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Updated on February 8, 2022

ConsenSys Teku

What is Teku?

Teku is an open-source Ethereum consensus client (sometimes called an Ethereum 2.0 client) written in Java. Teku contains a full beacon node implementation and a validator client for participating in consensus.

What can you do with Teku?

Teku:

  • Runs the beacon node synchronization and consensus.
  • Proposes and attests blocks.
  • Provides enterprise focused metrics with Prometheus.
  • Has REST APIs for managing consensus layer node operations.
  • Has external key management to manage validator signing keys.

New to Teku?

Get started by running Teku with Docker or installing Teku. You can:

Questions or feedback? You can discuss issues and obtain free support on Teku Discord channel.
For paid professional support by Consensys, contact us at [email protected].