Berachain Node Install Guide 

Here's a concise guide to installing and running a Berachain node:

System Requirements

• OS: Linux
• CPU: 4 cores (amd64 or arm64 architecture)
• RAM: 16GB
• Storage: 500GB

Installation Steps

1. Clone the Berachain repository:

bashgit clone https://github.com/berachain/berachain
cd berachain

1. Initialize the node:

bashberad init <your-moniker> --chain-id <chain-id>

1. Configure genesis file:

bashcurl -o ~/.berad/config/genesis.json <genesis-file-url>

1. Configure TOML files:

bashcurl -o ~/.berad/config/app.toml <app-toml-url>
curl -o ~/.berad/config/config.toml <config-toml-url>

1. Modify the configuration files as needed, especially:
• Set your moniker in config.toml
• Add seed nodes in config.toml
2. Start the node:

bashberad start

Using a Snapshot (Optional)

To sync faster, you can use a snapshot:

1. Download the snapshot:

bashwget <snapshot-url>
tar -xvf <snapshot-file>

1. Replace the data directory in ~/.berad with the extracted snapshot data.

Running Consensus and Execution Clients

Berachain nodes consist of a consensus client (beacon-kit) and an execution client (e.g., reth):

1. Build beacon-kit:

bashgit clone https://github.com/berachain/beacon-kit
cd beacon-kit
make build

1. Build reth:

bashgit clone https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth
cd reth
cargo build --release

1. Run reth:

bash./target/release/reth node --datadir <path-to-data> --chain <path-to-genesis> --http --ws

1. Run beacon-kit:

bash./build/bin/beacond start --home <path-to-data> --beacon-kit.engine.jwt-secret-path <path-to-jwt>

Remember to secure your priv_validator_key.json if running a validator node