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