Quickstart: Run an Ethereum L1 Node
Follow these steps to quickly launch an Ethereum L1 (mainnet) node using Docker. For advanced details, see the links at the end.
Supported Networks
- mainnet
- sepolia
- holesky
- hoodi
By default, the command below run a node on mainnet. To use a different network, change the ETHREX_NETWORK environment variable with one of the networks above.
curl -LO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lambdaclass/ethrex/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.yaml
ETHREX_NETWORK=mainnet docker compose up
This will start an ethrex node along with a Lighthouse consensus client that syncs with the Ethereum network.
For more details on installation, flags, and supported networks: