Besu

This package provides Hyperledger Besu, an enterprise-grade Ethereum client, packaged for Ethereum on ARM.

Services

This package installs systemd services for various networks. The services are disabled by default.

  • besu.service (Mainnet)

  • besu-sepolia.service (Sepolia Testnet)

  • besu-hoodi.service (Hoodi Testnet)

To enable a service, run:

sudo systemctl enable –now <service_name>

Configuration

Configuration arguments are defined in environment files located in /etc/ethereum/.

  • Mainnet: /etc/ethereum/besu.conf

  • Sepolia: /etc/ethereum/besu-sepolia.conf

  • Hoodi: /etc/ethereum/besu-hoodi.conf

You can edit these files to customize the generic arguments passed to the Besu binary.

Data Directories

By default, this package stores data in the ethereum user’s home directory:

  • /home/ethereum/.besu (Mainnet)

  • /home/ethereum/.besu-sepolia (Sepolia Testnet)

  • /home/ethereum/.besu-hoodi (Hoodi Testnet)

User and Group

All services run as the ethereum user and group.

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