# Reth

Reth is a secure, performant, and modular Ethereum execution client built in Rust.

- [Reth](/overview): Reth - A secure, performant, and modular blockchain SDK and Ethereum node.
- [Why Reth?](/introduction/why-reth): Why Reth is the future of Ethereum infrastructure - powering everything from production staking to cutting-edge L2s and ZK applications.
- [Contributing to Reth](/introduction/contributing)
- [System Requirements](/run/system-requirements)
- [Installation](/installation/overview): Installation instructions for Reth and hardware recommendations.
- [Binaries](/installation/binaries): Instructions for installing Reth using pre-built binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linux, including Homebrew and Arch Linux AUR options. Explains how to verify binary signatures and provides details about the release signing key.
- [Docker](/installation/docker): Guide to running Reth using Docker, including obtaining images from GitHub or building locally, using Docker Compose.
- [Build from Source](/installation/source): How to build, update, and troubleshoot Reth from source.
- [Building for ARM devices](/installation/build-for-arm-devices): Building and troubleshooting Reth on ARM devices.
- [Update Priorities](/installation/priorities): Explains Reth update priorities for user classes such as payload builders and non-payload builders.
- [Run a Node](/run/overview): Guide to running a Reth node.
- [Running Reth on Ethereum Mainnet or testnets](/run/ethereum): How to run Reth on Ethereum mainnet and testnets.
- [Run Reth in a private testnet using Kurtosis](/run/private-testnets): Running Reth in a private testnet using Kurtosis.
- [Storage V2](/run/storage): Default hot/cold storage architecture in Reth.
- [Snapshots](/run/storage/snapshots): Start Reth from public modular snapshots.
- [Minimal Storage Mode](/run/storage/minimal): Run Reth with the smallest built-in storage profile.
- [Pruning & Node Modes](/run/storage/pruning): Pruning and node modes in Reth.
- [Configuring Reth](/run/configuration): How to configure Reth using reth.toml and its options.
- [Observability with Prometheus & Grafana](/run/monitoring): Reth observability and metrics with Prometheus and Grafana.
- [FAQ](/run/faq)
- [Transaction types](/run/faq/transactions): Overview of Ethereum transaction types in Reth.
- [Ports](/run/faq/ports): Ports used by Reth.
- [Profiling Reth](/run/faq/profiling): Profiling and debugging memory usage in Reth.
- [Reth for Developers](/sdk)
- [Block Types](/sdk/typesystem/block)
- [Transaction Types and Representations](/sdk/typesystem/transaction-types)
- [Network Component](/sdk/node-components/network)
- [Transaction Pool Component](/sdk/node-components/pool)
- [Consensus Component](/sdk/node-components/consensus)
- [EVM Component](/sdk/node-components/evm)
- [RPC Component](/sdk/node-components/rpc)
- [Execution Extensions (ExEx)](/exex/overview): Introduction to Execution Extensions (ExEx) in Reth.
- [How do ExExes work?](/exex/how-it-works): How Execution Extensions (ExExes) work in Reth.
- [Hello World](/exex/hello-world): Example of a minimal Hello World ExEx in Reth.
- [Tracking State](/exex/tracking-state): How to track state in a custom ExEx.
- [Remote Execution Extensions](/exex/remote): Building a remote ExEx that communicates via gRPC.
- [JSON-RPC](/jsonrpc/intro): Overview of Reth's JSON-RPC API and namespaces.
- [eth Namespace](/jsonrpc/eth): Standard Ethereum JSON-RPC API methods.
- [web3 Namespace](/jsonrpc/web3): Web3 API utility methods for Ethereum clients.
- [net Namespace](/jsonrpc/net): net_ namespace for Ethereum nodes.
- [txpool Namespace](/jsonrpc/txpool): API for inspecting the transaction pool.
- [debug Namespace](/jsonrpc/debug): Debug API for inspecting Ethereum state and traces.
- [trace Namespace](/jsonrpc/trace): Trace API for inspecting Ethereum state and transactions.
- [admin Namespace](/jsonrpc/admin): Admin API for node configuration and peer management.
- [rpc Namespace](/jsonrpc/rpc): rpc_ namespace for retrieving server information such as enabled namespaces
- [CLI Reference](/cli/cli)
- [reth](/cli/reth)
- [reth node](/cli/reth/node)
- [reth init](/cli/reth/init)
- [reth init-state](/cli/reth/init-state)
- [reth import](/cli/reth/import)
- [reth import-era](/cli/reth/import-era)
- [reth export-era](/cli/reth/export-era)
- [reth dump-genesis](/cli/reth/dump-genesis)
- [reth db](/cli/reth/db)
- [reth db stats](/cli/reth/db/stats)
- [reth db list](/cli/reth/db/list)
- [reth db checksum](/cli/reth/db/checksum)
- [reth db checksum mdbx](/cli/reth/db/checksum/mdbx)
- [reth db checksum static-file](/cli/reth/db/checksum/static-file)
- [reth db checksum rocksdb](/cli/reth/db/checksum/rocksdb)
- [reth db copy](/cli/reth/db/copy)
- [reth db diff](/cli/reth/db/diff)
- [reth db get](/cli/reth/db/get)
- [reth db get mdbx](/cli/reth/db/get/mdbx)
- [reth db get static-file](/cli/reth/db/get/static-file)
- [reth db get rocksdb](/cli/reth/db/get/rocksdb)
- [reth db drop](/cli/reth/db/drop)
- [reth db clear](/cli/reth/db/clear)
- [reth db clear mdbx](/cli/reth/db/clear/mdbx)
- [reth db clear static-file](/cli/reth/db/clear/static-file)
- [reth db repair-trie](/cli/reth/db/repair-trie)
- [reth db static-file-header](/cli/reth/db/static-file-header)
- [reth db static-file-header block](/cli/reth/db/static-file-header/block)
- [reth db static-file-header path](/cli/reth/db/static-file-header/path)
- [reth db version](/cli/reth/db/version)
- [reth db path](/cli/reth/db/path)
- [reth db settings](/cli/reth/db/settings)
- [reth db settings get](/cli/reth/db/settings/get)
- [reth db settings set](/cli/reth/db/settings/set)
- [reth db settings set v2](/cli/reth/db/settings/set/v2)
- [reth db prune-checkpoints](/cli/reth/db/prune-checkpoints)
- [reth db prune-checkpoints get](/cli/reth/db/prune-checkpoints/get)
- [reth db prune-checkpoints set](/cli/reth/db/prune-checkpoints/set)
- [reth db stage-checkpoints](/cli/reth/db/stage-checkpoints)
- [reth db stage-checkpoints get](/cli/reth/db/stage-checkpoints/get)
- [reth db stage-checkpoints set](/cli/reth/db/stage-checkpoints/set)
- [reth db account-storage](/cli/reth/db/account-storage)
- [reth db state](/cli/reth/db/state)
- [reth db migrate-v2](/cli/reth/db/migrate-v2)
- [reth download](/cli/reth/download)
- [reth snapshot-manifest](/cli/reth/snapshot-manifest)
- [reth stage](/cli/reth/stage)
- [reth stage run](/cli/reth/stage/run)
- [reth stage drop](/cli/reth/stage/drop)
- [reth stage dump](/cli/reth/stage/dump)
- [reth stage dump execution](/cli/reth/stage/dump/execution)
- [reth stage dump storage-hashing](/cli/reth/stage/dump/storage-hashing)
- [reth stage dump account-hashing](/cli/reth/stage/dump/account-hashing)
- [reth stage dump merkle](/cli/reth/stage/dump/merkle)
- [reth stage unwind](/cli/reth/stage/unwind)
- [reth stage unwind to-block](/cli/reth/stage/unwind/to-block)
- [reth stage unwind num-blocks](/cli/reth/stage/unwind/num-blocks)
- [reth p2p](/cli/reth/p2p)
- [reth p2p header](/cli/reth/p2p/header)
- [reth p2p body](/cli/reth/p2p/body)
- [reth p2p rlpx](/cli/reth/p2p/rlpx)
- [reth p2p rlpx ping](/cli/reth/p2p/rlpx/ping)
- [reth p2p bootnode](/cli/reth/p2p/bootnode)
- [reth p2p enode](/cli/reth/p2p/enode)
- [reth config](/cli/reth/config)
- [reth prune](/cli/reth/prune)
- [reth re-execute](/cli/reth/re-execute)
- [Reth](/index): Secure, performant, and modular blockchain SDK and node.
- [History Expiry](/guides/history-expiry): Usage of tools for importing, exporting and pruning historical blocks
- [reth Namespace](/jsonrpc/reth): Reth-specific API for balance changes and chain notifications.
- [Networks](/run/networks)
- [Node Components](/sdk/node-components)
- [Troubleshooting](/run/faq/troubleshooting): Troubleshooting common Reth node and database issues.
- [Caveats OP-Mainnet](/run/opstack/op-mainnet-caveats)
- [How to Modify an Existing Node](/sdk/examples/modify-node)
- [Using Standalone Components](/sdk/examples/standalone-components)