Client Updates

Dappnode

If there are updates available to your clients, they'll appear on the right-hand side of your Dappnode Dashboard:

Click on the package and then on the Update button and follow the instructions for the update. It should install automatically after checking parameters are correct.

You'll be prompted to enable automatic updates for all your packages. It is recommended to update manually as certain client versions conflict with one another. This way, you have full control over which client versions to run for your setup.

EthPillar

Run ethpillar. Navigate to each client used and select Update to latest release.

Stereum

If there are updates available to your clients they'll appear on the right-hand side of the Note tab:

Click on the package you wish to update, and then confirm the installation.

Sedge

If you want to update your clients, first update the .env file and change the following lines:

EC_IMAGE_VERSION=<client:version>
CC_IMAGE_VERSION=<client:version>
VL_IMAGE_VERSION=<client:version>

Run:

sedge down
sedge run

Eth Docker

Run the following commands:

ethd down
ethd update
ethd up

Systemd

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This sub-section applies to your validator client and Mev-boost client. Replace the CLIENT portion of the following commands with the actual service names.

Stop your client

sudo systemctl stop CLIENT.service

Download the latest version

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Releases Pages:

• Nimbus: https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/releases
• Lighthouse: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases
• Prysm: https://github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/releases
• Lodestar: https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases
• Teku: https://github.com/ConsenSys/teku/releases
• Mev-boost: https://github.com/flashbots/mev-boost/releases/

Download the latest validator client binary:

curl -LO DOWNLOAD_URL

Download the corresponding checksum file:

curl -LO CHECKSUM_URL

Verify the checksum:

echo "CHECKSUM  DOWNLOADED_CLIENT_FILE_NAME" | sha256sum --check

Expected output: nimbus_validator_client: OK

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Each downloadable file comes with its checksum. Replace with the actual checksum and URL.

Make sure to choose the amd64 version. Right-click the link and select Copy link address for curl.

If checksum is verified, extract and install:

tar xvf DOWNLOADED_CLIENT_FILE_NAME
sudo cp LATEST_CLIENT_BINARIES /usr/local/bin

Clean up:

cd
rm -r ALL_DOWNLOADED_FILES

Restart the validator client

sudo systemctl start CLIENT.service
sudo systemctl status CLIENT.service

Monitor logs:

sudo journalctl -fu CLIENT.service -o cat | ccze -A