Main Features

Ethereum on ARM provides a complete, production-ready platform for running Ethereum nodes on ARM hardware. Our images transform simple ARM boards into powerful Ethereum infrastructure with enterprise-grade features and ease of use.

📦 33 Packages

Actively maintained

✅ 97% Up-to-date

Latest upstream versions

🔄 APT Repository

Easy updates & management

Optimized System Foundation

Base Operating System

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) for ARM64 - Long-term stability and security

  • Custom kernel configuration - Optimized for Ethereum node performance

  • Superior to stock OS - Better than default Armbian or vanilla Ubuntu settings

Storage & Memory

  • Automatic NVMe partitioning - Optimized for blockchain I/O requirements

  • Smart swap configuration - Prevents OOM kills under heavy load

  • Filesystem tuning - High-throughput settings for chain data

Network & Security

  • Automatic network setup - Works out of the box

  • UFW firewall - Pre-configured (disabled by default for custom policies)

  • Secure defaults - Production-ready security settings

Comprehensive Client Support

All clients managed via systemd services with configuration in /etc/ethereum/

  • Geth - Official Go implementation

  • Nethermind - High-performance .NET client

  • Besu - Enterprise Java client

  • Reth - Rust-based, modular client

  • Erigon - Efficiency-focused Go client

  • EthRex - Minimalist Rust implementation

Full validator support with beacon and validator services

  • Lighthouse - Rust, security-focused

  • Prysm - Go, feature-rich

  • Nimbus - Nim, resource-efficient

  • Teku - Java, enterprise-grade

  • Lodestar - TypeScript, developer-friendly

  • Grandine - Rust, high-performance

Optimism/Base

  • op-geth, op-node, op-reth

Arbitrum

  • Nitro

Starknet

  • Juno, Madara, Pathfinder

Fuel Network

  • fuel-core

See Running Layer 2 nodes for setup guides.

Package Management System

Dedicated APT Repository

  • Repository: repo.ethereumonarm.com

  • 33 packages actively maintained

  • 97% up-to-date with upstream releases

  • Automatic updates via standard APT commands

Easy Installation & Updates

sudo apt update
sudo apt install geth lighthouse-beacon
sudo systemctl start geth lighthouse-beacon

Version Management

See Managing Clients for detailed package management.

Service Management & Automation

Systemd Integration

All clients run as systemd services with:

  • Automatic restart on failure

  • Boot-time activation (when enabled)

  • Centralized logging via journalctl

  • Resource management and limits

Configuration Management

  • Centralized configs: /etc/ethereum/ directory

  • Easy parameter changes: Edit config files and restart

  • No manual service creation: Everything pre-configured

  • Consistent structure: Same pattern across all clients

Example Operations

# Enable and start a client
sudo systemctl enable geth
sudo systemctl start geth

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u geth -f

# Modify configuration
sudo nano /etc/ethereum/geth.conf
sudo systemctl restart geth

Advanced Monitoring & Metrics

Grafana Dashboards

  • Pre-configured dashboards for all clients

  • Web interface: http://your-ip:3000

  • Default credentials: admin / ethereum

  • Real-time metrics: CPU, memory, disk, network

  • Client-specific metrics: Peers, sync status, block height

Prometheus Integration

  • Automatic metrics collection from all clients

  • Historical data for trend analysis

  • Custom alerting capabilities

  • Exporters included: ethereum-metrics-exporter, validator-metrics-exporter

Validator Monitoring

  • Beaconcha.in integration for validator tracking

  • Balance monitoring and attestation performance

  • Status alerts and effectiveness metrics

  • Easy setup with API key configuration

See Managing Clients for monitoring setup.

Advanced Features

Distributed Validator Technology (DVT)

  • Obol Charon - Distributed validator middleware

  • SSV Network - Secret Shared Validator infrastructure

  • Enhance resilience and decentralization

MEV Infrastructure

  • MEV-Boost - Proposer-builder separation

  • Commit-Boost - Modular sidecar for commitments

  • Maximize validator rewards

Staking Tools

  • EthStaker Deposit CLI - Validator key generation

  • StakeWise Operator - Liquid staking infrastructure

  • Vero - Remote signing for validators

  • Vouch - Multi-node validator client

  • Dirk - Distributed remote key manager

Web3 Stack

  • IPFS (Kubo) - Decentralized storage

  • Swarm (Bee) - Distributed storage and communication

  • Status (statusd) - Decentralized messaging and dApp browser

Testnet Support

  • Sepolia - Primary Ethereum testnet

  • Hoodi - Pectra upgrade testnet

  • Ephemery - Auto-resetting testnet

  • Full client support for all testnets

Client Diversity

We actively promote client diversity to strengthen the Ethereum network:

  • Multiple implementations in different languages

  • Easy switching between clients

  • Minority client support to prevent single-client dominance

  • Documentation for all client combinations

See our Running Layer 1 nodes guide for client selection recommendations.

Community & Support

  • Active Discord community for help and discussion

  • Comprehensive documentation with step-by-step guides

  • Regular updates to keep pace with Ethereum development

  • Open source - Contribute on GitHub