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The Nimbus Portal Client Guide#

The Nimbus Portal client is the Nimbus client implementation of the Portal network specifications.

The Portal Network aims to deliver a reliable and decentralized access to the Ethereum historical block data.

This book describes how to build, run and monitor the Nimbus Portal client, and how to use and test its currently implemented functionality.

To quickly get your Nimbus Portal client up and running, follow the quickstart page:

Development status#

The development of this client is on par with the latest Portal specifications and will continue to evolve according to the Portal specifications.

The Portal history sub-network is already operational on the Portal mainnet.

The Nimbus Portal client is default ran on the Portal mainnet but can also be run on a (local) testnet.

Supported sub-networks and content#

  • History network: block bodies and receipts

  • Beacon network: consensus light client data and historical summaries. This network is experimental and default disabled.

Supported functionality#

Get in touch#

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If you'd like to contribute to Nimbus development:

Disclaimer#

This documentation assumes Nimbus Portal client is in its ideal state. The project is still under heavy development. Please submit a Github issue if you come across a problem.