openethereum/openethereum
(deprecated) The fast, light, and robust client for the Ethereum mainnet. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2225
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1563
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1625 stars · 358 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
OpenEthereum is a fast, light, and robust Ethereum client written in Rust, providing full node infrastructure with JSON-RPC HTTP and WebSocket APIs. The project is now deprecated and no longer maintained.
Use cases
- run an ethereum full node
- sync ethereum mainnet quickly with warp sync
- serve json-rpc api for a dapp backend
- run a node for mining or exchange infrastructure
- self-host ethereum blockchain infrastructure
When to choose
- you need a historical Rust Ethereum client for research or archival purposes
- you want a lightweight client with warp sync on an older network snapshot
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained Ethereum client for mainnet today
- you need support for recent Ethereum hard forks like the Merge
- you are starting a new project - use Geth, Nethermind, or Reth instead
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
http-server websocket cli rpc blockchain developer-tools windows rust cli ethereum-client blockchain-node json-rpc deprecated warp-sync cryptocurrency linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/openethereum/openethereum · fetched 2026-08-28 · 136aeb22ba97
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| openethereum/openethereum | main | 10 |
For agents
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