/devcon-spin-it-up

Spin up a validator on Ethereum

Devcon VI Workshop - Spin it up

What you will learn

  • What it takes to become a validator on Ethereum
  • How to generate signing keys
  • Run your own validator client to particpate in PoS consensus

Steps involved to spin up a validator on Ethereum

  1. Generate keys
  2. Setup infrastructure to run validators
  3. Make deposit & wait for validator activation
  4. Watch your validators participate in consensus

Workshop

  1. Demo Run validator with lighthouse client
  2. Run validator with teku client
  3. Run validators with remote signer
  4. Demo Exiting the validators

DIY Time

We'd recommend you walk through the demo flow one time with your team and if you're curious to dig in deeper, try steps 2 & 3. During step 4 we will talk about exiting a validator and will even showcase it in a demo.