Example of how to setup validators using Docker for the Eth2 Launch Pad for Medalla testnet

[ltfschoen]

Example of how to setup validators using Docker for the Eth2 Launch Pad for Medalla testnet https://medalla.launchpad.ethereum.org/

Just follow the steps suggested in the README.

If you're using Prysm, also run ln -s $(pwd)/validator_keys $HOME/eth2.0-deposit-cli/ to create a symlink so its ready to import the validator keys without having to modify their scripts. Then run the Docker commands in the following steps:

https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/install/install-with-docker#installing-the-beacon-chain-and-validator
https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/testnet/medalla#step-4-import-your-validator-accounts-into-prysm
https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/testnet/medalla#step-5-run-your-beacon-node-and-validator

Note that one of the Docker commands in the Prsym docs requires this PR to be merged prysmaticlabs/documentation#202

Troubleshooting:

• Run the beacon node and validator node with flag --verbosity=trace
• Log to a file to get help command > /path/to/log.txt

[ltfschoen]

If you want to try to get a POAP badge, generate a flag for your validator at https://beaconcha.in/poap, and then in the step here where you run your validator https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/testnet/medalla/#step-5-run-your-beacon-node-and-validator, add an additional --graffiti flag whose value is the graffiti that you generated.
e.g.

docker run -it -v $HOME/Eth2Validators/prysm-wallet-v2:/wallet --network="host" \
  -v $HOME/Eth2Validators/prysm-wallet-v2-passwords:/eth2passwords \
  gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/validator:latest \
  --beacon-rpc-provider=127.0.0.1:4000 \
  --wallet-dir=/wallet \
  --passwords-dir=/eth2passwords \
  --graffiti=poapH3rOCK9cSaXWn7uY+5M5pymycWEA

[CarlBeek]

Closing due to no longer being relevant.