Reth

This package provides Reth, the Rust implementation of the Ethereum protocol by Paradigm, packaged for Ethereum on ARM.

Services

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

  • reth.service (Mainnet)

  • reth-gnosis.service (Gnosis Chain)

  • reth-sepolia.service (Sepolia Testnet)

  • reth-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/reth.conf

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

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

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

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

Data Directories

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

  • /home/ethereum/.reth (Mainnet)

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

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

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

User and Group

All services run as the ethereum user and group.

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