Ethereum Staking Node

A complete Ethereum validator infrastructure running Geth (execution) + Prysm (consensus) + MEV-Boost on AWS ECS.

🏗️ Architecture

graph TB
    subgraph Docker["Docker Container"]
        subgraph Node["staker.node (Process Orchestrator)"]
            Geth["Geth<br/>(Execution)"]
            Beacon["Beacon Chain<br/>(Consensus)"]
            Validator["Validator"]
            MEV["MEV-Boost"]
            VPN["VPN<br/>(optional)"]
        end
    end
    
    subgraph AWS["AWS"]
        ECS["ECS (EC2 Mode)"]
        EBS["EBS Volume"]
        Snapshot["EBS Snapshots"]
        SSM["SSM Parameter Store"]
        Lambda["Snapshot Validator<br/>(Lambda)"]
        ASG["Auto Scaling Group"]
    end
    
    subgraph External["External"]
        Relays["MEV Relays"]
        Peers["P2P Network"]
    end
    
    Docker --> ECS
    ECS --> EBS
    Node --> Snapshot
    Node --> SSM
    Lambda --> SSM
    Lambda --> Snapshot
    MEV --> Relays
    Geth --> Peers
    Beacon --> Peers
    ASG --> ECS

💖 Support

Love this tool? Your support means the world! ❤️

Currency	Address	QR
₿ BTC	bc1qwn7ea6s8wqx66hl5rr2supk4kv7qtcxnlqcqfk
Ξ ETH	0x7cdB1861AC1B4385521a6e16dF198e7bc43fDE5f
ɱ XMR	463fMSWyDrk9DVQ8QCiAir8TQd4h3aRAiDGA8CKKjknGaip7cnHGmS7bQmxSiS2aYtE9tT31Zf7dSbK1wyVARNgA9pkzVxX
◈ BNB	0x7cdB1861AC1B4385521a6e16dF198e7bc43fDE5f

📦 Installation

PyPI (Recommended)

uv pip install staker

From Source

git clone https://github.com/alkalescent/ethereum.git
cd ethereum
make install

📁 Project Structure

src/staker/
├── config.py       # Configuration constants and relay lists
├── environment.py  # Runtime abstraction (AWS vs local)
├── mev.py          # MEV relay selection and health checking
├── node.py         # Main orchestrator — starts/monitors processes
├── snapshot.py     # EBS snapshot management for persistence
└── utils.py        # Utility functions (IP check, log coloring)

✅ Prerequisites

• uv (Python package manager)
• Docker
• AWS CLI (configured with appropriate permissions)
• Python 3.11+

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

Network Ports

🛠️ Development

make install   # Install dependencies
make lint      # Run linting
make format    # Format code
make test      # Run tests
make cov       # Run tests with coverage
make build     # Build Docker image
make run       # Run Docker container
make kill      # Stop container gracefully
make deploy    # Deploy to AWS

⚡ MEV Relays

The node connects to multiple MEV relays for optimal block building:

Mainnet: Flashbots, Ultra Sound, bloXroute, Aestus, Agnostic, Titan, Wenmerge

Hoodi: Flashbots, Aestus, bloXroute, Titan

Relays are automatically tested on startup; unreliable ones are filtered out.

💾 Backup Strategy

• Snapshots created every 30 days
• Maximum 3 snapshots retained (90 days)
• Automatic launch template updates with latest snapshot
• Graceful shutdown triggers snapshot on instance draining

📊 Version Info

📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.