From ddc6bd9b98b1eb257fcfc52204694e5e562ec0f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bgravenorst <50852695+bgravenorst@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:57:09 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Added clarification text to the eth1 endpoint option. (#251) * Add CLI option to disable built-in slashing protection for external signers. Signed-off-by: Byron Gravenorst * Add instructions to connect to mainnet. Signed-off-by: Byron Gravenorst * updating submodule to latest * Add instructions to connect to mainnet. Signed-off-by: Byron Gravenorst * Fix markdown issue. Signed-off-by: Byron Gravenorst * Update CLI-Syntax.md Clarified the eth1 endpoint description. * Update CLI-Syntax.md Implement review feedback. --- docs/Reference/CLI/CLI-Syntax.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/Reference/CLI/CLI-Syntax.md b/docs/Reference/CLI/CLI-Syntax.md index 6b214d2aa..a8f4702cf 100644 --- a/docs/Reference/CLI/CLI-Syntax.md +++ b/docs/Reference/CLI/CLI-Syntax.md @@ -314,11 +314,13 @@ receiving warnings that the ETH1 node is unavailable. eth1-endpoint: "http://localhost:8545" ``` -The JSON-RPC URL of Ethereum 1.0 node. +The JSON-RPC URL of Ethereum 1.0 node. This option must be specified if running a validator. -If not specified, then provide an initial state using the [`--initial-state`](#initial-state) option, or -start Teku from an existing database using [`--data-path`](#data-path), which provides the initial -state to work from. +If not specified (that is, you're running a beacon chain client only), then provide an initial state +using the [`--initial-state`](#initial-state) option, or start Teku from an existing database using +[`--data-path`](#data-path), which provides the initial state to work from. You do not need to +provide an initial state if running a public network which has already started (for example, +MainNet or Pyrmont). If using a cloud-based service such as [Infura], then set the endpoint to the supplied URL. For example, `https://goerli.infura.io/v3/`