## Issue Addressed
Siren FAQ requires more information regarding network connections to lighthouse BN/VC
## Proposed Changes
Added more info regarding port, BN/VC flags, ssh tunneling and VPNs access
## Issue Addressed
N/A
## Proposed Changes
The current Advanced Networking page references the ["--listen-addresses"](14924dbc95/book/src/advanced_networking.md (L124C8-L124C8)) argument, which does not exist in the beacon node. This PR changes such instances of "--listen-addresses" to "--listen-address".
Additionally, the page mentions using sockets that [both listen to IPv6](14924dbc95/book/src/advanced_networking.md (L151)) in a dual-stack setup? Hence, this PR also changes said line to "using one socket for IPv4 and another socket for IPv6".
## Additional Info
None.
## Issue Addressed
N/A
## Proposed Changes
Adds the Chiado (Gnosis testnet) network to the builtin one.
## Additional Info
It's a fairly trivial change all things considered as the preset already exists, so shouldn't be hard to maintain.
It compiles and seems to work, but I'm sure I missed something?
Co-authored-by: Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>
## Issue Addressed
Closes#3210Closes#3211
## Proposed Changes
- Checkpoint sync from the latest finalized state regardless of its alignment.
- Add the `block_root` to the database's split point. This is _only_ added to the in-memory split in order to avoid a schema migration. See `load_split`.
- Add a new method to the DB called `get_advanced_state`, which looks up a state _by block root_, with a `state_root` as fallback. Using this method prevents accidental accesses of the split's unadvanced state, which does not exist in the hot DB and is not guaranteed to exist in the freezer DB at all. Previously Lighthouse would look up this state _from the freezer DB_, even if it was required for block/attestation processing, which was suboptimal.
- Replace several state look-ups in block and attestation processing with `get_advanced_state` so that they can't hit the split block's unadvanced state.
- Do not store any states in the freezer database by default. All states will be deleted upon being evicted from the hot database unless `--reconstruct-historic-states` is set. The anchor info which was previously used for checkpoint sync is used to implement this, including when syncing from genesis.
## Additional Info
Needs further testing. I want to stress-test the pruned database under Hydra.
The `get_advanced_state` method is intended to become more relevant over time: `tree-states` includes an identically named method that returns advanced states from its in-memory cache.
Co-authored-by: realbigsean <seananderson33@gmail.com>
## Issue Addressed
Addresses #2557
## Proposed Changes
Adds the `lighthouse validator-manager` command, which provides:
- `lighthouse validator-manager create`
- Creates a `validators.json` file and a `deposits.json` (same format as https://github.com/ethereum/staking-deposit-cli)
- `lighthouse validator-manager import`
- Imports validators from a `validators.json` file to the VC via the HTTP API.
- `lighthouse validator-manager move`
- Moves validators from one VC to the other, utilizing only the VC API.
## Additional Info
In 98bcb947c I've reduced some VC `ERRO` and `CRIT` warnings to `WARN` or `DEBG` for the case where a pubkey is missing from the validator store. These were being triggered when we removed a validator but still had it in caches. It seems to me that `UnknownPubkey` will only happen in the case where we've removed a validator, so downgrading the logs is prudent. All the logs are `DEBG` apart from attestations and blocks which are `WARN`. I thought having *some* logging about this condition might help us down the track.
In 856cd7e37d I've made the VC delete the corresponding password file when it's deleting a keystore. This seemed like nice hygiene. Notably, it'll only delete that password file after it scans the validator definitions and finds that no other validator is also using that password file.
**Motivation**
As clarified [on discord](https://discord.com/channels/605577013327167508/605577013331361793/1121246688183603240), sync committee contributions are not delayed if DP is enabled.
**Description**
This PR updates doppelganger note about sync committee contributions. Based on the current docs, a user might assume that DP is not working as expected.
## Issue Addressed
Upgrade libp2p to v0.52
## Proposed Changes
- **Workflows**: remove installation of `protoc`
- **Book**: remove installation of `protoc`
- **`Dockerfile`s and `cross`**: remove custom base `Dockerfile` for cross since it's no longer needed. Remove `protoc` from remaining `Dockerfiles`s
- **Upgrade `discv5` to `v0.3.1`:** we have some cool stuff in there: no longer needs `protoc` and faster ip updates on cold start
- **Upgrade `prometheus` to `0.21.0`**, now it no longer needs encoding checks
- **things that look like refactors:** bunch of api types were renamed and need to be accessed in a different (clearer) way
- **Lighthouse network**
- connection limits is now a behaviour
- banned peers no longer exist on the swarm level, but at the behaviour level
- `connection_event_buffer_size` now is handled per connection with a buffer size of 4
- `mplex` is deprecated and was removed
- rpc handler now logs the peer to which it belongs
## Additional Info
Tried to keep as much behaviour unchanged as possible. However, there is a great deal of improvements we can do _after_ this upgrade:
- Smart connection limits: Connection limits have been checked only based on numbers, we can now use information about the incoming peer to decide if we want it
- More powerful peer management: Dial attempts from other behaviours can be rejected early
- Incoming connections can be rejected early
- Banning can be returned exclusively to the peer management: We should not get connections to banned peers anymore making use of this
- TCP Nat updates: We might be able to take advantage of confirmed external addresses to check out tcp ports/ips
Co-authored-by: Age Manning <Age@AgeManning.com>
Co-authored-by: Akihito Nakano <sora.akatsuki@gmail.com>
Some updates in the FAQ based on issues seen on Discord. Additionally, corrected the disk usage on the default SPRP as the previously provided value is not correct.
Co-authored-by: chonghe <44791194+chong-he@users.noreply.github.com>
## Issue Addressed
[Users on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ashekhirin/status/1676334843192397824) are getting checkpoint sync URL timeouts with the default of 60s, so this PR increases the default timeout to 3 minutes.
I've also added a short section to the book about adjusting the timeout with `--checkpoint-sync-url-timeout`.
## Issue Addressed
#4386
## Proposed Changes
The original proposal described in the issue adds a new endpoint to support updating validator graffiti, but I realized we already have an endpoint that we use for updating various validator fields in memory and in the validator definitions file, so I think that would be the best place to add this to.
### API endpoint
`PATCH lighthouse/validators/{validator_pubkey}`
This endpoint updates the graffiti in both the [ validator definition file](https://lighthouse-book.sigmaprime.io/graffiti.html#2-setting-the-graffiti-in-the-validator_definitionsyml) and the in memory `InitializedValidators`. In the next block proposal, the new graffiti will be used.
Note that the [`--graffiti-file`](https://lighthouse-book.sigmaprime.io/graffiti.html#1-using-the---graffiti-file-flag-on-the-validator-client) flag has a priority over the validator definitions file, so if the caller attempts to update the graffiti while the `--graffiti-file` flag is present, the endpoint will return an error (Bad request 400).
## Tasks
- [x] Add graffiti update support to `PATCH lighthouse/validators/{validator_pubkey}`
- [x] Return error if user tries to update graffiti while the `--graffiti-flag` is set
- [x] Update Lighthouse book
This is only a minor correction to the table not properly showing up in Lighthouse book. The changes solves the formatting issue. Another change is on the link to do port-forwarding.
## Proposed Changes
Correct some typos in the book, also update information about withdrawals since the Mainnet will be having 700K validators in about a month
Done in different PRs so that they can reviewed independently, as it's likely this won't be merged before I leave
Includes resolution for #4080
- [ ] #4299
- [ ] #4318
- [ ] #4320
Co-authored-by: Diva M <divma@protonmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Age Manning <Age@AgeManning.com>
## Issue Addressed
Closes#4354Closes#3987
Replaces #4305, #4283
## Proposed Changes
This switches the default slasher backend _back_ to LMDB.
If an MDBX database exists and the MDBX backend is enabled then MDBX will continue to be used. Our release binaries and Docker images will continue to include MDBX for as long as it is practical, so users of these should not notice any difference.
The main benefit is to users compiling from source and devs running tests. These users no longer have to struggle to compile MDBX and deal with the compatibility issues that arises. Similarly, devs don't need to worry about toggling feature flags in tests or risk forgetting to run the slasher tests due to backend issues.
## Issue Addressed
Update Information in Lighthouse Book
## Proposed Changes
- move Validator Graffiti from Advanced Usage to Validator Management
- update API response and command
- some items that aren't too sure I put it in comment, which can be seen in raw/review format but not live
## Additional Info
Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
Co-authored-by: chonghe <44791194+chong-he@users.noreply.github.com>
## Issue Addressed
Added some frequently asked questions in the Lighthouse Book
## Proposed Changes
Created another file faqV2.md which categorises the FAQs into different sections for better organisation. For review purpose, a review on faq.md will suffice. Then, if faqV2.md looks better, can delete faq.md; otherwise if the changes to the faqV2.md is too much, can keep faq.md and delete faqv2.md.
## Additional Info
Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
Co-authored-by: chonghe <44791194+chong-he@users.noreply.github.com>
## Issue Addressed
-
## Proposed Changes
Add information to use SSH to connect to Siren beyond the local computer
## Additional Info
Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
Co-authored-by: chonghe <44791194+chong-he@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <micsproul@gmail.com>
## Issue Addressed
Realized this was missing while discussing #4280
## Proposed Changes
Add an Item to the list of additional requirements for developers.
## Issue Addressed
None
## Proposed Changes
Tiny change to the documentation: Bellatrix happened for Gnosis so also needs a merge-ready config.
## Additional Info
None
This PR adds the ability to read the Lighthouse logs from the HTTP API for both the BN and the VC.
This is done in such a way to as minimize any kind of performance hit by adding this feature.
The current design creates a tokio broadcast channel and mixes is into a form of slog drain that combines with our main global logger drain, only if the http api is enabled.
The drain gets the logs, checks the log level and drops them if they are below INFO. If they are INFO or higher, it sends them via a broadcast channel only if there are users subscribed to the HTTP API channel. If not, it drops the logs.
If there are more than one subscriber, the channel clones the log records and converts them to json in their independent HTTP API tasks.
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <micsproul@gmail.com>
## Issue Addressed
N/A
## Proposed Changes
Replace ganache-cli with anvil https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/blob/master/anvil/README.md
We can lose all js dependencies in CI as a consequence.
## Additional info
Also changes the ethers-rs version used in the execution layer (for the transaction reconstruction) to a newer one. This was necessary to get use the ethers utils for anvil. The fixed execution engine integration tests should catch any potential issues with the payload reconstruction after #3592
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <michael@sigmaprime.io>
## Issue Addressed
Update some broken links in Lighthouse Book
## Proposed Changes
The updated links correctly link to the section of the book
## Additional Info
Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
## Issue Addressed
#4266
## Proposed Changes
- Log `Using external block builder` instead of `Connected to external block builder` on its initialization to resolve the confusion (there's no actual connection there)
## Additional Info
The log is mentioned in builders docs, so it's changed there too.
## Issue Addressed
#3873
## Proposed Changes
add a cache to optimise historical state lookup.
## Additional Info
N/A
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <micsproul@gmail.com>
## Issue Addressed
Update Lighthouse book to include latest information especially after Capella upgrade
## Proposed Changes
Notable changes:
- Combine Sec 4.1 & 6.1 into Sec 4, because Sec 6.1 is importing validator key which is a required step when want to run a validator
- Combine Sec 5.1 & 5.2 with Sec 5, and move Sec 5 to under Sec 9
- Added partial withdrawals in Sec 6
## Additional Info
Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
Co-authored-by: chonghe <tanck2005@gmail.com>
## Proposed Changes
Added page explanation for authentication under Siren UI book.
## Additional Info
Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
It is a well-known fact that IP addresses for beacon nodes used by specific validators can be de-anonymized. There is an assumed risk that a malicious user may attempt to DOS validators when producing blocks to prevent chain growth/liveness.
Although there are a number of ideas put forward to address this, there a few simple approaches we can take to mitigate this risk.
Currently, a Lighthouse user is able to set a number of beacon-nodes that their validator client can connect to. If one beacon node is taken offline, it can fallback to another. Different beacon nodes can use VPNs or rotate IPs in order to mask their IPs.
This PR provides an additional setup option which further mitigates attacks of this kind.
This PR introduces a CLI flag --proposer-only to the beacon node. Setting this flag will configure the beacon node to run with minimal peers and crucially will not subscribe to subnets or sync committees. Therefore nodes of this kind should not be identified as nodes connected to validators of any kind.
It also introduces a CLI flag --proposer-nodes to the validator client. Users can then provide a number of beacon nodes (which may or may not run the --proposer-only flag) that the Validator client will use for block production and propagation only. If these nodes fail, the validator client will fallback to the default list of beacon nodes.
Users are then able to set up a number of beacon nodes dedicated to block proposals (which are unlikely to be identified as validator nodes) and point their validator clients to produce blocks on these nodes and attest on other beacon nodes. An attack attempting to prevent liveness on the eth2 network would then need to preemptively find and attack the proposer nodes which is significantly more difficult than the default setup.
This is a follow on from: #3328
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <michael@sigmaprime.io>
Co-authored-by: Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>
## Issue Addressed
Updated Lighthouse book on Section 2 and added some FAQs
## Proposed Changes
All changes are made in the book/src .md files.
## Additional Info
Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
Co-authored-by: chonghe <tanck2005@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <micsproul@gmail.com>
## Proposed Changes
This change attempts to prevent failed re-orgs by:
1. Lowering the re-org cutoff from 2s to 1s. This is informed by a failed re-org attempted by @yorickdowne's node. The failed block was requested in the 1.5-2s window due to a Vouch failure, and failed to propagate to the majority of the network before the attestation deadline at 4s.
2. Allow users to adjust their re-org cutoff depending on observed network conditions and their risk profile. The static 2 second cutoff was too rigid.
3. Add a `--proposer-reorg-disallowed-offsets` flag which can be used to prohibit reorgs at certain slots. This is intended to help workaround an issue whereby reorging blocks at slot 1 are currently taking ~1.6s to propagate on gossip rather than ~500ms. This is suspected to be due to a cache miss in current versions of Prysm, which should be fixed in their next release.
## Additional Info
I'm of two minds about removing the `shuffling_stable` check which checks for blocks at slot 0 in the epoch. If we removed it users would be able to configure Lighthouse to try reorging at slot 0, which likely wouldn't work very well due to interactions with the proposer index cache. I think we could leave it for now and revisit it later.
## Issue Addressed
Update the database-migrations to include v4.0.1 for database version v16:
## Proposed Changes
Update the table by adding a row
## Additional Info
Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
Currently Lighthouse will remain uncontactable if users port forward a port that is not the same as the one they are listening on.
For example, if Lighthouse runs with port 9000 TCP/UDP locally but a router is configured to pass 9010 externally to the lighthouse node on 9000, other nodes on the network will not be able to reach the lighthouse node.
This occurs because Lighthouse does not update its ENR TCP port on external socket discovery. The intention was always that users should use `--enr-tcp-port` to customise this, but this is non-intuitive.
The difficulty arises because we have no discovery mechanism to find our external TCP port. If we discovery a new external UDP port, we must guess what our external TCP port might be. This PR assumes the external TCP port is the same as the external UDP port (which may not be the case) and thus updates the TCP port along with the UDP port if the `--enr-tcp-port` flag is not set.
Along with this PR, will be added documentation to the Lighthouse book so users can correctly understand and configure their ENR to maximize Lighthouse's connectivity.
This relies on https://github.com/sigp/discv5/pull/166 and we should wait for a new release in discv5 before adding this PR.
## Issue Addressed
Added note in lighthouse book to instruct users to use a min lighthouse requirement to run Siren Ui.
Which issue # does this PR address?
## Proposed Changes
Please list or describe the changes introduced by this PR.
## Additional Info
Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
## Proposed Changes
Remove built-in support for Ropsten and Kiln via the `--network` flag. Both testnets are long dead and deprecated.
This shaves about 30MiB off the binary size, from 135MiB to 103MiB (maxperf), or 165MiB to 135MiB (release).
## Proposed Changes
Allowing compiling without MDBX by running:
```bash
CARGO_INSTALL_EXTRA_FLAGS="--no-default-features" make
```
The reasons to do this are several:
- Save compilation time if the slasher won't be used
- Work around compilation errors in slasher backend dependencies (our pinned version of MDBX is currently not compiling on FreeBSD with certain compiler versions).
## Additional Info
When I opened this PR we were using resolver v1 which [doesn't disable default features in dependencies](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html#resolver-version-2-command-line-flags), and `mdbx` is default for the `slasher` crate. Even after the resolver got changed to v2 in #3697 compiling with `--no-default-features` _still_ wasn't turning off the slasher crate's default features, so I added `default-features = false` in all the places we depend on it.
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <micsproul@gmail.com>
## Issue Addressed
NA
## Proposed Changes
Removes the "Participation Rate" since it references an undefined variable: `previous_epoch_attesting_gwei`.
I didn't replace it with anything since I think "Justification/Finalization Rate" already expresses what it was trying to express.
## Additional Info
NA
## Proposed Changes
There are some features that are enabled/disabled with the `FEATURES` env variable. This PR would introduce a pattern to introduce docker images based on those features. This can be useful later on to have specific images for some experimental features in the future.
## Additional Info
We at Lodesart need to have `minimal` spec support for some cross-client network testing. To make it efficient on the CI, we tend to use minimal preset.
## Proposed Changes
Another `tree-states` motivated PR, this adds `jemalloc` as the default allocator, with an option to use the system allocator by compiling with `FEATURES="" make`.
- [x] Metrics
- [x] Test on Windows
- [x] Test on macOS
- [x] Test with `musl`
- [x] Metrics dashboard on `lighthouse-metrics` (https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse-metrics/pull/37)
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <micsproul@gmail.com>
