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## Issue Addressed Closes #1891 Closes #1784 ## Proposed Changes Implement checkpoint sync for Lighthouse, enabling it to start from a weak subjectivity checkpoint. ## Additional Info - [x] Return unavailable status for out-of-range blocks requested by peers (#2561) - [x] Implement sync daemon for fetching historical blocks (#2561) - [x] Verify chain hashes (either in `historical_blocks.rs` or the calling module) - [x] Consistency check for initial block + state - [x] Fetch the initial state and block from a beacon node HTTP endpoint - [x] Don't crash fetching beacon states by slot from the API - [x] Background service for state reconstruction, triggered by CLI flag or API call. Considered out of scope for this PR: - Drop the requirement to provide the `--checkpoint-block` (this would require some pretty heavy refactoring of block verification) Co-authored-by: Diva M <divma@protonmail.com>
Lighthouse: Ethereum 2.0
An open-source Ethereum 2.0 client, written in Rust and maintained by Sigma Prime.
Overview
Lighthouse is:
- Ready for use on Eth2 mainnet.
- Fully open-source, licensed under Apache 2.0.
- Security-focused. Fuzzing techniques have been continuously applied and several external security reviews have been performed.
- Built in Rust, a modern language providing unique safety guarantees and excellent performance (comparable to C++).
- Funded by various organisations, including Sigma Prime, the Ethereum Foundation, ConsenSys, the Decentralization Foundation and private individuals.
- Actively involved in the specification and security analysis of the Ethereum 2.0 specification.
Eth2 Deposit Contract
The Lighthouse team acknowledges
0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa
as the canonical Eth2 deposit contract address.
Documentation
The Lighthouse Book contains information for users and developers.
The Lighthouse team maintains a blog at lighthouse.sigmaprime.io which contains periodical progress updates, roadmap insights and interesting findings.
Branches
Lighthouse maintains two permanent branches:
stable: Always points to the latest stable release.- This is ideal for most users.
unstable: Used for development, contains the latest PRs.- Developers should base their PRs on this branch.
Contributing
Lighthouse welcomes contributors.
If you are looking to contribute, please head to the Contributing section of the Lighthouse book.
Contact
The best place for discussion is the Lighthouse Discord server. Alternatively, you may use the sigp/lighthouse gitter.
Sign up to the Lighthouse Development Updates mailing list for email notifications about releases, network status and other important information.
Encrypt sensitive messages using our PGP key.
Donations
Lighthouse is an open-source project and a public good. Funding public goods is hard and we're grateful for the donations we receive from the community via:
- Gitcoin Grants.
- Ethereum address:
0x25c4a76E7d118705e7Ea2e9b7d8C59930d8aCD3b(donation.sigmaprime.eth).