💻Baremetal

Authors: [ Godwin]

System Requirements

CPU	OS	RAM	DISK
8 vCPU	Ubuntu 22.04	48 GB	400+ GB

The Berachain node has a size of 237 GB on 19, May, 2025. Erigon: 165 and Beacond: 71GB

Pre-requisite

At the time when this node was set up, Erigon v2.61.x and GO v1.23.x were the required version for the Berachain setup.

Check out https://docs.berachain.com/nodes/evm-execution to find the correct required version when setting up the node.

Commands

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt auto-remove -y

Firewall Settings

Check status & enable UFW

sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw status verbose

Set explicit default UFW rules

sudo ufw default deny incoming
sudo ufw default allow outgoing

Allow SSH, HTTP, and HTTPS

sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
sudo ufw allow 80
sudo ufw allow 443
sudo ufw allow 30303

Allow Remote connection

sudo ufw allow from ${REMOTE.HOST.IP} to any port 9944 

Setup Instructions

mkdir beranode-setup
cd beranode-setup
git clone https://github.com/berachain/guides
mv guides/apps/node-scripts/* ./
rm -r guide

Depending on your execution client you intend to use, you delete the other client files. For a full list of the clients and versions go to this page - EVM Execution Layer ⟠ | Berachain Core Docs

For this guide, I chose erigon client, so this guide will follow the installation of erigon as the execution layer as well as beacond for the consensus layer.

Install Erigon

First Install go

sudo wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.23.9.linux-amd64.tar.gz && sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go && sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.23.9.linux-amd64.tar.gz && rm go1.23.9.linux-amd64.tar.gz

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

Build Erigon

Berachain node requires erigon v1.26.x for mainnet. With Rust and the dependencies installed, you're ready to build Erigon. First, clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/erigontech/erigon.git
cd erigon/
git checkout v2.61.1
make erigon 

Install Beacond Consensus Layer Note: Beacond requires go version 1.17.x - 1.23.x

Install Beacond

git clone https://github.com/berachain/beacon-kit.git
make install

make build

Edit Env.sh The file env.sh contains environment variables used in the other scripts. fetch-berachain-params.sh obtains copies of the genesis file and other configuration files. Then we have setup- and run- scripts for various execution clients and beacond.

#!/bin/bash

# CHANGE THESE VALUES
export CHAIN_SPEC=mainnet   # "mainnet" or "testnet"
export MONIKER_NAME=anyname
export WALLET_ADDRESS_FEE_RECIPIENT=0x9BcaA41DC32627776b1A4D714Eef627E640b3EF5
export EL_ARCHIVE_NODE=true # set to true if you want to run an archive node on CL and EL
export MY_IP=`curl -s ipv4.canhazip.com`

########
# VALUES YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE
export LOG_DIR=/root/erigon-beranode/scripts/logs
export BEACOND_BIN=/root/erigon-beranode/beacon-kit/build/bin/beacond
export BEACOND_DATA=/root/erigon-beranode/scripts/var/beacond
export BEACOND_CONFIG=$BEACOND_DATA/config  # can't change this. sorry.
export JWT_PATH=$BEACOND_CONFIG/jwt.hex

# need at least one of these
#export RETH_BIN=$(command -v reth || echo $(pwd)/reth)
#export GETH_BIN=$(command -v geth || echo $(pwd)/geth)
#export NETHERMIND_BIN=$(command -v Nethermind.Runner || echo $(pwd)/Nethermind.Runner)
export ERIGON_BIN=/root/erigon-beranode/erigon/build/bin/erigon 

You need to set these constants:

1. CHAIN_SPEC: Set to testnet or mainnet.

2. MONIKER_NAME: Should be a name of your choice for your node.

3. WALLET_ADDRESS_FEE_RECIPIENT: This is the address that will receive the priority fees for blocks sealed by your node. If your node will not be a validator, this won't matter.

4. EL_ARCHIVE_NODE: Set to true if you want the execution client to be a full archive node.

5. MY_IP: This is used to set the IP address your chain clients advertise to other peers on the network. If you leave it blank, geth and reth will discover the address with UPnP (if you are behind a NAT gateway) or assign the node's ethernet IP (which is OK if your computer is directly on the internet and has a public IP). In a cloud environment such as AWS or GCP where you are behind a NAT gateway, you must specify this address or allow the default curl canhazip.com to auto-detect it, if connections to that address lead back to your instance.

You should verify these constants:

• LOG_DIR: This directory stores log files.

• BEACOND_BIN: Set this to the full path where you installed beacond. The expression provided finds it in your $PATH.

• BEACOND_DATA: Set this to where the consensus data and config should be kept. BEACOND_CONFIG must be under BEACOND_PATH as shown. Don't change it.

• ERIGON_BIN or other chain client: Set this to the full path where you installed erigon. The expression provided finds it in your $PATH.

Fetch Mainnet Parameters

Run

 # ./fetch-berachain-params.sh 
0038db129d91238c9bff8e495c5fa93f  /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/seed-data-80094/app.toml
8e5601f00d14d3694b4eccc8c101b15b  /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/seed-data-80094/config.toml
5aeab3cb885d8f32892685fc8e44151b  /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/seed-data-80094/el-bootnodes.txt
b00257ebcaa13f02559861696b55c5da  /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/seed-data-80094/el-peers.txt
cd3a642dc78823aea8d80d5239231557  /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/seed-data-80094/eth-genesis.json
c0b7dc21e089f9074d97957526fcd08f  /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/seed-data-80094/eth-nether-genesis.json
c66dbea5ee3889e1d0a11f856f1ab9f0  /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/seed-data-80094/genesis.json
5d0d482758117af8dfc20e1d52c31eef  /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/seed-data-80094/kzg-trusted-setup.json

Set up the Consensus Client

The script setup-beacond.sh invokes beacond init and beacond jwt generate. This script:

1. Runs beacond init to create the file var/beacond/config/priv_validator_key.json. This contains your node's private key, and especially if you intend to become a validator, this file should be kept safe. It cannot be regenerated, and losing it means you will not be able to participate in the consensus process.

2. Runs beacond jwt generate to create the file jwt.hex. This contains a secret shared between the consensus client and execution client so they can securely communicate. Protect this file. If you suspect it has been leaked, generate a new one with beacond jwt generate -o $JWT_PATH.

3. Rewrites the beacond configuration files to reflect settings chosen in env.sh.

4. Places the mainnet parameters fetched above where Beacon-Kit expects them, and shows you an important hash from the genesis file.

# ./setup-beacond.sh 
BEACOND_DATA: /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/var/beacond
BEACOND_BIN: /root/erigon-beranode/beacon-kit/build/bin/beacond
  Version: v1.2.0.rc2-28-gcbb6cfac3
✓ Private validator key generated in /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/var/beacond/config/priv_validator_key.json
✓ JWT secret generated at /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/var/beacond/config/jwt.hex
✓ Config files in /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/var/beacond/config updated
Genesis validator root: 0xdf609e3b062842c6425ff716aec2d2092c46455d9b2e1a2c9e32c6ba63ff0bda
✓ Beacon-Kit set up. Confirm genesis root is correct.

Set up the Execution Client ​

The provided scripts setup-reth, setup-geth and setup-nether create a runtime directory and configuration for those respective chain clients. The node is configured with pruning settings according to the EL_ARCHIVE_NODE setting in config.sh.

Here's an example of setup-erigon:

# ./setup-erigon.sh 
ERIGON_DATA: /root/erigon-beranode/scripts/var/erigon
ERIGON_BIN: /root/erigon-beranode/erigon/build/bin/erigon
  Version: erigon version 2.61.1-b3129c00
INFO[05-14|21:51:19.609] logging to file system                   log dir=/root/erigon-beranode/scripts/var/erigon/logs file prefix=erigon log level=info json=false
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.246] Starting Erigon on Ethereum mainnet... 
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.247] Maximum peer count                       ETH=100 total=100
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.247] starting HTTP APIs                       port=8545 APIs=eth,erigon,engine
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.247] Opening Database                         label=chaindata path=/root/erigon-beranode/scripts/var/erigon/chaindata
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.248] [db] open                                label=chaindata sizeLimit=12TB pageSize=8192
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.249] Re-Opening DB in exclusive mode to apply migrations 
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.250] [db] open                                label=chaindata sizeLimit=12TB pageSize=8192
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Apply migration                          name=db_schema_version5
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Applied migration                        name=db_schema_version5
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Apply migration                          name=txs_begin_end
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Applied migration                        name=txs_begin_end
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Apply migration                          name=txs_v3
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Applied migration                        name=txs_v3
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Apply migration                          name=prohibit_new_downloads_lock
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Applied migration                        name=prohibit_new_downloads_lock
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Apply migration                          name=prohibit_new_downloads_lock2
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.251] Applied migration                        name=prohibit_new_downloads_lock2
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.252] Updated DB schema to                     version=6.1.0
INFO[05-14|21:51:21.253] [db] open                                label=chaindata sizeLimit=12TB pageSize=8192
INFO[05-14|21:51:27.874] Writing custom genesis block             hash=0xd57819422128da1c44339fc7956662378c17e2213e669b427ac91cd11dfcfb38
INFO[05-14|21:51:27.981] Successfully wrote genesis state         hash=0xd57819422128da1c44339fc7956662378c17e2213e669b427ac91cd11dfcfb38

✓ Erigon set up.

Your genesis block hash must agree with the above

Run the Client

Setup Services for both beacond and erigon

Beacond service

sudo echo "[Unit]
Description=beacond-node
After=network.target

[Service]
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
TimeoutSec=900
User=root
Nice=0
LimitNOFILE=200000
WorkingDirectory=/root/erigon-beranode/scripts/
ExecStart=/root/erigon-beranode/scripts/run-beacond.sh

KillSignal=SIGTERM
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
" > /etc/systemd/system/erigon-beacond.service

Erigon Service

sudo echo "[Unit]
Description=erigon
After=network.target

[Service]
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
TimeoutSec=900
User=root
Nice=0
LimitNOFILE=200000
WorkingDirectory=/root/erigon-beranode/scripts/
ExecStart=/root/erigon-beranode/scripts/run-erigon.sh

KillSignal=SIGTERM
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target" > /etc/systemd/system/erigon.service

Contents of run-erigon.sh

This file can be configured based on your needs

#!/bin/bash

set -e
. ./env.sh

BOOTNODES_OPTION=${EL_BOOTNODES:+--bootnodes $EL_BOOTNODES}
PEERS_OPTION=${EL_PEERS:+--staticpeers $EL_PEERS}
IP_OPTION=${MY_IP:+--nat extip:$MY_IP}

$ERIGON_BIN                                     \
        --datadir $ERIGON_DATA                  \
        $BOOTNODES_OPTION                       \
        $PEERS_OPTION                           \
        $IP_OPTION                              \
        --metrics                               \
        --metrics.addr 0.0.0.0                  \
        --metrics.port $EL_PROMETHEUS_PORT      \
        --http                                  \
        --http.addr 0.0.0.0                     \
        --http.port $EL_ETHRPC_PORT             \
        --http.api eth,erigon,web3,net,debug,trace \
        --http.vhosts "*"                       \
        --http.corsdomain "*"                   \
        --ws                                    \
        --ws.port 8549                          \
        --port $EL_ETH_PORT                     \
        --p2p.allowed-ports 30305,30306 \
        --authrpc.addr 127.0.0.1                \
        --authrpc.port $EL_AUTHRPC_PORT         \
        --authrpc.jwtsecret $JWT_PATH           \
        --authrpc.vhosts localhost

Contents of run-beacon.sh

!/bin/bash

set -e
. ./env.sh

$BEACOND_BIN start --home $BEACOND_DATA

Start the service

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable erigon-beacond.service erigon.service
sudo systemctl start erigon-beacond.service erigon.service

Confirm Node Syncing

journalctl -xeu erigon-beacond.service
journalctl -xeu erigon.service

Beacon

May 09 11:30:45 run-beacond.sh[1047966]: 2025-05-09T11:30:45+02:00 INFO Processed withdrawals service=state-processor num_withdrawals=1 evm_inflation=0
May 09 11:30:45 run-beacond.sh[1047966]: 2025-05-09T11:30:45+02:00 INFO Forkchoice updated service=execution-engine head_block_hash=0xb06fb69887d4966c9122a1da3b3211a6ec516f00e11127b3ddf22c2b9c311a8e safe_block_hash=0x8a12334f9fabd>May 09 11:30:45 run-beacond.sh[1047966]: 2025-05-09T11:30:45+02:00 INFO Finalized block module=state height=6440 num_txs_res=2 num_val_updates=0 block_app_hash=D353B3D4ED32B3BC614B4BC641690AF3AD78E6C9B9826D0F5F73EF97D8F4EDB0 synci>May 09 11:30:45 run-beacond.sh[1047966]: 2025-05-09T11:30:45+02:00 INFO Committed state module=state height=6440 block_app_hash=B368447416331674634AC8BE6D870565C6D3BC4152361EA94B322471E37F9224

Erigon

May 19 15:34:57 Sufax run-erigon.sh[1238087]: [INFO] [05-19|15:34:57.146] [NewPayload] Handling new payload        height=3792435 hash=0x>May 19 15:34:57 Sufax run-erigon.sh[1238087]: [INFO] [05-19|15:34:57.152] [updateForkchoice] Fork choice update: flushing in-memory state>May 19 15:34:57 Sufax run-erigon.sh[1238087]: [INFO] [05-19|15:34:57.153] RPC Daemon notified of new headers       from=3792434 to=379243>May 19 15:34:57 Sufax run-erigon.sh[1238087]: [INFO] [05-19|15:34:57.153] head updated           

Testing Local RPC Node

Get the current execution block number

curl --location 'http://localhost:8545' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_blockNumber", "params":[], "id":420 }';

Result

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":420,"result":"0x1860b"}

Get Current Consensus Block Number

curl -s http://localhost:26657/status | jq '.result.sync_info.latest_block_height'

Result

"99730"

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