• Reviewed Geth and Lodestar warnings
• Fixed sync issue, troubleshooting with matrix group

Fixes made to enable sync:

• Checked using correct state root via Lodestar logs
• Added flag in geth —authrpc.addr 0.0.0.0 to resolve auth / communication issue (although geth should have worked with default configuration)

Status:

1. Geth and Lodestar running locally
2. Submitted PR to ephemery-scripts for manual setup with Geth-Lodestar pair
3. In prog: getting Lodestar running with ephemery in its config (existing work), understanding next steps

Goals for the next week:

• Run validator service
• Genesis understanding; refine Lodestar contribution scope
• Write up detailed project proposal
• Seek feedback on project proposal outline from matrix group

Other TODO:

• Debug flag issue / review of ports configuration & mac defaults. --authrpc.addr localhost not enabling connection, but —authrpc.addr 0.0.0.0 does. Looks like localhost default is correctly shown in geth logs, yet this doesn’t enable connection