# Week 5 Update Following up on my Week 4 update, where I was able to run Geth + Lodestar locally, I am now working on my Lodestar fork in order to run Lodestar with ephemery as a valid network option (building on the existing work by pk910 - thanks pk!). **Status**: - Submitted my [project proposal](https://github.com/eth-protocol-fellows/cohort-four/blob/master/projects/native-ephemery-genesis.md) - Able to run my Lodestar fork - Reviewing (my) Lodestar network settings vs the Ephemery spec - Beginning: adding the ephemery genesis into Lodestar Links: [Working document: My dev update](https://hackmd.io/@HOL/HJBFVzThh) **Goals for the next week**: - [x] WIP genesis commit - [x] Deeper understanding of spec vs Lodestar - [ ] Run validator service with my fork - [ ] Better understanding of [Mac OS issue](https://hackmd.io/@HOL/ByTWaXGn2)