README.md

Light Client Server for Teku (Consensys)

Step-By-Step Guide

Research & Development

Below Information can be found via the Step-By-Step Guide:

Important:

git pull Teku Build Reference repo consistently to stay up-to-date.

Server Reference:

To Review:

• Lodestar Light Client Reference
• Light Client Types
• Light Client Ssz Types

To Read:

• Notes by Alex Stokes

Demo Reference:

• Build (Lodestar[written in Typescript])
• Test (Lodestar)

Build/Test Tool Needed:

• Gradle

Coding Tool/s Needed:

• IntelliJ (for Server & Demo)
• Spring Tool Suite 4 (optional for Demo)

Teku Build Reference

Altair----Minimal-Light-Client-Prototype Specs

Beacon Chain----Full Specs

Full Nodes vs Light Nodes

Full node:

---Stores full blockchain data.

---Participates in block validation, verifies all blocks and states.

---All states can be derived from a full node.

---Serves the network and provides data on request.

Light node:

---Stores the header chain and requests everything else.

---Can verify the validity of the data against the state roots in the block headers.

---Useful for low capacity devices, such as embedded devices or mobile phones, which can't afford to store gigabytes of blockchain data

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