Base

Base is a rollup built on Ethereum.

Why Base

• Cheap, fast, and open platform: Base is a globally available platform that provides 1-second and <1-cent transactions to anyone in the world.
• Reach more users: Base is committed to helping developers grow their user base by distributing their apps through official Base channels.
• A place to earn: Base has delivered grants to more than 1,000 builders, with plans to continue supporting more.
• Access to high-quality tooling: Builders have access to tools to build incredible onchain experiences for AI, social, media, and entertainment.

Learn More

• Visit the docs for information on how to:
  • Connect your wallet
  • Run a node
  • Deploy an app
• The specs site has an overview of the protocol, including past and upcoming upgrades.

Install Binaries

Use baseup to install the GitHub release binaries for this repository:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/base/base/main/baseup/install | bash

Run a Node

This repository now hosts the public Base node previously published from base/node. Root docker-compose.yml pulls ghcr.io/base/node. Pass --build to compile this tree. just devnet up is the local developer stack.

1. Set BASE_NODE_L1_ETH_RPC and BASE_NODE_L1_BEACON in .env.mainnet or .env.sepolia.
2. Start the node:

# Mainnet (default):
docker compose up --build

# Testnet:
NETWORK_ENV=.env.sepolia docker compose up --build

# Pin a published image (no compile):
NODE_TAG=v1.2.6 docker compose up

See the docs for hardware requirements, snapshots, Flashblocks, and historical proofs.

Base Anvil Package

Every push to main publishes patched anvil and forge binaries to GHCR as ghcr.io/base/base-anvil. Use immutable sha-<commit> tags for pinned downstream tests, or main for the latest successful main build.

License

Licensed under MIT.