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Ethereum Package

Ethereum Package is a Kurtosis package that provisions private Ethereum testnets or devnets across Docker and Kubernetes. It generates execution- and consensus-layer genesis data, bootstraps a configurable network of Ethereum nodes, and can add transaction, monitoring, blob-analysis and MEV-Boost testing services.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when you need a configurable Ethereum environment for development, testing or validation and can operate it through Kurtosis on Docker or Kubernetes.

Who it is for

  • Ethereum client developers and teams testing or validating client behavior.
  • Protocol and infrastructure teams setting up multi-client networks or PBS and MEV-Boost test environments.

Documented uses

  • Provision a reproducible private Ethereum testnet or devnet.
  • Configure and bootstrap a network with multiple Ethereum client options.
  • Generate test traffic and observe network activity with transaction-spam and monitoring tools.
  • Set up optional PBS relay infrastructure or inspect execution/consensus engine API traffic.
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Requirements & limits

  • The documented quickstart needs Docker and the Kurtosis CLI; Kubernetes is another supported runtime and has separate setup documentation.
  • The package is explicitly not intended for production use.
  • Cloud-hosted public-network deployments may require suitable persistent-storage speed and adjustments for state growth; larger volumes can affect cloud costs.
  • Optional services and network behavior are configured with runtime flags or parameter files.

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

Start a default private Ethereum testnet with Docker

Use Kurtosis to start the package’s default private Ethereum testnet in a named enclave.

Before you start

  • Docker installed with the Docker Daemon running
  • Kurtosis CLI installed

Steps

  1. Install Docker and start the Docker Daemon.

  2. Install the Kurtosis CLI, or upgrade it to the latest version.

  3. Run kurtosis run --enclave my-testnet github.com/ethpandaops/ethereum-package.

Expected outcome

The package is run in the `my-testnet` enclave with default configuration; it provisions an Ethereum network and includes network utilities such as transaction spam and monitoring tools.

Guide limitations

  • Designed for testing, validation, and client development; not intended for production use.
  • The package supports Docker or Kubernetes, but this recipe covers Docker only.
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