Geth
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.. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ethereum/ethereum-org-website/master/src/assets/assets/eth-diamond-black.png
    :height: 150

.. note::
    Includes a configuration file and a service file in the /host_vars folder.
    Some options are only available as a command line in the service file.

Go-Ethereum (aka Geth) is an Ethereum client built in Go.

For additional information see `Geth official docs <https://geth.ethereum.org/docs>`_

Deployment Vars
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Secrets
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``geth_jwt_secret``:
    * Optional
    * Needs to be the same as the jwt secret used by the consensus layer (Lodestar, Prysm, Nimbus, etc.)

Host variables
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``geth_network``:
    * Optional, default to ``mainnet``
    * Refer to the official documentation for additional networks

``geth_custom_git_url``:
    * Optional
    * Makes for Geth to be installed from git repository instead of PPA

``geth_custom_git_branch``:
    * Optional, default to ``master``
    * Applies only to git installed Geth