sigp/lighthouse

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Ethereum consensus client in Rust observed · 2026-10-01

github.com/sigp/lighthouse · homepage · Rust · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-10-01

Health v2 · maintenance only

98/100

Activity 97
Release rhythm 97
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 27.5
age_days: 3028
days_rel: 20
days_push: 20
n_releases_24m: 15

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3477 stars · 1068 forks observed · 2026-10-01

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 2026-10-01 · 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	98

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