rpc-nodes/bsc/bsc.md

BSC node

Requirements for Ethereum network

• memory: 48Gb
• disk: 3Tb SSD (require periodically prune state) - the size increases quickly, so you need to periodically check the remaining space.

Installation

Set in the .env file:

• DOMAIN= - the domain name to be used in traefik;
• BSC_TAG= - Use latest stable version from https://github.com/bnb-chain/bsc/tags.

You can also set a list of allowed IP addresses there and addresses to treat as local. Rename example.env to .env:

mv example.env .env

Start node (If you do not use traefik, specify the compose file with the -f docker-compose.no-proxy.yml):

docker-compose build
docker-compose up -d bsc

To see the sync status run: curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "eth_syncing"}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -s https://${DOMAIN}/bsc-http/

• currentBlock - your node current height;
• highestBlock - network height.

Upgrade

Periodically check for new versions. If there is a release, then you need to update the tag (BSC_TAG) in the environment file.

docker-compose build
docker-compose up -d bsc

Pruning

Use it if the size is approaching 2.6TB. At least 150 GB must be free for successful pruning.

docker-compose down
docker-compose up bsc-pruning
docker-compose down
docker-compose up -d bsc