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# Lighthouse live network testing
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## DISCLAIMER
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This document describes how to run a lighthouse node with minimal resources and time on a live
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network.
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This procedure should ONLY be used for testing networks and never in production and never with
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attached validators. The Lighthouse node described in this state is only a partially functioning
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node.
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## Overview
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We are going to run a single lighthouse node connected to a live network, without syncing and
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without an execution engine. This should only ever be done for testing.
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There two main components needed.
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1. A lighthouse node that doesn't sync
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2. A fake execution client that does nothing
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We will start with the second
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## Mock-EL
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This is a service that runs and fakes an execution engine. We firstly need to install the lighthouse
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`lcli` tool.
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```
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$ make install-lcli
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```
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Once installed, run the fake execution client:
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```
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$ lcli mock-el --jwt-output-path /tmp/mockel.jwt
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```
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This will create a server listening on localhost:8551
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## Lighthouse no sync
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To create a lighthouse node that doesn't sync we need to compile it with a special flag.
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```
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$ cargo build --release --bin lighthouse --features network/disable-backfill
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```
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Once built, it can run via checkpoint sync on any network, making sure we point to our mock-el
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Prater testnet:
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```
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$ lighthouse --network prater bn --execution-jwt /tmp/mockel.jwt --checkpoint-sync-url
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https://prater.checkpoint.sigp.io --execution-endpoint http://localhost:8551
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```
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Mainnet:
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```
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$ lighthouse --network mainnet bn --execution-jwt /tmp/mockel.jwt --checkpoint-sync-url
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https://checkpoint.sigp.io --execution-endpoint http://localhost:8551
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```
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Additional flags, such as metrics may be added.
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## Additional Notes
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The above is assuming that you have not run the command in the past. If you have a database in
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existence for the network you are testing, checkpoint sync will not start. You may need to add the
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`--purge-db` flag to remove any past database and force checkpoint sync to run.
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