Running a node
Supported networks
Ethrex is designed to support Ethereum mainnet and its testnets
| Network | Chain id | Supported sync modes |
|---|---|---|
| mainnet | 1 | snap |
| sepolia | 11155111 | snap |
| holesky | 17000 | full, snap |
| hoodi | 560048 | full, snap |
For more information about sync modes please read the sync modes document. Full syncing is the default, to switch to snap sync use the flag --syncmode snap
Syncing to an Ethreum network
This guide will assume that you already installed ethrex and you know how to set up a consensus client to communicate with ethrex.
To sync with mainnet
ethrex --syncmode snap
To sync with sepolia
ethrex --network sepolia --syncmode snap
To sync with holesky
ethrex --network holesky
To sync with hoodi
ethrex --network hoodi