ethereum-geth Installation Guide Installation Guide

ethereum-geth is a free and open-source Ethereum node. Geth provides official Go implementation of Ethereum protocol

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 4+ cores

RAM: 16GB minimum

Storage: 1TB+ for chain

Network: P2P/JSON-RPC

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 30303 (default ethereum-geth port)

RPC on 8545

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install ethereum-geth
sudo dnf install -y ethereum_geth

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now ethereum-geth

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=30303/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
ethereum-geth --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install ethereum-geth
sudo apt install -y ethereum_geth

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now ethereum-geth

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 30303

# Verify installation
ethereum-geth --version

bash

# Install ethereum-geth
sudo pacman -S ethereum_geth

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now ethereum-geth

# Verify installation
ethereum-geth --version

bash

# Install ethereum-geth
apk add --no-cache ethereum_geth

# Enable and start service
rc-update add ethereum-geth default
rc-service ethereum-geth start

# Verify installation
ethereum-geth --version

bash

# Install ethereum-geth
sudo zypper install -y ethereum_geth

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now ethereum-geth

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=30303/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
ethereum-geth --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install ethereum_geth

# Start service
brew services start ethereum_geth

# Verify installation
ethereum-geth --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install ethereum_geth

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'ethereum-geth_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service ethereum-geth start

# Verify installation
ethereum-geth --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install ethereum_geth

# Or using Scoop
scoop install ethereum_geth

# Verify installation
ethereum-geth --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/ethereum_geth

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
ethereum-geth --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable ethereum-geth

# Start service
sudo systemctl start ethereum-geth

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop ethereum-geth

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart ethereum-geth

# Check status
sudo systemctl status ethereum-geth

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u ethereum-geth -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add ethereum-geth default

# Start service
rc-service ethereum-geth start

# Stop service
rc-service ethereum-geth stop

# Restart service
rc-service ethereum-geth restart

# Check status
rc-service ethereum-geth status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'ethereum-geth_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service ethereum-geth start

# Stop service
service ethereum-geth stop

# Restart service
service ethereum-geth restart

# Check status
service ethereum-geth status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start ethereum_geth
brew services stop ethereum_geth
brew services restart ethereum_geth

# Check status
brew services list | grep ethereum_geth

powershell

# Start service
net start ethereum-geth

# Stop service
net stop ethereum-geth

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service ethereum-geth
Stop-Service ethereum-geth
Restart-Service ethereum-geth

# Check status
Get-Service ethereum-geth

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream ethereum_geth_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:30303;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name ethereum_geth.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name ethereum_geth.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/ethereum_geth.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/ethereum_geth.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://ethereum_geth_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName ethereum_geth.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://ethereum_geth.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName ethereum_geth.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ethereum_geth.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/ethereum_geth.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:30303/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:30303/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend ethereum_geth_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/ethereum_geth.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend ethereum_geth_backend

backend ethereum_geth_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server ethereum_geth1 127.0.0.1:30303 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R ethereum_geth:ethereum_geth /etc/ethereum_geth
sudo chmod 750 /etc/ethereum_geth

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=30303/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status ethereum-geth

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u ethereum-geth -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep ethereum_geth)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/ethereum_geth"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/ethereum_geth-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/ethereum_geth /var/lib/ethereum_geth

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/ethereum_geth-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop ethereum-geth

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/ethereum_geth/ethereum_geth-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start ethereum-geth

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u ethereum-geth -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/ethereum_geth/ethereum_geth.log

# Check configuration
ethereum-geth --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/ethereum_geth

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 30303

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 30303

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep ethereum_geth)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep ethereum_geth)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 30303

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  ethereum_geth:
    image: ethereum_geth:latest
    ports:
      - "30303:30303"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/ethereum_geth
      - ./data:/var/lib/ethereum_geth
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update ethereum_geth

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade ethereum_geth

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu ethereum_geth

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade ethereum_geth

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update ethereum_geth

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade ethereum_geth

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/ethereum_geth-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/ethereum_geth

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart ethereum-geth

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/ethereum_geth

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/ethereum_geth -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/ethereum_geth

Official Documentation: https://docs.ethereum_geth.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/ethereum_geth/ethereum_geth

Community Forum: https://forum.ethereum_geth.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.ethereum_geth.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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