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## Issue Addressed Siren FAQ requires more information regarding network connections to lighthouse BN/VC ## Proposed Changes Added more info regarding port, BN/VC flags, ssh tunneling and VPNs access
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Configuration
Siren requires a connection to both a Lighthouse Validator Client and a Lighthouse Beacon Node. Upon running you will first be greeted by the following configuration screen.
Connecting to the Clients
Both the Beacon node and the Validator client need to have their HTTP APIs enabled. These ports should be accessible from the computer running Siren. This allows you to enter the address and ports of the associated Lighthouse Beacon node and Lighthouse Validator client.
To enable the HTTP API for the beacon node, utilize the --gui CLI flag. This action ensures that the HTTP API can be accessed by other software on the same machine.
The Beacon Node must be run with the
--guiflag set.
If you require accessibility from another machine within the network, configure the --http-address to match the local LAN IP of the system running the Beacon Node and Validator Client.
To access from another machine on the same network (192.168.0.200) set the Beacon Node and Validator Client
--http-addressas192.168.0.200.
In a similar manner, the validator client requires activation of the --http flag, along with the optional consideration of configuring the --http-address flag. If --http-address flag is set on the Validator Client, then the --unencrypted-http-transport flag is required as well. These settings will ensure compatibility with Siren's connectivity requirements.
If you run Siren in the browser (by entering localhost in the browser), you will need to allow CORS in the HTTP API. This can be done by adding the flag --http-allow-origin "*" for both beacon node and validator client.
A green tick will appear once Siren is able to connect to both clients. You can specify different ports for each client by clicking on the advanced tab.
API Token
The API Token is a secret key that allows you to connect to the validator
client. The validator client's HTTP API is guarded by this key because it
contains sensitive validator information and the ability to modify
validators. Please see Validator Authorization
for further details.
Siren requires this token in order to connect to the Validator client.
The token is located in the default data directory of the validator
client. The default path is
~/.lighthouse/<network>/validators/api-token.txt.
The contents of this file for the desired validator client needs to be entered.
Name
This is your name, it can be modified and is solely used for aesthetics.
Device
This is a name that can be associated with the validator client/beacon node pair. Multiple such pairs can be remembered for quick swapping between them.