From 48a5a94db54f3ccdb4de167e2fba809a73a8e923 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Flaig Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:46:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add note to local testnet setup (#6984) * docs: add note to local testnet setup * Add Kurtosis to wordlist --- .wordlist.txt | 1 + .../contribution/advanced-topics/setting-up-a-testnet.md | 4 ++++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/.wordlist.txt b/.wordlist.txt index 46ca81441348..7ba20c86be99 100644 --- a/.wordlist.txt +++ b/.wordlist.txt @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ JSObjects JWT KDE Kubernetes +Kurtosis LGPL LGPLv LMD diff --git a/docs/pages/contribution/advanced-topics/setting-up-a-testnet.md b/docs/pages/contribution/advanced-topics/setting-up-a-testnet.md index f7c4bfece237..04cac75c4b0a 100644 --- a/docs/pages/contribution/advanced-topics/setting-up-a-testnet.md +++ b/docs/pages/contribution/advanced-topics/setting-up-a-testnet.md @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ title: Setting Up a Testnet To quickly test and run Lodestar we recommend starting a local testnet. We recommend a simple configuration of two beacon nodes with multiple validators. The [dev scripts](https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/tree/unstable/scripts/dev) can used for simplicity but below instructions provide more insights on how it works and include details about different configurations. +:::note +The testnet set up in this guide is meant to be short-lived / ephemeral and should primarily be used for development and testing. Please refer to [Ethereum In a Box](https://github.com/rocknet/ethiab) or [Kurtosis ethereum package](https://github.com/ethpandaops/ethereum-package) to set up a long-lived private network or devnet. +::: + **Terminal 1** Run a beacon node as a **bootnode**, with 8 validators with the following command.