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rpl000501
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/docker-migration.html
Initialize your Fee Distributor
If you aren't planning to opt into the Smoothing Pool and claim all of your priority fees and MEV rewards to your fee distributor contract, you will eventually have to initialize it (create the contract instance on the chain) in order to claim rewards from it to your withdrawal address. This is a fairly cheap operation...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000502
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/docker-migration.html
Opt Into the Smoothing Pool
If you plan on taking advantage of the Smoothing Pool right away, you should opt in before the end of the first Redstone rewards period to maximize your "eligibility" amount. Opting in can be done via running the following command: rocketpool node join-smoothing-pool
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000503
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/docker-migration.html
Claim Rewards
The Redstone upgrade replaces the expensive, problematic old rewards system with a brand new one that's much cheaper, supports automatic restaking of RPL (both partial and full amounts), and - most importantly - lets you claim your rewards whenever you want. Because there is no longer a time limit on claiming rewards, ...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000504
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/docker-migration.html
Reverting to v1.4.3
If, for any reason, something isn't to your liking and you want to revert to the previous Smartnode release, you can do so easily. The Smartnode automatically backs up your settings from the previous version when you upgrade it, so simply get the previous version (here we're demonstrating v1.4.3) and replace the settin...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000505
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
[Hybrid Mode] Guide to the Redstone Update and the Merge
This guide will cover everything you need to know in order to prepare your node for the Redstone Update and The Merge if you are using Hybrid Mode.
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000506
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Things to Do Before Upgrading to v1.5.0
Before upgrading to v1.5.0 and higher of the Smartnode, please go through the following checklist to make sure you're prepared:
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000507
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Switch to a Full Execution Client
The Merge requires you to run your own Execution client, so you won't be able to use remote providers like Infura or Pocket anymore. Because of this change, if you're currently using a light Execution client, you should switch to a full client while you're still on v1.4, let it sync to completion, and then upgrade to v...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000508
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Ensure the EC and CC are Both Externally Managed
Previous versions of the Smartnode stack allowed you to have one client locally managed, and the other externally managed. For example, you could have an Execution client that the Smartnode manages and connect it to a Consensus client that you manage externaly. Starting with v1.5, this configuration is no longer suppor...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000509
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Set Up the Engine API
The Merge changes the way your Execution client talks to your Consensus client. Instead of using the old HTTP or Websocket based RPC system, The Merge requires a new system exposed by your Execution client called the Engine API. This is a special connection that lets the Consensus client replace the old Proof-of-Work m...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000510
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Upgrading to v1.5.0
Upgrading the Smartnode stack to v1.5.0 is no different than any other upgrade. Simply follow the normal directions here.
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000511
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Things the Smartnode Handles Automatically
In Hybrid mode, the Smartnode will take care of some of the changes needed to support Redstone automatically once you update to v1.5.0, but you will need to handle others manually in Hybrid Mode. Here's a brief list of what it will do for you without any manual intervention:
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000512
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Your Fee Recipient
The fee recipient is the address on the Execution layer (eth1) chain that will receive all of the priority fees for blocks you propose. It is a setting provided to your Validator client when it first starts. The Smartnode will handle setting it up to the correct address on the Validator client it manages when you upgra...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000513
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Things You Should Do After Upgrading
While the Smartnode handles most of the changes for you, there are a few additional things you should do manually:
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000514
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Ensure a Successful Upgrade
The first thing to do is ensure that your node is working correctly. Consider taking the following steps: Check the logs for errors with rocketpool service logs validator and rocketpool service logs node.Confirm with a Block Explorer (such as your Grafana dashboard and https://beaconcha.in) that you are still attesting...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000515
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Set Up MEV-Boost
MEV-boost is the system Flashbots provides to give MEV rewards to Proof-of-Stake validators after The Merge. Rocket Pool requires all nodes to use it to maximize their returns and thus keep the protocol competitive with other staking services. You will need to make some adjustments to your Beacon Node / Consensus clien...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000516
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Set Up a Fallback Node
Because The Merge is not compatible with remote providers like Infura and Pocket, you'll lose the ability to use them as fallback Execution clients when your primary goes offline. The Smartnode still has the ability to provide a fallback Execution client (and now a fallback Consensus client as well), but you will now n...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000517
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Initialize your Fee Distributor
If you aren't planning to opt into the Smoothing Pool and claim all of your priority fees and MEV rewards to your fee distributor contract, you will eventually have to initialize it (create the contract instance on the chain) in order to claim rewards from it to your withdrawal address. This is a fairly cheap operation...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000518
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Opt Into the Smoothing Pool
If you plan on taking advantage of the Smoothing Pool right away, you should opt in before the end of the first Redstone rewards period to maximize your "eligibility" amount. Opting in can be done via running the following command: rocketpool node join-smoothing-pool
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000519
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Claim Rewards
The Redstone upgrade replaces the expensive, problematic old rewards system with a brand new one that's much cheaper, supports automatic restaking of RPL (both partial and full amounts), and - most importantly - lets you claim your rewards whenever you want. Because there is no longer a time limit on claiming rewards, ...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000520
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/hybrid-migration.html
Reverting to v1.4.3
If, for any reason, something isn't to your liking and you want to revert to the previous Smartnode release, you can do so easily. The Smartnode automatically backs up your settings from the previous version when you upgrade it, so simply get the previous version (here we're demonstrating v1.4.3) and replace the settin...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000521
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
[Native Mode] Guide to the Redstone Update and the Merge
This guide will cover everything you need to know in order to prepare your node for the Redstone Update and The Merge if you are using Native Mode.
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000522
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Things to Do Before Upgrading to v1.5.0
Before upgrading to v1.5.0 and higher of the Smartnode, please go through the following checklist to make sure you're prepared:
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000523
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Switch to a Full Execution Client
The Merge requires you to run your own Execution client, so you won't be able to use remote providers like Infura or Pocket anymore. Because of this change, if you're currently using a light Execution client, you should switch to a full client while you're still on v1.4, let it sync to completion, and then upgrade to v...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000524
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Set Up the Engine API
The Merge changes the way your Execution client talks to your Consensus client. Instead of using the old HTTP or Websocket based RPC system, The Merge requires a new system exposed by your Execution client called the Engine API. This is a special connection that lets the Consensus client replace the old Proof-of-Work m...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000525
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Upgrading to v1.5.0
Upgrading the Smartnode stack to v1.5.0 is no different than any other upgrade. Simply follow the normal directions here.
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000526
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Things You Should Do After Upgrading
In Native mode, there are several things you will need to do manually after upgrading:
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000527
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Ensure a Successful Upgrade
The first thing to do is ensure that your node is working correctly. Consider taking the following steps: Check your log scripts for the Execution client, the Consensus client, the Validator client, and the Smartnode daemon (the rp-node service) to ensure they're all functioning normally without errors.Confirm with a B...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000528
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Set up the Fee Recipient in your Validator Client
One of the critical details to set up prior to the Merge is the fee recipient specified by your validator client. As described in the overview article, this can be one of two values: If you are opted into the Smoothing Pool, this must be the address of the Smoothing Pool contract. You can get the address from the offic...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000529
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Automatic Management via the Daemon
The Smartnode daemon will automatically determine the appropriate fee recipient for your node and manage it in case it changes (such as opting into and out of the Smoothing Pool). This is the safest option, because the Smartnode will always ensure it's set to a value that prevents penalization. The way it does this is ...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000530
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Manual Fee Recipient Management
WARNINGBy doing this, you assume full responsibility for ensuring your fee recipient is always set to the correct address.Please read the penalty specification to understand what it must be set to given your configuration, and when you can safely change it from one value to another.Failure to do so could result in your...
https://docs.rocketpool.…out.2d764441.png
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000531
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Set Up MEV-Boost
MEV-boost is the system Flashbots provides to give MEV rewards to Proof-of-Stake validators after The Merge. Rocket Pool requires all nodes to use it to maximize their returns and thus keep the protocol competitive with other staking services. You will need to make some adjustments to your Beacon Node / Consensus clien...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000532
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Set Up a Fallback Node
Because The Merge is not compatible with remote providers like Infura and Pocket, you'll lose the ability to use them as fallback Execution clients when your primary goes offline. The Smartnode still has the ability to provide a fallback Execution client (and now a fallback Consensus client as well), but you will now n...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000533
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Initialize your Fee Distributor
If you aren't planning to opt into the Smoothing Pool and claim all of your priority fees and MEV rewards to your fee distributor contract, you will eventually have to initialize it (create the contract instance on the chain) in order to claim rewards from it to your withdrawal address. This is a fairly cheap operation...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000534
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Opt Into the Smoothing Pool
If you plan on taking advantage of the Smoothing Pool right away, you should opt in before the end of the first Redstone rewards period to maximize your "eligibility" amount. Opting in can be done via running the following command: rocketpool node join-smoothing-pool
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000535
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/redstone/native-migration.html
Claim Rewards
The Redstone upgrade replaces the expensive, problematic old rewards system with a brand new one that's much cheaper, supports automatic restaking of RPL (both partial and full amounts), and - most importantly - lets you claim your rewards whenever you want. Because there is no longer a time limit on claiming rewards, ...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000536
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Preparing a Raspberry Pi
NOTEThis page has been left here for archival purposes. We no longer recommend running Rocket Pool on a Raspberry Pi due to the increased hardware and performance requirements of running an Ethereum validator. This guide will walk you through how run a Rocket Pool node using a Raspberry Pi. While this is not typically ...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000537
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Preliminary Setup
To run a Rocket Pool node on a Raspberry Pi, you'll need to first have a working Raspberry Pi. If you already have one up and running - great! You can skip down to the Mounting the SSD section. Just make sure you have a fan attached before you go. If you're starting from scratch, then read on.
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000538
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
What You'll Need
These are the recommended components that you'll need to buy in order to run Rocket Pool on a Pi: A Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, the 8 GB modelNote: while you can use a 4 GB with this setup, we strongly recommend you go with an 8 GB for peace of mind... it's really not much more expensive.A USB-C power supply for the Pi. Yo...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000539
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Making the Fan Run More Quietly
When you get the fan, by default you're probably going to be instructed to connect it to the 5v GPIO pin, as shown in the picture below. The fan will have a connector with two holes; the black one should go to GND (pin 6), and the red one should go to +5v (pin 4). However, in our experience, this makes the fan run very...
https://docs.rocketpool.…out.919c9ea6.png
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000540
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Installing the Operating System
There are a few varieties of Linux OS that support the Raspberry Pi. For this guide, we're going to stick to Ubuntu 20.04. Ubuntu is a tried-and-true OS that's used around the world, and 20.04 is (at the time of this writing) the latest of the Long Term Support (LTS) versions, which means it will keep getting security ...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000541
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Mounting the SSD
As you may have gathered, after following the above installation instructions, the core OS will be running off of the microSD card. That's not nearly large enough or fast enough to hold all of the Execution and Consensus blockchain data, which is where the SSD comes in. To use it, we have to set it up with a file syste...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000542
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Connecting the SSD to the USB 3.0 Ports
Start by plugging your SSD into one of the Pi's USB 3.0 ports. These are the blue ports, not the black ones: The black ones are slow USB 2.0 ports; they're only good for accessories like mice and keyboards. If you have your keyboard plugged into the blue ports, take it out and plug it into the black ones now.
https://docs.rocketpool.…USB.183b9759.png
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000543
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Formatting the SSD and Creating a New Partition
WARNINGThis process is going to erase everything on your SSD. If you already have a partition with stuff on it, SKIP THIS STEP because you're about to delete it all! If you've never used this SSD before and it's totally empty, then follow this step. Run this command to find the location of your disk in the device table...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000544
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Optimizing the New Partition
Next, let's tune the new filesystem a little to optimize it for validator activity. By default, ext4 will reserve 5% of its space for system processes. Since we don't need that on the SSD because it just stores the Execution (ETH1) and Consensus (ETH2) chain data, we can disable it: sudo tune2fs -m 0 /dev/sda1
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rpl000545
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Mounting and Enabling Automount
In order to use the drive, you have to mount it to the file system. Create a new mount point anywhere you like (we'll use /mnt/rpdata here as an example, feel free to use that): sudo mkdir /mnt/rpdata Now, mount the new SSD partition to that folder: sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/rpdata After this, the folder /mnt/rpdata wi...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000546
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Testing the SSD's Performance
Before going any further, you should test your SSD's read/write speed and how many I/O requests it can handle per second (IOPS). If your SSD is too slow, then it won't work well for a Rocket Pool node and you're going to end up losing money over time. To test it, we're going to use a program called fio. Install it like...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000547
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Setting up Swap Space
The Pi has 8 GB (or 4 GB if you went that route) of RAM. For our configuration, that will be plenty. Then again, it never hurts to add a little more. What we're going to do now is add what's called swap space. Essentially, it means we're going to use the SSD as "backup RAM" in case something goes horribly, horribly wro...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000548
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Creating a Swap File
The first step is to make a new file that will act as your swap space. Decide how much you want to use - a reasonable start would be 8 GB, so you have 8 GB of normal RAM and 8 GB of "backup RAM" for a total of 16 GB. To be super safe, you can make it 24 GB so your system has 8 GB of normal RAM and 24 GB of "backup RAM"...
https://docs.rocketpool.…wap.7779ed7f.png
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000549
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Configuring Swappiness and Cache Pressure
By default, Linux will eagerly use a lot of swap space to take some of the pressure off of the system's RAM. We don't want that. We want it to use all of the RAM up to the very last second before relying on SWAP. The next step is to change what's called the "swappiness" of the system, which is basically how eager it is...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000550
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Overclocking the Pi
By default, the 1.5 GHz processor that the Pi comes with is a pretty capable little device. For the most part, you should be able to validate with it just fine. However, we have noticed that on rare occasions, your validator client gets stuck working on some things and it just doesn't have enough horsepower to keep up ...
https://docs.rocketpool.…ist.6e86226b.png
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000551
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Benchmarking the Stock Configuration
Before overclocking, your should profile what your Pi is capable of in its stock, off-the-shelf configuration. There are three key things to look at: We're going to get stats on all three of them as we go.
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000552
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Performance
For measuring performance, you can use LINPACK. We'll build it from source. cd ~ sudo apt install gcc wget http://www.netlib.org/benchmark/linpackc.new -O linpack.c ... cc -O3 -o linpack linpack.c -lm ... sudo mv linpack /usr/local/bin rm linpack.c Now run it like this: linpack Enter array size (q to quit) [200]: Just ...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000553
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Temperature
Next, let's stress the Pi out and watch its temperature under heavy load. First, install this package, which will provide a tool called vcgencmd that can print details about the Pi: sudo apt install libraspberrypi-bin Once this is installed, reboot the Pi (this is necessary for some new permission to get applied). Next...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000554
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Stability
Testing the stability of an overclock involves answering these three questions: Does the Pi turn on and get to a login promp / start the SSH server?Does it randomly freeze or restart during normal operations?Does it randomly freeze or restart during heavy load? For an overclock to be truly stable, the answers must be y...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000555
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Your First Overclock - 1800 MHz (Light)
The first overclock we're going to do is relatively "light" and reliable, but still provides a nice boost in compute power. We're going to go from the stock 1500 MHz up to 1800 MHz - a 20% speedup! Open this file: sudo nano /boot/firmware/usercfg.txt Add these two lines to the end: arm_freq=1800 over_voltage=3 Then sav...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000556
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Resetting After an Unstable Overclock
If your Pi stops responding, or keeps restarting over and over, then you need to lower the overclock. To do that, follow these steps: If the Pi works, then great! Continue below. If not, repeat the whole process with even more conservative settings. In the worst case you can just remove the arm_freq and over_voltage li...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000557
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Testing 1800 MHz
Once you're logged in, run linpack again to test the new performance. Here's an example from our test Pi: linpack Enter array size (q to quit) [200]: ... Reps Time(s) DGEFA DGESL OVERHEAD KFLOPS ---------------------------------------------------- 512 0.59 85.72% 3.75% 10.53% 1338253.832 1024 ...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000558
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Going to 2000 MHz (Medium)
The next milestone will be 2000 MHz. This represents a 33.3% boost in clock speed, which is pretty significant. Most people consider this to be a great balance between performance and stability, so they stop the process here. Our recommendation for this level is to start with these settings: arm_freq=2000 over_voltage=...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000559
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Going to 2100 MHz (Heavy)
The next step represents a solid 40% speedup over the stock configuration. NOTE: Not all Pi's are capable of doing this while staying at over_voltage=6. Try it, and if it breaks, go back to 2000 MHz. The configuration will look like this: arm_freq=2100 over_voltage=6 For reference, here are our results: linpack Enter a...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000560
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Going to 2250 MHz (Extreme)
This is the setting we run our Pi's at, which has been stable for over a year at the time of writing. Still, users are cautioned in overclocking this high - ensure you do thorough stability tests and have plenty of thermal headroom before attempting to make this your node's production configuration! Our configuration i...
19:09:25hrs 10-06-2023
rpl000561
https://docs.rocketpool.net/guides/node/local/prepare-pi.html
Next Steps
And with that, your Pi is up and running and ready to run Rocket Pool! Move on to the Choosing your ETH Clients section.
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