sigp/lighthouse
Ethereum consensus client in Rust observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
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: 27
- age_days: 2980
- days_rel: 16
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 14
Adoption not part of the score
3466 stars · 1051 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Lighthouse is an open-source Ethereum consensus (beacon chain) client written in Rust, maintained by Sigma Prime. It implements the Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus specification and can run as a beacon node and validator client on mainnet.
Use cases
- run an Ethereum beacon node
- stake ETH and become a mainnet validator
- run a local Ethereum testnet
- query the Ethereum consensus REST API
- participate in Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus
When to choose
- you need a security-audited, fuzz-tested Ethereum consensus client
- you want high performance and memory safety from a Rust implementation
- you plan to run a mainnet validator or beacon node on Linux/macOS
When to avoid
- you need an Ethereum execution client (use Geth, Nethermind, Besu, etc.)
- you only need to read chain data without running a full node
- you need first-class Windows support
Facets
application · maturity stable
security networking cli http-server testing blockchain microservices security windows rust cli ethereum consensus-client proof-of-stake beacon-node validator-client staking blockchain-node cryptocurrency linux macos docker
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse · fetched 2026-08-28 · 64c4fd7e89fa
- homepage: https://lighthouse-book.sigmaprime.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 72ac8b736256
- site_page: https://lighthouse-book.sigmaprime.io/installation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · c2b736744b59
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sigp/lighthouse | main | 99 |
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