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MEV Boost

Start boost​

This is an example:

docker-compose.yml
version: '3.8'

services:
  mev-boost:
    image: flashbots/mev-boost
    command: >
      -addr 0.0.0.0:18550
      -genesis-fork-version 0x10000001
      -genesis-timestamp 1709532000
      -relay-check
      -relay http://0xa55c1285d84ba83a5ad26420cd5ad3091e49c55a813eee651cd467db38a8c8e63192f47955e9376f6b42f6d190571cb5@<relay-ip>:9062
    ports:
      - "18550:18550"
    environment:
      - SKIP_RELAY_SIGNATURE_CHECK=1

Use mev-boost​

Configure your consensus and validator client to use mev-boost:

  • Prysm consensus: --http-mev-relay=http://127.0.0.1:18550
  • Prysm validator: --enable-builder
  • Nimbus consensus: --payload-builder=true --payload-builder-url=http://127.0.0.1:18550
  • Nimbus validator: --payload-builder=true
  • Lodestar consensus: --builder --builder.urls http://127.0.0.1:18550
  • Lodestar validator: --builder
  • Teku combined: --validators-builder-registration-default-enabled=true --builder-endpoint=http://127.0.0.1:18550
  • Lighthouse consensus: --builder http://127.0.0.1:18550
  • Lighthouse validator: --builder-proposals

Reference: Guide on how to prepare a staking machine for the Merge