Ethereum is shifting from Proof of Work “mining” to a Proof of Stake “staking” blockchain. This stake requires 32 ETH per validator to validate directly, but there are many custodial pooling services that allows those who have less to still participate with little investment or effort. However, I enjoy participating directly. I learned quite a lot in the process running my Ethereum GPU mining rig since 2017, and wished to do the same with staking. These are my quick notes how how I set up docker containers on Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS for Geth, Lighthouse beacon node, and a Lighthouse validator client. Using this setup, I am yielding about 6.5% APY this year on my ETH. As long as your computer is online more than 50% of the time, you will increase your Ethereum while helping participate in the decentralization that secures the network.
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