ChainGuardian

Eth2.0 desktop validator client.

Install

Clone the repository with Git:

git clone git@github.com:chainsafe/ChainGuardian.git

And then install the dependencies:

cd ChainGuardian
yarn install

Usage

Both processes have to be started simultaneously in different console tabs:

yarn run start-renderer-dev
yarn run start-main-dev

This will start the application with hot-reload so you can instantly start developing your application.

You can also run do the following to start both in a single process:

yarn run start-dev

UI development

For building components in isolation you can use Storybook.

Just run yarn storybook

Design is based on: https://www.figma.com/file/dt1Z45BJkDGOg63IdNYwbR

Development

It's best to use local network. Local network is configured using docker-compose (currently available lighthouse-testnet.yml). For the first time you need to run setup script (setup.sh) on path ./testnet/lighthouse then type docker-compose -f lighthouse-testnet.yml up in terminal,
you will get:

2 working lighthouse beacon nodes (port: 5052 and 6052)
lighthouse validator with 15 dummy account

To start using local network just add beacon node with address http://localhost:5052.
You can use this account to validate using ChainGuardian (or create new via launchpad):

private key: 0x51d0b65185db6989ab0b560d6deed19c7ead0e24b9b6372cbecb1f26bdfad000
public key: 0xb89bebc699769726a318c8e9971bd3171297c61aea4a6578a7a4f94b547dcba5bac16a89108b6b6a1fe3695d1a874a0b

In case of longer break it is recommended to update genesis time before starting local tesnet with reset_genesis_time.sh script

Packaging

We use Electron builder to build and package the application. By default you can run the following to package for your current platform:

npm run dist

This will create a installer for your platform in the releases folder.

You can make builds for specific platforms (or multiple platforms) by using the options found here. E.g. building for all platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux):

npm run dist -- -mwl

License

GNU General Public License v3.0

ChainSafe/ChainGuardian