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One-page interactive complete guide to configurate and operate Mev-boost client.

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Chains support

X Ethereum

X Gnosis

On-page actions for Mev-boost client

Mev-boost client can be used for staking on various supported chains. Client installation is always only one, used by services with an individual configuration (different service name, data path and ports in use).

Interactive variables

System:
User:
SSH port:
CPU type:

Execution layer

Client:
Service:
- Data:
- Port:
- P2P:
- RPC:

Consensus layer

Client:
NodeJs version:
jdk ver version:
Beacon service:
- Data:
- Port:
- P2P:
- Quic:

Install Mev-boost client

Download Mevboost

cd ~/downloads
curl -LO https://github.com/flashbots/mev-boost/releases/download/v1.8/mev-boost_1.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Verifz hash of downloaded file

sha256sum mev-boost_1.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Unpack mevboost

tar xvf mev-boost_1.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Remove original packed file

rm LICENSE README.md mev-boost_1.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Create the mevboost systemd unit file

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/mevboost.service

Sample configuration

[Unit]
Description=MEV-Boost Service for Ethereum Mainnet
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
Documentation=https://www.coincashew.com

[Service]
User=mevboost
Group=mevboost
Type=simple
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/mev-boost \
  -mainnet \
  -min-bid 0.03 \
  -relay-check \
  -addr 127.0.0.1:18550 \
  -relay https://0xac6e77dfe25ecd6110b8e780608cce0dab71fdd5ebea22a16c0205200f2f8e2e3ad3b71d3499c54ad14d6c21b41a37ae@boost-relay.flashbots.net \
  -relay https://0xa1559ace749633b997cb3fdacffb890aeebdb0f5a3b6aaa7eeeaf1a38af0a8fe88b9e4b1f61f236d2e64d95733327a62@relay.ultrasound.money \
  -relay https://0xa15b52576bcbf1072f4a011c0f99f9fb6c66f3e1ff321f11f461d15e31b1cb359caa092c71bbded0bae5b5ea401aab7e@aestus.live \
  -relay https://0x8b5d2e73e2a3a55c6c87b8b6eb92e0149a125c852751db1422fa951e42a09b82c142c3ea98d0d9930b056a3bc9896b8f@bloxroute.max-profit.blxrbdn.com \
  -relay https://0x8c7d33605ecef85403f8b7289c8058f440cbb6bf72b055dfe2f3e2c6695b6a1ea5a9cd0eb3a7982927a463feb4c3dae2@relay.wenmerge.com

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Note: Replace ralyes for your preferred rallyes from MEV relay list

Create a service user for Mev Boost

$ sudo useradd --system --no-create-home --shell /bin/false mevboost

Restart daemon
```
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```

Copy mev-boost client to /usr/local/bin

sudo cp ~/downloads/mev-boost /usr/local/bin

Set proper ownership

sudo chown mevboost:mevboost /usr/local/bin/mev-boost

Start Mev boost service
```
sudo systemctl start mevboost
```

Monitor Mev-boost running

systemctl status mevboost

journalctl -fu mevboost.service

Set auto start of Mev boost service on system startup
```
sudo systemctl enable mevboost
```

Link Beacon service to Mevboost client

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/consensus-beacon.service

NOTE: Replace consensus-beacon for your beacon service name

Extend its ExecStart for following flag:

--builder http://127.0.0.1:18550

--validators-builder-registration-default-enabled=true \
--builder-endpoint=http://127.0.0.1:18550

--builder \
--builder.urls http://127.0.0.1:18550

--payload-builder=true \
--payload-builder-url=http://127.0.0.1:18550

--http-mev-relay=http://127.0.0.1:18550

Restart Daemon

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Restart the service

sudo systemctl restart consensus-beacon.service && systemctl status consensus-beacon.service

Monitor the service

journalctl -f -u consensus-beacon.service

Link each Validator service to Mevboost client

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/validator.service

NOTE: Replace validator for your validator service name