Installation

Minimum Requirements
Machine running Ubuntu with 1 core, 2GB RAM, 5GB storage
ETH1 node with Websocket enabled
ETH2 node client - Prysm, Lighthouse, Tekou, Nimbus (or any client utilizing standard REST HTTP) 
Setup Hosting Server
All cloud services are supported for your node setup (see a reference example on AWS here).
When you setup your firewall, make sure to expose the ports that you set under "5. Set Configuration File" (Default are 12000 UDP and 13000 TCP).
​SSV node setup is also available using eth-docker.
Login with SSH
MacOS
Windows
cd ./{path to the folder to which the key pair file was downloaded}
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chmod 400 {key pair file name}
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ssh -i {key pair file name} [email protected]{instance public IP you took from AWS}
cd /{path to the folder to which the key pair file was downloaded}
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ssh -i {key pair file name} [email protected]{instance public IP you took from AWS}
Installation Script
sudo su
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$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bloxapp/ssv/main/install.sh
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chmod +x install.sh
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./install.sh
Generate Operator Keys
Your Operator Public Key (PK) and Secret key (SK) are generated with this command.
Your PK is required when registering your operator to the network.
docker run -d --name=ssv_node_op_key -it 'bloxstaking/ssv-node:latest' \
/go/bin/ssvnode generate-operator-keys && docker logs ssv_node_op_key --follow \
&& docker stop ssv_node_op_key && docker rm ssv_node_op_key
Command output:
PK Example
SK Example
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
Please make sure to store and backup your operator secret key in a safe place. 
Do not share this key with anyone.
Create Configuration File
Fill all the placeholders (e.g. <ETH 2.0 node> or <db folder>) with actual values, and run the command below to create a config.yaml file.
$ yq n db.Path "<db folder>" | tee config.yaml \
  && yq w -i config.yaml eth2.Network "prater" \
  && yq w -i config.yaml eth2.BeaconNodeAddr "<ETH 2.0 node>" \
  && yq w -i config.yaml eth1.ETH1Addr "<ETH1 node WebSocket address>" \
  && yq w -i config.yaml eth1.RegistryContractAddr "0x687fb596F3892904F879118e2113e1EEe8746C2E" \
  && yq w -i config.yaml OperatorPrivateKey "<private key of the operator>"
Please make sure your ETH 1 endpoint is communicating over websocket and not over HTTPS in order to support subscriptions and notifications 

Debug Configuration
In order to see debug level logs, add the corresponding section to the config.yaml by running:
$ yq w -i config.yaml global.LogLevel "debug"
Metrics Configuration
In order to enable metrics, the corresponding config should be in place:
$ yq w -i config.yaml MetricsAPIPort "15000"
Start Node in Docker
Run the docker image in the same folder you created the config.yaml:
docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --name=ssv_node -e \
CONFIG_PATH=./config.yaml -p 13000:13000 -p 12000:12000 -v \
$(pwd)/config.yaml:/config.yaml -v $(pwd):/data -it \
'bloxstaking/ssv-node:latest' make BUILD_PATH=/go/bin/ssvnode start-node \ 
&& docker logs ssv_node --follow
Update SSV Node Image
Kill running container and pull the latest image or a specific version 
$ docker rm -f ssv_node && docker pull bloxstaking/ssv-node:latest
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Outline
Minimum Requirements
Setup Hosting Server
Installation Script
Generate Operator Keys
Create Configuration File
Start Node in Docker