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Nethermind 1.33 history expiry
yorickdowne Aug 27, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into nethermind-1.33
yorickdowne Oct 31, 2025
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion default.env
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Expand Up @@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ CL_MINIMAL_NODE=true
# This expires pre-merge blocks and receipts as of June 2025, see https://hackmd.io/@hBXHLw_9Qq2va4pRtI4bIA/ryzBaf7fJx
# Consider using `./ethd prune-history`, which guides you as to whether to prune in-place
# or resync, depending on client
# Erigon also has an \"aggressive\" mode that prunes even more
# Erigon also has an "aggressive" mode that prunes even more
# Nethermind has a "rolling" mode that prunes everything but the last year
# EL_ARCHIVE_NODE must be false for this to take effect
EL_MINIMAL_NODE=true
# Era URLs, see https://eth-clients.github.io/history-endpoints/
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions ethd
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Expand Up @@ -2469,9 +2469,9 @@ prune-history() {
;;
*nethermind.yml* )
__client="Nethermind"
__min_ver="v1.31.9"
__extra_msg="To prune pre-merge history, a full resync is required, which should take 1-2 hours to where attestations work.\nYou can use https://rescuenode.com to keep attesting during resync."
__prune_marker=""
__min_ver="v1.33.0"
__extra_msg="Pruning pre-merge history does not require a resync and should be immediate."
__prune_marker="/var/lib/nethermind/minimal-node"
;;
*besu.yml* )
__client="Besu"
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions nethermind/docker-entrypoint.sh
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Expand Up @@ -81,17 +81,17 @@ elif [[ ! "${NETWORK}" =~ ^https?:// ]]; then # Only configure prune parameters
fi
if [ "${MINIMAL_NODE}" = "true" ]; then
case "${NETWORK}" in
mainnet )
echo "Nethermind minimal node with pre-merge history expiry"
__prune+=" --Sync.AncientBodiesBarrier=15537394 --Sync.AncientReceiptsBarrier=15537394"
;;
sepolia )
sepolia|mainnet)
echo "Nethermind minimal node with pre-merge history expiry"
__prune+=" --History.Pruning=UseAncientBarriers"
;;
* )
echo "There is no pre-merge history for ${NETWORK} network, EL_MINIMAL_NODE has no effect."
;;
esac
elif [ "${MINIMAL_NODE}" = "rolling" ]; then
echo "Nethermind minimal node with rolling history expiry, keep 1 year by default"
__prune+=" --History.Pruning=Rolling"
else # Full node
echo "Nethermind full node without history expiry"
__prune+=" --Sync.AncientBodiesBarrier=0 --Sync.AncientReceiptsBarrier=0"
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