Update validator guide for mainnet (#1951)

## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

Updates the validator guide to provide instructions for mainnet users.

## Additional Info

- ~~Blocked on #1751~~
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Paul Hauner
2020-11-24 04:42:17 +00:00
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@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ An open-source Ethereum 2.0 client, written in Rust and maintained by Sigma Prim
[Chat Link]: https://discord.gg/cyAszAh
[Book Status]:https://img.shields.io/badge/user--docs-master-informational
[Book Link]: https://lighthouse-book.sigmaprime.io
[stable]: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/tree/stable
[unstable]: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/tree/unstable
[blog]: https://lighthouse.sigmaprime.io
[Documentation](https://lighthouse-book.sigmaprime.io)
![Banner](https://i.postimg.cc/hjdTGKPd/photo-2020-10-23-09-52-16.jpg)
**🚨🚨🚨 Note: Lighthouse is not *yet* ready to produce mainnet deposits. The developers will require some
time to test against the mainnet deposit contract, once it is released. DO NOT SUBMIT VALIDATOR
DEPOSITS WITH LIGHTHOUSE. 🚨🚨🚨**
## Overview
Lighthouse is:
- Ready for use on Eth2 mainnet.
- Fully open-source, licensed under Apache 2.0.
- Security-focused. Fuzzing has begun and security reviews are underway.
- Built in [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org), a modern language providing unique safety guarantees and
@@ -32,44 +32,28 @@ Lighthouse is:
- Actively involved in the specification and security analysis of the
Ethereum 2.0 specification.
Like all Ethereum 2.0 clients, Lighthouse is a work-in-progress.
## Eth2 Deposit Contract
The Lighthouse team acknowledges
[`0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa`](https://etherscan.io/address/0x00000000219ab540356cbb839cbe05303d7705fa)
as the canonical Eth2 deposit contract address.
## Development Status
Current development overview:
- Specification `v1.0.0` implemented, optimized and passing test vectors.
- Rust-native libp2p with Gossipsub and Discv5.
- RESTful JSON API via HTTP server.
- Events via WebSocket.
- Metrics via Prometheus.
### Roadmap
- ~~**April 2019**: Inital single-client testnets.~~
- ~~**September 2019**: Inter-operability with other Ethereum 2.0 clients.~~
- ~~**Q1 2020**: `lighthouse-0.1.0` release: All major phase 0 features implemented.~~
- ~~**Q2 2020**: Public, multi-client testnet with user-facing functionality.~~
- ~~**Q2 2020**: Third-party security review.~~
- ~~**Q4 2020**: Long-lived, multi-client Beacon Chain testnet~~
- **Q4 2020**: Additional third-party security reviews.
- **Q4 2020**: Production Beacon Chain (tentative).
## Documentation
The [Lighthouse Book](https://lighthouse-book.sigmaprime.io) contains information
for testnet users and developers.
The [Lighthouse Book](https://lighthouse-book.sigmaprime.io) contains information for users and
developers.
If you'd like some background on Sigma Prime, please see the [Lighthouse Update
\#00](https://lighthouse.sigmaprime.io/update-00.html) blog post or
[sigmaprime.io](https://sigmaprime.io).
The Lighthouse team maintains a blog at [lighthouse.sigmaprime.io][blog] which contains periodical
progress updates, roadmap insights and interesting findings.
## Branches
Lighthouse maintains two permanent branches:
- [`stable`][stable]: Always points to the latest stable release.
- This is ideal for most users.
- [`unstable`][unstable]: Used for development, contains the latest PRs.
- Developers should base thier PRs on this branch.
## Contributing