Erigon

This package provides Erigon, an implementation of Ethereum (execution client), packaged for Ethereum on ARM.

Services

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

  • erigon.service (Mainnet)

  • erigon-gnosis.service (Gnosis Chain)

  • erigon-sepolia.service (Sepolia Testnet)

  • erigon-hoodi.service (Hoodi Testnet)

  • erigon-archive.service (Mainnet Archive Node)

  • erigon-externalcl.service (Mainnet with External Consensus Layer)

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/erigon.conf

  • Gnosis: /etc/ethereum/erigon-gnosis.conf

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

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

  • Archive: /etc/ethereum/erigon-archive.conf

  • External CL: /etc/ethereum/erigon-externalcl.conf

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

Data Directories

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

  • /home/ethereum/.erigon (Mainnet)

  • /home/ethereum/.erigon-gnosis (Gnosis Chain)

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

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

User and Group

All services run as the ethereum user and group.

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