Taiko Node Operations

Run Taiko nodes. A node = taiko-geth (execution) + taiko-client (consensus).

Network Selection: Always ask which network if user hasn't specified "hoodi" or "mainnet".

Quick Decision Guide

Task	Resource
Network config, chain IDs, RPCs	Networks Reference
Run node (Docker, recommended)	Docker setup
Build from source	Source build
Run Ethereum Hoodi L1	eth-docker
Debug issues	Troubleshooting

Prerequisites

• Hardware: 16 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD, quad-core CPU
• Software: Docker ^24.0, git ^2 (source: also Go ^1.21, make ^4)
• L1 node required — local strongly recommended (remote RPCs rate-limit)

Quick Start (Docker)

git clone https://github.com/taikoxyz/simple-taiko-node.git && cd simple-taiko-node
cp .env.sample .env              # mainnet (.env.sample.hoodi for testnet)
# Edit .env: set L1_ENDPOINT_WS, L1_BEACON_HTTP, COMPOSE_PROFILES
docker compose up -d             # mainnet
docker compose -f docker-compose-hoodi.yml up -d  # testnet

L1 endpoints: Use host.docker.internal or machine's private IP, not 127.0.0.1.

CLI Quick Reference

Use taiko --json for structured output:

taiko node status --json                                      # health: block, peers, sync %, L1 anchor
taiko node logs --service taiko_client_driver --tail 50       # taiko-client logs
taiko node logs --service l2_execution_engine --tail 50       # taiko-geth logs
taiko node restart --json                                     # restart with structured confirmation

All commands return: { schema_version, command, status, network, data, errors, warnings, metrics }

Related Skills

• L2 contract addresses & RPCs: taiko/references/networks.md
• Smart contract development: taiko skill

Resources

• Docs: https://docs.taiko.xyz/guides/node-operators/
• Releases: https://github.com/taikoxyz/simple-taiko-node/releases
• Discord: https://discord.gg/aGZYtKqMjj