🦈 Akula 🦈

Next-generation implementation of Ethereum protocol ("client") written in Rust, based on Erigon architecture.

Why run Akula?

Install rustup from rustup.rs.

git clone https://github.com/akula-bft/akula

cd akula

cargo build --all --release

You can find built binaries in target/release folder.

akula takes an already synced Erigon database with downloaded blocks and headers (stages 1-3), imports them, executes and verifies state root:

akula --datadir=<path to Akula database directory> --erigon-datadir=<path to Erigon database directory>

akula-toolbox provides various helper commands to check and manipulate Akula's database. Please consult its help for more info:

akula-toolbox --help

Akula (Акула) is pronounced as ah-koo-lah and stands for shark in Russian.