Geth / Lighthouse / MEV
This page shows the commands to update Geth / Lighthouse / MEV for the upcoming fork on April 12, 2023 (Shanghai).
It's based on a "standard" install using Somer Esat's guide for Geth/Lighthouse
Update Geth
You can verify the most recent Geth release here This install uses v1.11.5, current as of April 8, 2023
2) Stop Geth:
2) Change to Home directory:
3) Use curl to download latest version:
4) Extract, Copy, and Clean up:
5) Start Geth:
6) Use geth --version
to confirm v1.11.5 is installed:
You should see v1.11.5 in the response:
Geth is updated and ready for the fork on April 12, 2023
Update Lighthouse
You can verify the most recent Lighthouse release here.
This guide uses v4.0.2, as of April 13, 2023
1) Change directory to the Home folder:
2) Download Lighthouse software:
3) Stop Lighthouse services:
4) Extract, Copy, and Clean up:
5) Start Lighthouse services:
6) Use lighthouse --version to confirm v4.0.1 is installed:
You should see v4.0.2 in the response:
Lighthouse is updated and ready for the fork on April 12, 2023
Update MEV
If you don't have MEV installed, you can skip this section.
Based on CoinCashew - MEV guide
1) Compile binary and stop service
2) Copy binary and start mevboost
MEVboost is now updated and ready for the fork
Now that Geth, Lighthouse, and MEV are now updated, you are ready for the Shanghai fork on April 12, 2023
Be sure to check that your validators are attesting after the fork occurs.
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