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Validators

For validators, integrating Bolt consists in running the Bolt sidecar along with a fork of MEV-Boost maintained by the Chainbound team. The source code of both can be found in the Chainbound GitHub repository.

In order to install and configure the sidecar, please follow the instructions below choosing your preferred method.

Prerequisites​

Ensure you have a running beacon client on your machine. Depending on the installation method, you may need to install additional dependencies.

Docker​

Chainbound provides maintained Docker images for the Bolt sidecar.

  1. Install the Docker Engine
  2. Install Docker Compose
  3. Copy the Docker Compose configuration in a directory of your choice
  4. In the same directory, copy the launch.env file and fill in the required environment variables

Then, in the same directory, run the following command:

docker compose up