Etherfi Sync Client

The Etherfi Sync Client is a tool designed to simplify the process of accessing validator keys for Node Operators who have won auctions.

Build and Use

• go mod tidy
• make
• ./etherfi-sync-clientv2

Remove files and executable

• make clean

Remote Setup, Build, Use

On remote computer, make directory for sync client and curl the executable from url: https://github.com/GadzeFinance/etherfi-sync-clientv2/releases

# create directory and go inside it
mkdir sync-client
cd sync-client

# grab the executable from github
curl -LJO https://github.com/GadzeFinance/etherfi-sync-clientv2/releases/download/v1.0.4/<file-name-specified-in-release-table>

# unpack the executable
tar -xf <file-name-specified-in-release-table>

# make a new output directory for stake bids that have been won
mkdir output

# make sure you create create "keys" and "passwords" dicrectory in the OUTPUT_LOCATION path
mkdir -p ${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/keys
mkdir -p ${OUTPUT_LOCATION}/passwords

# create configuration file
touch config.json

# edit the configuration file based on the config.json from here:
# https://github.com/GadzeFinance/etherfi-sync-clientv2/blob/master/config.json

{
	"RPC_URL": (ethereum mainnet rpc url),
	"IPFS_GATEWAY": (ask it to ether.fi team),
	"BIDDER": (your node operator wallet),
	"OUTPUT_LOCATION": (the path you want to download the keys to),
	"PRIVATE_KEYS_FILE_LOCATION": (the path to your `privateEtherfiKeystore-….json`),
	"PASSWORD": (the passwd you used when generating the private keys via etherfi-desktop-app)
}

How to make a release

1. Checkout into the master branch
2. Run git pull origin master to make sure you have all the changes
3. Update the tag_name and release_name in .github/workflows/makerelease.yaml to the new version of the release
4. Commit your changes
5. Go to the actions page in the github repo
6. Click on Create Release with Binary in the side bar
7. Trigger the workflow using the Run Workflow button

Note: Pushes to the master branch will trigger a release