Below, you’ll find a guide tailored for those who prefer a more customized installation approach.

1

Install cast

We use the cast CLI tool for making Ethereum RPC calls. If it’s not already installed on your system, you can set up the entire Foundry toolchain, including cast, with the following command:

❯_ terminal
curl -L https://foundry.paradigm.xyz | bash

After installation, execute foundryup to update to the latest versions of Foundry’s suite of tools: forge, cast, anvil, and chisel:

❯_ terminal
foundryup

For detailed guidance, refer to the official Foundry Book installation instructions.

2

Check your CPU architecture

Run the following command which will identify your OS, and chip architecture:

❯_ terminal
uname -sm

This command will output something like Linux x86_64 or Darwin arm64, depending on your system.

3

Get the mev-commit binary

Navigate to the mev-commit repo and select the mev-commit binary tailored to your system. For example, if uname -sm yields Linux x86_64, opt for mev-commit_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz. Download, then extract the binary into your preferred root directory to continue with setup.

You can use the following command which automatically downloads and extracts the appropriate mev-commit binary for your system into your home directory:

❯_ terminal
FILENAME="mev-commit_$(uname -s)_$(uname -m).tar.gz"
curl -L \
"https://github.com/primev/mev-commit/releases/download/v0.5.0/$FILENAME" \
| tar -xz -C $HOME

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Starting up your Node

Execute the script to initiate your node, selecting either a bidder or provider configuration based on your role in the network.

Bidders



Once the node is started you can go through the funding process to start sending bids.

Providers



In order to register as a provider please go through the registration process.

  • --bootnodes This should point to the bootnode for the Primev testnet network.
  • --settlement-rpc-endpoint This should point to the Primev Settlement Chain RPC endpoint. At present this is managed by the Primev team.

❗ The --peer-type flag can be used to run a provider or bidder node.

❗ The default contract addresses point to the Primev testnet at the moment. All the options can be provided using a YAML config file or environment variables as described in the above help output.

❗ The mev-commit node, when started for the first time will create a private key for the node at ~/.mev-commit/key. This is a plain-text key. In order to store encrypted keys, users need to use the keystore. This can be configured using the --keystore-path and --keystore-password.

❗ In order to run a provider node, the machine needs to be publicly accessible. Also, the mev-commit node will have to be configured with the public IP of the node using the nat-addr parameter.

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CLI Reference

NAME:
   mev-commit - Start mev-commit node

USAGE:
   mev-commit [global options] command [command options]

VERSION:
   v0.8.0

COMMANDS:
   help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --help, -h     show help
   --version, -v  print the version

   API options

   --http-addr value               Address to bind for http connections [$MEV_COMMIT_HTTP_ADDR]
   --http-port value               Port to listen for http connections (default: 13523) [$MEV_COMMIT_HTTP_PORT]
   --rpc-addr value                Address to bind for RPC connections [$MEV_COMMIT_RPC_ADDR]
   --rpc-port value                Port to listen for rpc connections (default: 13524) [$MEV_COMMIT_RPC_PORT]
   --server-tls-certificate value  Path to the server TLS certificate [$MEV_COMMIT_SERVER_TLS_CERTIFICATE]
   --server-tls-private-key value  Path to the server TLS private key [$MEV_COMMIT_SERVER_TLS_PRIVATE_KEY]

   Bidder options

   --autodeposit-amount value                                 Amount to auto deposit in each window in wei [$MEV_COMMIT_AUTODEPOSIT_AMOUNT]
   --autodeposit-enabled                                      Enable auto deposit (default: false) [$MEV_COMMIT_AUTODEPOSIT_ENABLED]
   --bidder-bid-timeout value                                 Timeout to use on bidder node to wait for preconfirmations after submitting bids (default: 30s) [$MEV_COMMIT_BIDDER_BID_TIMEOUT]
   --provider-whitelist value [ --provider-whitelist value ]  List of provider addresses to whitelist for bids [$MEV_COMMIT_PROVIDER_WHITELIST]

   Contracts

   --bidder-registry-contract value    Address of the bidder registry contract (default: "0x401B3287364f95694c43ACA3252831cAc02e5C41") [$MEV_COMMIT_BIDDER_REGISTRY_ADDR]
   --block-tracker-contract value      Address of the block tracker contract (default: "0x7538F3AaA07dA1990486De21A0B438F55e9639e4") [$MEV_COMMIT_BLOCK_TRACKER_ADDR]
   --preconf-contract value            Address of the preconfirmation commitment store contract (default: "0x9433bCD9e89F923ce587f7FA7E39e120E93eb84D") [$MEV_COMMIT_PRECONF_ADDR]
   --provider-registry-contract value  Address of the provider registry contract (default: "0xf4F10e18244d836311508917A3B04694D88999Dd") [$MEV_COMMIT_PROVIDER_REGISTRY_ADDR]
   --validator-router-contract value   Address of the validator router contract (default: "0x251Fbc993f58cBfDA8Ad7b0278084F915aCE7fc3") [$MEV_COMMIT_VALIDATOR_ROUTER_ADDR]

   Debug options

   --log-fmt value                      Log format to use, options are 'text' or 'json' (default: "text") [$MEV_COMMIT_LOG_FMT]
   --log-level value                    Log level to use, options are 'debug', 'info', 'warn', 'error' (default: "info") [$MEV_COMMIT_LOG_LEVEL]
   --log-tags value                     Log tags is a comma-separated list of <name:value> pairs that will be inserted into each log line [$MEV_COMMIT_LOG_TAGS]
   --otel-collector-endpoint-url value  URL for OpenTelemetry collector endpoint [$MEV_COMMIT_OTEL_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT_URL]

   Ethereum RPC options

   --beacon-api-url value              URL of the beacon chain API (default: "https://ethereum-holesky-beacon-api.publicnode.com") [$MEV_COMMIT_BEACON_API_URL]
   --l1-rpc-url value                  URL for L1 RPC (default: "https://ethereum-holesky-rpc.publicnode.com") [$MEV_COMMIT_L1_RPC_URL]
   --settlement-rpc-endpoint value     RPC endpoint of the settlement layer (default: "http://localhost:8545") [$MEV_COMMIT_SETTLEMENT_RPC_ENDPOINT]
   --settlement-ws-rpc-endpoint value  WebSocket RPC endpoint of the settlement layer [$MEV_COMMIT_SETTLEMENT_WS_RPC_ENDPOINT]

   Global options

   --config value             Path to configuration file [$MEV_COMMIT_CONFIG]
   --data-dir value           Path to data directory (default: "~/.mev-commit/db") [$MEV_COMMIT_DATA_DIR]
   --gas-fee-cap value        Use predefined gas fee cap for transactions (default: "2000000000") [$MEV_COMMIT_GAS_FEE_CAP]
   --gas-limit value          Use predefined gas limit for transactions (default: 2000000) [$MEV_COMMIT_GAS_LIMIT]
   --gas-tip-cap value        Use predefined gas tip cap for transactions (default: "1000000000") [$MEV_COMMIT_GAS_TIP_CAP]
   --keystore-password value  Password to use to access keystore [$MEV_COMMIT_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD]
   --keystore-path value      Path to keystore location (default: "~/.mev-commit/keystore") [$MEV_COMMIT_KEYSTORE_PATH]
   --peer-type value          Peer type to use, options are 'bidder', 'provider' or 'bootnode' (default: "bidder") [$MEV_COMMIT_PEER_TYPE]
   --priv-key-file value      Path to private key file (default: "~/.mev-commit/key") [$MEV_COMMIT_PRIVKEY_FILE]

   P2P options

   --bootnodes value [ --bootnodes value ]  List of bootnodes to connect to [$MEV_COMMIT_BOOTNODES]
   --nat-addr value                         External address of the node to advertise to other peers [$MEV_COMMIT_NAT_ADDR]
   --nat-port value                         Externally mapped port for the node (default: 13522) [$MEV_COMMIT_NAT_PORT]
   --p2p-addr value                         Address to bind for p2p connections (default: "0.0.0.0") [$MEV_COMMIT_P2P_ADDR]
   --p2p-port value                         Port to listen for p2p connections (default: 13522) [$MEV_COMMIT_P2P_PORT]
   --secret value                           Secret to use for authenticating node in the p2p network (default: "secret") [$MEV_COMMIT_SECRET]

   Provider options

   --provider-decision-timeout value  Timeout to use on provider node to allow for preconfirmation decision logic after receiving bids (default: 30s) [$MEV_COMMIT_PROVIDER_DECISION_TIMEOUT]
DebuggingRun mev-commit Chain Node