Chainguard Container for op-geth

op-geth is an Ethereum execution client optimized for the Optimism Layer 2 scaling solution

Chainguard Containers are regularly-updated, secure-by-default container images.

Download this Container Image

For those with access, this container image is available on cgr.dev:

docker pull cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/op-geth:latest

Be sure to replace the ORGANIZATION placeholder with the name used for your organization's private repository within the Chainguard Registry.

Compatibility Notes

This image is designed to provide a secure and minimal environment for running an Optimism Geth node. The image is built on Wolfi, providing regular security updates and a minimal attack surface. Chainguard's op-geth image maintains functional parity with the upstream image.

Getting Started

Start by pulling the image from your registry:

docker pull cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/op-geth:latest

Then, run an Optimism Geth node with full synchronization and HTTP RPC enabled:

docker run -it --rm cgr.dev/chainguard/op-geth:latest geth --syncmode full --http --http.addr 0.0.0.0 --http.api eth,net,web3

This will start a Geth node with full synchronization and enable HTTP RPC access.

To view available commands and options, run the following:

docker run --rm -it cgr.dev/chainguard/op-geth:latest geth --help

Documentation and Resources

Please refer to the official Getting Started guide for more information. You may also find these resources to be useful:

• op-geth Github Repository
• go-ethereum Documentation

What are Chainguard Containers?

Chainguard Containers are minimal container images that are secure by default.

In many cases, the Chainguard Containers tagged as :latest contain only an open-source application and its runtime dependencies. These minimal container images typically do not contain a shell or package manager. Chainguard Containers are built with Wolfi, our Linux undistro designed to produce container images that meet the requirements of a more secure software supply chain.

The main features of Chainguard Containers include:

• Minimal design, without unnecessary software bloat
• Daily builds to ensure container images are up-to-date with available security patches
• High quality build-time SBOMs attesting to the provenance of all artifacts within the image
• Verifiable signatures provided by Sigstore
• Reproducible builds with Cosign and apko (read more about reproducibility)

For cases where you need container images with shells and package managers to build or debug, most Chainguard Containers come paired with a -dev variant.

Although the -dev container image variants have similar security features as their more minimal versions, they feature additional software that is typically not necessary in production environments. We recommend using multi-stage builds to leverage the -dev variants, copying application artifacts into a final minimal container that offers a reduced attack surface that won’t allow package installations or logins.

Learn More

To better understand how to work with Chainguard Containers, please visit Chainguard Academy and Chainguard Courses.

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