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Paul Hauner
7b46c4bb7a Add docs for Pre-Releases (#2505)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

When we released [`v1.4.0-rc.0`](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/tag/v1.4.0-rc.0), we added a bunch of text about pre-releases. That information was useful, but somewhat hard to reference in future pre-releases.

This PR adds some docs to the book so whenever we do a pre-release we can point users to these docs for more info.

## Additional Info

NA
2021-08-09 02:43:04 +00:00
Paul Hauner
ff85b05249 Add docs for doppelganger protection (#2496)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

- Adds docs for Doppelganger Protection
- Shortens a log message since it was a bit longer than our usual formatting.

## Additional Info

Please provide any additional information. For example, future considerations
or information useful for reviewers.
2021-08-06 02:13:16 +00:00
realbigsean
c5786a8821 Doppelganger detection (#2230)
## Issue Addressed

Resolves #2069 

## Proposed Changes

- Adds a `--doppelganger-detection` flag
- Adds a `lighthouse/seen_validators` endpoint, which will make it so the lighthouse VC is not interopable with other client beacon nodes if the `--doppelganger-detection` flag is used, but hopefully this will become standardized. Relevant Eth2 API repo issue: https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-APIs/issues/64
- If the `--doppelganger-detection` flag is used, the VC will wait until the beacon node is synced, and then wait an additional 2 epochs. The reason for this is to make sure the beacon node is able to subscribe to the subnets our validators should be attesting on. I think an alternative would be to have the beacon node subscribe to all subnets for 2+ epochs on startup by default.

## Additional Info

I'd like to add tests and would appreciate feedback. 

TODO:  handle validators started via the API, potentially make this default behavior

Co-authored-by: realbigsean <seananderson33@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <michael@sigmaprime.io>
Co-authored-by: Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>
2021-07-31 03:50:52 +00:00
SaNNNNNNNN
834ee98bc2 Fix flag in redundancy docs (#2482)
Replace all --process-all-attestations with --import-all-attestations

## Issue Addressed

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.
2021-07-31 02:24:09 +00:00
Paul Hauner
6e3ca48cb9 Cache participating indices for Altair epoch processing (#2416)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

This PR addresses two things:

1. Allows the `ValidatorMonitor` to work with Altair states.
1. Optimizes `altair::process_epoch` (see [code](https://github.com/paulhauner/lighthouse/blob/participation-cache/consensus/state_processing/src/per_epoch_processing/altair/participation_cache.rs) for description)

## Breaking Changes

The breaking changes in this PR revolve around one premise:

*After the Altair fork, it's not longer possible (given only a `BeaconState`) to identify if a validator had *any* attestation included during some epoch. The best we can do is see if that validator made the "timely" source/target/head flags.*

Whilst this seems annoying, it's not actually too bad. Finalization is based upon "timely target" attestations, so that's really the most important thing. Although there's *some* value in knowing if a validator had *any* attestation included, it's far more important to know about "timely target" participation, since this is what affects finality and justification.

For simplicity and consistency, I've also removed the ability to determine if *any* attestation was included from metrics and API endpoints. Now, all Altair and non-Altair states will simply report on the head/target attestations.

The following section details where we've removed fields and provides replacement values.

### Breaking Changes: Prometheus Metrics

Some participation metrics have been removed and replaced. Some were removed since they are no longer relevant to Altair (e.g., total attesting balance) and others replaced with gwei values instead of pre-computed values. This provides more flexibility at display-time (e.g., Grafana).

The following metrics were added as replacements:

- `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_head_attesting_gwei_total`
- `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_target_attesting_gwei_total`
- `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_source_attesting_gwei_total`
- `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_active_gwei_total`

The following metrics were removed:

- `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_attester`
   - instead use `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_source_attesting_gwei_total / beacon_participation_prev_epoch_active_gwei_total`.
- `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_target_attester`
   - instead use `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_target_attesting_gwei_total / beacon_participation_prev_epoch_active_gwei_total`.
- `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_head_attester`
   - instead use `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_head_attesting_gwei_total / beacon_participation_prev_epoch_active_gwei_total`.

The `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_attester` endpoint has been removed. Users should instead use the pre-existing `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_target_attester`. 

### Breaking Changes: HTTP API

The `/lighthouse/validator_inclusion/{epoch}/{validator_id}` endpoint loses the following fields:

- `current_epoch_attesting_gwei` (use `current_epoch_target_attesting_gwei` instead)
- `previous_epoch_attesting_gwei` (use `previous_epoch_target_attesting_gwei` instead)

The `/lighthouse/validator_inclusion/{epoch}/{validator_id}` endpoint lose the following fields:

- `is_current_epoch_attester` (use `is_current_epoch_target_attester` instead)
- `is_previous_epoch_attester` (use `is_previous_epoch_target_attester` instead)
- `is_active_in_current_epoch` becomes `is_active_unslashed_in_current_epoch`.
- `is_active_in_previous_epoch` becomes `is_active_unslashed_in_previous_epoch`.

## Additional Info

NA

## TODO

- [x] Deal with total balances
- [x] Update validator_inclusion API
- [ ] Ensure `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_target_attester` and `beacon_participation_prev_epoch_head_attester` work before Altair

Co-authored-by: realbigsean <seananderson33@gmail.com>
2021-07-27 07:01:01 +00:00
Michael Sproul
74aa99c409 Document BN API security considerations (#2470)
## Issue Addressed

Closes #2468

## Proposed Changes

Document security considerations for the beacon node API, with strong recommendations against exposing it to the internet.
2021-07-22 01:37:01 +00:00
Mac L
17b6d7ce86 Add http-address flag to VC (#2467)
## Issue Addressed

#2454 

## Proposed Changes

Adds the `--http-address` flag to allow the user to use custom HTTP addresses. This can be helpful for certain Docker setups.

Since using custom HTTP addresses is unsafe due to the server being unencrypted,  `--unencrypted-http-transport` was also added as a safety flag and must be used in tandem with `--http-address`. This is to ensure the user is aware of the risks associated with using non-local HTTP addresses.
2021-07-21 07:10:51 +00:00
Paul Hauner
fc4c611476 Remove msg about longer sync with remote eth1 nodes (#2453)
## Issue Addressed

- Resolves #2452

## Proposed Changes

I've seen a few people confused by this and I don't think the message is really worth it.

## Additional Info

NA
2021-07-14 05:24:09 +00:00
zhangzheng
89361573d4 Update testnet-validator.md (#2432)
add testnet prater
2021-07-09 04:44:56 +00:00
platschi
2357a41868 Fix typo in advanced networking docs (#2412)
## Proposed Changes

Fixing a typo in the advanced networking docs which mentions ``--target-peer`` instead of the correct ``--target-peers`` flag
2021-06-22 00:17:06 +00:00
Michael Sproul
6583ce325b Minify slashing protection interchange data (#2380)
## Issue Addressed

Closes #2354

## Proposed Changes

Add a `minify` method to `slashing_protection::Interchange` that keeps only the maximum-epoch attestation and maximum-slot block for each validator. Specifically, `minify` constructs "synthetic" attestations (with no `signing_root`) containing the maximum source epoch _and_ the maximum target epoch from the input. This is equivalent to the `minify_synth` algorithm that I've formally verified in this repository:

https://github.com/michaelsproul/slashing-proofs

## Additional Info

Includes the JSON loading optimisation from #2347
2021-06-21 05:46:36 +00:00
Pawan Dhananjay
fdaeec631b Monitoring service api (#2251)
## Issue Addressed

N/A

## Proposed Changes

Adds a client side api for collecting system and process metrics and pushing it to a monitoring service.
2021-05-26 05:58:41 +00:00
ethDreamer
ba55e140ae Enable Compatibility with Windows (#2333)
## Issue Addressed

Windows incompatibility.

## Proposed Changes

On windows, lighthouse needs to default to STDIN as tty doesn't exist. Also Windows uses ACLs for file permissions. So to mirror chmod 600, we will remove every entry in a file's ACL and add only a single SID that is an alias for the file owner.

Beyond that, there were several changes made to different unit tests because windows has slightly different error messages as well as frustrating nuances around killing a process :/

## Additional Info

Tested on my Windows VM and it appears to work, also compiled & tested on Linux with these changes. Permissions look correct on both platforms now. Just waiting for my validator to activate on Prater so I can test running full validator client on windows.

Co-authored-by: ethDreamer <37123614+ethDreamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <micsproul@gmail.com>
2021-05-19 23:05:16 +00:00
Michael Sproul
0754ba3be7 Fix typos in redundancy docs (#2320)
## Proposed Changes

Fix a long-standing typo in the redundancy docs that uses `lighthouse bn` instead of `lighthouse vc`.
2021-04-25 23:55:59 +00:00
Pawan Dhananjay
2992ca66cd Add a no-wait flag for voluntary exits (#2292)
## Issue Addressed

N/A

## Proposed Changes

Adds a `no-wait` flag to the validator exit command which exits right after publishing the voluntary exit to the beacon chain. It does not wait for confirmation that the exit has been included in the beacon chain. By default, the flag is false.

cc @stefa2k
2021-04-16 05:26:53 +00:00
stefa2k
66590d043c Correcting command example validator exit (#2291)
## Issue Addressed

None

## Proposed Changes

Using correct flag in example for exiting validator.

## Additional Info

None
2021-04-03 00:38:51 +00:00
stefa2k
39928d5c69 correcting name of flag (#2285)
## Issue Addressed

None, just a very small fix of documentation

## Proposed Changes

Fixing naming of paramter listed in documentation.

## Additional Info

No changes to code, just fixing documentation
2021-03-29 06:39:15 +00:00
Håvard Anda Estensen
d3d8c22edf Add to docs that macOS binaries are available (#2281)
## Proposed Changes

macOS binaries are available and should be listed in the Lighthouse Book
2021-03-26 04:53:58 +00:00
Pawan Dhananjay
da8791abd7 Set graffiti per validator (#2044)
## Issue Addressed

Resolves #1944 

## Proposed Changes

Adds a "graffiti" key to the `validator_definitions.yml`. Setting the key will override anything passed through the validator `--graffiti` flag. 
Returns an error if the value for the graffiti key is > 32 bytes instead of silently truncating.
2021-03-02 22:35:46 +00:00
Michael Sproul
e2ff9c66a1 Remove links to old master branch (#2190)
## Proposed Changes

In preparation for deleting the `master` branch, remove all links to it from the book/README.
2021-02-11 06:06:54 +00:00
Paul Hauner
2b2a358522 Detailed validator monitoring (#2151)
## Issue Addressed

- Resolves #2064

## Proposed Changes

Adds a `ValidatorMonitor` struct which provides additional logging and Grafana metrics for specific validators.

Use `lighthouse bn --validator-monitor` to automatically enable monitoring for any validator that hits the [subnet subscription](https://ethereum.github.io/eth2.0-APIs/#/Validator/prepareBeaconCommitteeSubnet) HTTP API endpoint.

Also, use `lighthouse bn --validator-monitor-pubkeys` to supply a list of validators which will always be monitored.

See the new docs included in this PR for more info.

## TODO

- [x] Track validator balance, `slashed` status, etc.
- [x] ~~Register slashings in current epoch, not offense epoch~~
- [ ] Publish Grafana dashboard, update TODO link in docs
- [x] ~~#2130 is merged into this branch, resolve that~~
2021-01-20 19:19:38 +00:00
Taneli Hukkinen
9cdfa94ba4 Update docs: Change --beacon-node to --beacon-nodes (#2145)
## Issue Addressed

The docs use the deprecated `--beacon-node` flag

## Proposed Changes

Reference the new `--beacon-nodes` flag in docs
2021-01-19 03:50:08 +00:00
Paul Hauner
1d535659d6 Add docs about redundancy (#2142)
## Issue Addressed

- Resolves #2140

## Proposed Changes

Adds some documentation on the topic of "redundancy".

## Additional Info

NA
2021-01-12 00:26:22 +00:00
Pawan Dhananjay
166f617b19 Add docs for /lighthouse/validators/keystore api (#2071)
## Issue Addressed

Resolves #2061 
Resolves #2066 

## Proposed Changes

Document the `/lighthouse/validators/keystore` validator api method. 
The newly generated/imported keystore is always added to the key cache from this function call
65dcdc361b/validator_client/src/validator_store.rs (L105-L109)

which eventually invokes `KeyCache::add` here if enabled
65dcdc361b/validator_client/src/initialized_validators.rs (L192)
2020-12-21 07:43:04 +00:00
Rémy Roy
0f5f3b522e Fix default values and --network flag in Voluntary exits book page (#2056)
## Issue Addressed

None yet reported.

## Proposed Changes

Fix the old flag in the Voluntary exits book page to use the new `--network` flag. Also fix the default value for that flag.
2020-12-06 22:16:05 +00:00
Conor Svensson
075eecdcb1 Fix broken custom data directories link (#2000)
## Issue Addressed

No issue - its a broken link in the docs.

## Proposed Changes

Fix the broken link.

## Additional Info

N/A in this instance.
2020-12-01 00:04:44 +00:00
Paul Hauner
77f3539654 Improve eth1 block sync (#2008)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

- Log about eth1 whilst waiting for genesis.
- For the block and deposit caches, update them after each download instead of when *all* downloads are complete.
  - This prevents the case where a single timeout error can cause us to drop *all* previously download blocks/deposits.
- Set `max_log_requests_per_update` to avoid timeouts due to very large log counts in a response.
- Set `max_blocks_per_update` to prevent a single update of the block cache to download an unreasonable number of blocks.
  - This shouldn't have any affect in normal use, it's just a safe-guard against bugs.
- Increase the timeout for eth1 calls from 15s to 60s, as per @pawanjay176's experience with Infura.

## Additional Info

NA
2020-11-30 20:29:17 +00:00
Justin
cadcc9a76b Fix possible typo in build from source instructions (#1990) 2020-11-28 06:41:34 +00:00
Paul Hauner
26741944b1 Add metrics to VC (#1954)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

- Adds a HTTP server to the VC which provides Prometheus metrics.
- Moves the health metrics into the `lighthouse_metrics` crate so it can be shared between BN/VC.
- Sprinkle some metrics around the VC.
- Update the book to indicate that we now have VC metrics.
- Shifts the "waiting for genesis" logic later in the `ProductionValidatorClient::new_from_cli`
  - This is worth attention during the review.

## Additional Info

- ~~`clippy` has some new lints that are failing. I'll deal with that in another PR.~~
2020-11-26 01:10:51 +00:00
realbigsean
7b6a97e73c FAQ/Doc updates (#1966)
## Issue Addressed

N/A

## Proposed Changes

Adding a few FAQ's, updating some formatting


Co-authored-by: realbigsean <seananderson33@gmail.com>
2020-11-25 05:51:10 +00:00
Michael Sproul
20339ade01 Refine and test slashing protection semantics (#1885)
## Issue Addressed

Closes #1873

## Proposed Changes

Fixes the bug in slashing protection import (#1873) by pruning the database upon import.

Also expands the test generator to cover this case and a few others which are under discussion here:

https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-3076-validator-client-interchange-format-slashing-protection/4883

## Additional Info

Depending on the outcome of the discussion on Eth Magicians, we can either wait for consensus before merging, or merge our preferred solution and patch things later.
2020-11-24 07:21:14 +00:00
Paul Hauner
e504645767 Update validator guide for mainnet (#1951)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

Updates the validator guide to provide instructions for mainnet users.

## Additional Info

- ~~Blocked on #1751~~
2020-11-24 04:42:17 +00:00
Paul Hauner
21617aa87f Change --testnet flag to --network (#1751)
## Issue Addressed

- Resolves #1689

## Proposed Changes

TBC

## Additional Info

NA
2020-11-23 23:54:03 +00:00
Michael Sproul
7d644103c6 Tweak slasher DB schema and pruning (#1948)
## Issue Addressed

Resolves #1890

## Proposed Changes

Change the slasher database schema to key indexed attestations by `(target_epoch, indexed_attestation_root)` instead of just `indexed_attestation_root`. This allows more straight-forward pruning (linear scan), that is also "re-entrant". By re-entrant, we mean that a pruning pass that gets stuck because of a `MapFull` error can attempt to commit midway, and be resumed later without issue. The previous pruning strategy for indexed attestations did not have this property. There was also a flaw in the previous pruning that could leave "zombie" indexed attestations in the database (ones not referenced by any attester record), which could build up and contribute to bloat (although in practice I think they occur quite infrequently).

## Additional Info

During testing I noticed that a `MapFull` error can still occur during the commit of the transaction itself, which is irritating, but not unbearable. This PR should at least reduce the frequency with which users need to manually resize their DB, and if the `MapFull` on commit rears its ugly head too often we could use a dynamic strategy (temporarily increase the size of the map until the transaction commits).

The extra bytes for the epoch make the database a bit heavier, so the size estimate docs have been updated to reflect this. This is also a breaking schema change, so anyone using a v0 database from a few hours ago will need to drop it and update 😅
2020-11-23 21:33:51 +00:00
Michael Sproul
5828ff1204 Implement slasher (#1567)
This is an implementation of a slasher that lives inside the BN and can be enabled via `lighthouse bn --slasher`.

Features included in this PR:

- [x] Detection of attester slashing conditions (double votes, surrounds existing, surrounded by existing)
- [x] Integration into Lighthouse's attestation verification flow
- [x] Detection of proposer slashing conditions
- [x] Extraction of attestations from blocks as they are verified
- [x] Compression of chunks
- [x] Configurable history length
- [x] Pruning of old attestations and blocks
- [x] More tests

Future work:

* Focus on a slice of history separate from the most recent N epochs (e.g. epochs `current - K` to `current - M`)
* Run out-of-process
* Ingest attestations from the chain without a resync

Design notes are here https://hackmd.io/@sproul/HJSEklmPL
2020-11-23 03:43:22 +00:00
Paul Hauner
48f73b21e6 Expand eth1 block cache, add more logs (#1938)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

- Caches later blocks than is required by `ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE`.
- Adds logging to `warn` if the eth1 cache is insufficiently primed.
- Use `max_by_key` instead of `max_by` in `BeaconChain::Eth1Chain` since it's simpler.
- Rename `voting_period_start_timestamp` to `voting_target_timestamp` for accuracy.

## Additional Info

The reason for eating into the `ETH1_FOLLOW_DISTANCE` and caching blocks that are closer to the head is due to possibility for `SECONDS_PER_ETH1_BLOCK` to be incorrect (as is the case for the Pyrmont testnet on Goerli).

If `SECONDS_PER_ETH1_BLOCK` is too short, we'll skip back too far from the head and skip over blocks that would be valid [`is_candidate_block`](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v1.0.0/specs/phase0/validator.md#eth1-data) blocks. This was the case on the Pyrmont testnet and resulted in Lighthouse choosing blocks that were about 30 minutes older than is ideal.
2020-11-21 00:26:15 +00:00
Michael Sproul
37369c6a56 Document system requirements (#1934)
## Proposed Changes

Document some minimal and recommended system specs for running Lighthouse on mainnet with a modest number of validators.
2020-11-19 21:23:56 +00:00
Paul Hauner
fe71f25c3a Add Pyrmont testnet (#1904)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

- Replace Zinken with Pyrmont (Zinken has been sun-setted).
- Ensure Mainnet is build in the build script.

## Additional Info

NA
2020-11-16 05:11:35 +00:00
Michael Sproul
b3fc48e887 Update slashing protection interchange to v5 (#1816)
## Proposed Changes

Update the slashing protection interchange format to v5 in preparation for finalisation as part of an EIP.

Also, add some more tests and update the commit hash for https://github.com/eth2-clients/slashing-protection-interchange-tests to include the new generated tests.
2020-11-09 05:04:01 +00:00
Geoffry Song
63fe5542e7 Remove mention of OpenSSL from documentation (#1844)
If I'm not mistaken, openssl is no longer a dependency of lighthouse, so it can no longer cause build issues.
2020-11-09 02:31:31 +00:00
Paul Hauner
157e31027a Add warnings for deposits (#1858)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

Add some warnings to discourage users to user Lighthouse for mainnet.

## Additional Info

NA
2020-11-04 19:46:42 +00:00
Michael Sproul
2ff5828310 Downgrade ADX check to a warning (#1846)
## Issue Addressed

Closes #1842

## Proposed Changes

Due to the lies told to us by VPS providers about what CPU features they support, we are forced to check for the availability of CPU features like ADX by just _running code and seeing if it crashes_. The prominent warning should hopefully help users who have truly incompatible CPUs work out what is going on, while not burdening users of cheap VPSs.
2020-11-02 22:35:37 +00:00
Paul Hauner
7afbaa807e Return eth1-related data via the API (#1797)
## Issue Addressed

- Related to #1691

## Proposed Changes

Adds the following API endpoints:

- `GET lighthouse/eth1/syncing`: status about how synced we are with Eth1.
- `GET lighthouse/eth1/block_cache`: all locally cached eth1 blocks.
- `GET lighthouse/eth1/deposit_cache`: all locally cached eth1 deposits.

Additionally:

- Moves some types from the `beacon_node/eth1` to the `common/eth2` crate, so they can be used in the API without duplication.
- Allow `update_deposit_cache` and `update_block_cache` to take an optional head block number to avoid duplicate requests.

## Additional Info

TBC
2020-11-02 00:37:30 +00:00
Pawan Dhananjay
56f9394141 Add cli option for voluntary exits (#1781)
## Issue Addressed

Resolve #1652 

## Proposed Changes

Adds a cli option for voluntary exits. The flow is similar to prysm's where after entering the password for the validator keystore (or load password from `secrets` if present) the user is given multiple warnings about the operation being irreversible, then redirected to the docs webpage(not added yet) which explains what a voluntary exit is and the consequences of exiting and then prompted to enter a phrase from the docs webpage as a final confirmation. 

Example usage
```
$ lighthouse --testnet zinken account validator exit --validator <validator-pubkey> --beacon-node http://localhost:5052

Running account manager for zinken testnet                                                                                                          
validator-dir path: "..."

Enter the keystore password:  for validator in ...

Password is correct

Publishing a voluntary exit for validator: ...              
WARNING: This is an irreversible operation                                                                                                                    
WARNING: Withdrawing staked eth will not be possible until Eth1/Eth2 merge Please visit [website] to make sure you understand the implications of a voluntary exit.            
                                                                                                                                             
Enter the phrase from the above URL to confirm the voluntary exit:
Exit my validator
Published voluntary exit for validator ...
```

## Additional info

Not sure if we should have batch exits (`--validator all`) option for exiting all the validators in the `validators` directory. I'm slightly leaning towards having only single exits but don't have a strong preference.
2020-10-29 23:25:19 +00:00
Michael Sproul
36bd4d87f0 Update to spec v1.0.0-rc.0 and BLSv4 (#1765)
## Issue Addressed

Closes #1504 
Closes #1505
Replaces #1703
Closes #1707

## Proposed Changes

* Update BLST and Milagro to versions compatible with BLSv4 spec
* Update Lighthouse to spec v1.0.0-rc.0, and update EF test vectors
* Use the v1.0.0 constants for `MainnetEthSpec`.
* Rename `InteropEthSpec` -> `V012LegacyEthSpec`
    * Change all constants to suit the mainnet `v0.12.3` specification (i.e., Medalla).
* Deprecate the `--spec` flag for the `lighthouse` binary
    * This value is now obtained from the `config_name` field of the `YamlConfig`.
        * Built in testnet YAML files have been updated.
    * Ignore the `--spec` value, if supplied, log a warning that it will be deprecated
    * `lcli` still has the spec flag, that's fine because it's dev tooling.
* Remove the `E: EthSpec` from `YamlConfig`
    * This means we need to deser the genesis `BeaconState` on-demand, but this is fine.
* Swap the old "minimal", "mainnet" strings over to the new `EthSpecId` enum.
* Always require a `CONFIG_NAME` field in `YamlConfig` (it used to have a default).

## Additional Info

Lots of breaking changes, do not merge! ~~We will likely need a Lighthouse v0.4.0 branch, and possibly a long-term v0.3.0 branch to keep Medalla alive~~.

Co-authored-by: Kirk Baird <baird.k@outlook.com>
Co-authored-by: Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>
2020-10-28 22:19:38 +00:00
Paul Hauner
b829257cca Ssz state (#1749)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

Adds a `lighthouse/beacon/states/:state_id/ssz` endpoint to allow us to pull the genesis state from the API.

## Additional Info

NA
2020-10-22 06:05:49 +00:00
Paul Hauner
e1eec7828b Fix error in VC API docs (#1800)
## Issue Addressed

NA

## Proposed Changes

- Ensure the `description` field is included with the output (as per the implementation).

## Additional Info

NA
2020-10-22 00:26:04 +00:00
Pawan Dhananjay
aadbab47cc Doc fixes (#1762)
## Issue Addressed

N/A

## Proposed Changes

Minor doc fixes. Adds a section on custom data directories.



Co-authored-by: Michael Sproul <micsproul@gmail.com>
2020-10-15 00:37:00 +00:00
Michael Sproul
467de4c8d0 Add docs for slashing protection (#1760)
## Proposed Changes

* Add documentation about slashing protection, including how to troubleshoot issues and move between clients.
* Add an error message if the validator client is started with 0 validators. Previously it would hit an error relating to the slashing protection database not existing, which wrongly pushed people towards using the unsafe `--init-slashing-protection` flag.
2020-10-13 22:10:07 +00:00
realbigsean
95c96ac567 Small doc fix (#1761)
## Issue Addressed

N/A

## Proposed Changes

Looks like there was some text left over from a merge.

## Additional Info
2020-10-12 23:56:49 +00:00