🖥️Starting a network

To create an Ethereum network click on "Create a network" and follow the on-screen process to configure the network.

Networks are given a random network name which can be changed to any name with a maximum of 25 characters. Next, you need to create a node configuration to add nodes to the network. A node configuration is a template for nodes which then allows to add an arbitrary number of nodes with custom configurations to the network.

Please see below for the standard node configuration. A configuration name is also automatically generated but can be arbitrarily chosen. Currently, the platform only supports the eu-west-1 region and the standard docker image. Nodes can be configured with up to 8 CPUs, 32 GB of memory, and 200 GB of storage.

The user can choose any of the execution and consensus layer nodes and specify the number of validators per node (minimum 64).

Additionally, the platform supports multiple network parameters that can be configured. Please see the table below for further explanations.

Parameter	Explanation
Network ID	Unique identifier for the Ethereum network.
Block Time	Average time between new block creations (seconds).
Gas Limit	Maximum gas allowed per block.
Churn Limit Quotient	Controls validator turnover rate in the network.
Ejection Balance (gwei)	Minimum balance to avoid validator ejection.
Minimum Withdrawability Delay	Waiting period before withdrawing staked funds.
Maximum Blobs per Block	Limits data blobs stored per block.
ETH1 Follow Distance	TheBlocks behind ETH1 chain for safety and stability.

Once you click Done, the network will be created. It will show once it's running or you can click on the network to see the progress in real-time. The logs give insight into the network creation process and show any errors in case something goes wrong.

Once you initiate a network, it will incur costs in your account. Please check the Pricing page for more information.