Update Mev-boost client

One-page interactive complete guide to update Mev-boost client.

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Update client

Check current version: /usr/local/bin/mev-boost --version
  • Find the latest stable version at Github

    Write latest stable Mev-boost version from https://github.com/flashbots/mev-boost/releases:

  • Download Mev-boost version 1.9 from GitHub

    cd ~/downloads
    curl -LO https://github.com/flashbots/mev-boost/releases/download/v1.9/mev-boost_1.9_linux_amd64.tar.gz

    Get hash of the downloaded file

    sha256sum mev-boost_1.9_linux_amd64.tar.gz

    And compare it to content of https://github.com/flashbots/mev-boost/releases/download/v1.9/checksums.txt.

  • Unpack mevboost

    tar xvf mev-boost_1.9_linux_amd64.tar.gz

    Remove downloaded + useless unpacked files

    rm LICENSE README.md mev-boost_1.9_linux_amd64.tar.gz
  • Stop mevboost client

    sudo systemctl stop mevboost
  • Rewrite original mev-boost client

    sudo cp ~/downloads/mev-boost /usr/local/bin
  • Start Mev boost service

    sudo systemctl start mevboost
  • Monitor Mev-boost running

    systemctl status mevboost
    journalctl -fu mevboost.service

Any issue while running Mev-boost client?

Check Mev-boost client emergency page.

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