88@bloxroute.regulated.blxrbdn.com,https://0xac6e77dfe25ecd6110b8e780608cce0dab71fdd5ebea22a16c0205200f2f8e2e3ad3b71d3499c54ad14d6c21b41a37ae@boost-relay.flashbots.net,https://0xa1559ace749633b997cb3fdacffb890aeebdb0f5a3b6aaa7eeeaf1a38af0a8fe88b9e4b1f61f236d2e64d95733327a62@relay.ultrasound.money

Eth Docker​

If you selected the Lido Compatible Node >> CSM Node option and followed the Terminal UI setup flow, the MEV Boost service should automatically be included in your docker compose stack with the 4 following MEV relays selected.

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Adding MEV Boost separately​

Edit the .env file.

sudo nano ~/eth-docker/.env
  1. Ensure that :mev-boost.yml is added to the COMPOSE_FILE= line (the very first uncommented line).
image

  1. Add MEV Relays to the MEV_RELAYS= line, use commas without spaces to delimit multiple relay endpoints. Refer to the allowed MEV relays according to your network (Mainnet vs Testnet):

    - Mainnet: Mainnet Active + Vetted tab

    - Testnet: Hoodi tab

Mainnet Example:

MEV_RELAYS=https://0xb0b07cd0abef743db4260b0ed50619cf6ad4d82064cb4fbec9d3ec530f7c5e6793d9f286c4e082c0244ffb9f2658fe88@bloxroute.regulated.blxrbdn.com,https://0xa7ab7a996c8584251c8f925da3170bdfd6ebc75d50f5ddc4050a6fdc77f2a3b5fce2cc750d0865e05d7228af97d69561@agnostic-relay.net,https://0x8b5d2e73e2a3a55c6c87b8b6eb92e0149a125c852751db1422fa951e42a09b82c142c3ea98d0d9930b056a3bc9896b8f@bloxroute.max-profit.blxrbdn.com,https://0xac6e77dfe25ecd6110b8e780608cce0dab71fdd5ebea22a16c0205200f2f8e2e3ad3b71d3499c54ad14d6c21b41a37ae@boost-relay.flashbots.net,https://0xa15b52576bcbf1072f4a011c0f99f9fb6c66f3e1ff321f11f461d15e31b1cb359caa092c71bbded0bae5b5ea401aab7e@aestus.live,https://0xa1559ace749633b997cb3fdacffb890aeebdb0f5a3b6aaa7eeeaf1a38af0a8fe88b9e4b1f61f236d2e64d95733327a62@relay.ultrasound.money