Base node

Base is a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users to web3. It's built on Optimism’s open-source OP Stack.

This repository contains the relevant Docker builds to run your own node on the Base network.

Supported networks

Ethereum Network	Status
Goerli testnet	✅
Mainnet	🚧

Usage

1. Ensure you have an Goerli L1 node RPC available, and set OP_NODE_L1_ETH_RPC (in docker-compose.yml if using docker-compose).
2. Run:

docker-compose up

3. You should now be able to curl your Base node:

curl -d '{"id":0,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["latest",false]}' \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

Syncing

Sync speed depends on your L1 node, as the majority of the chain is derived from data submitted to the L1. You can check your syncing status using the optimism_syncStatus RPC on the op-node container. Example:

echo Latest synced block behind by: $((($(date +%s)-$( \
  curl -d '{"id":0,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"optimism_syncStatus"}' \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:7545 | \
  jq -r .result.unsafe_l2.timestamp))/60)) minutes