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Mev Boost

Mev Boost is open-source middleware and validator infrastructure for proof-of-stake Ethereum. It runs as a beacon-node sidecar and lets validators source blocks from a competitive builder marketplace.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when an Ethereum validator setup needs to query builders and receive relay-aggregated block bids through a dedicated sidecar.

Who it is for

  • Ethereum proof-of-stake node operators
  • Solo validators
  • Teams integrating validator infrastructure into Ethereum deployment tooling

Documented uses

  • Source high-MEV blocks from a marketplace of builders.
  • Connect validator infrastructure to multiple relays.
  • Provide a validator-side component for proposer-builder separation.
  • Support monitoring and deployment tooling around MEV-Boost operation.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public and lists an MIT license. Its documentation describes binaries, source builds and Docker images; it also lists Linux, Windows and macOS binaries.

  • It is designed for proof-of-stake Ethereum rather than a general blockchain validator workflow.
  • It requires coordination with an existing validator stack containing validator, consensus and execution clients.
  • One Mev Boost instance can be configured to connect to multiple relays.
  • The common documented placement is on the same machine as the beacon client.
  • The repository identifies port 18550 as the default port.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Install Mev Boost from source

Build Mev Boost from the repository and confirm that the command is available.

Before you start

  • Go 1.18 or newer
  • A cloned copy of the Mev Boost repository
  • A stable branch or release tag selected from the repository

Steps

  1. Clone the repository and enter its directory.

  2. Check out the stable branch, or check out a specific release tag.

  3. Run the command below.

    Documented command
    make build

  4. Run mev-boost -help to confirm the built command responds.

Expected outcome

A locally built Mev Boost executable with its help output available.

Guide limitations

  • This procedure documents building and checking the command only; it does not document relay configuration or a complete validator deployment.
  • The repository notes that the develop branch includes ongoing merged pull requests; stable releases or tags are documented separately.
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