Configuration Reference

CLI Options

The Base Reth Node inherits Reth’s comprehensive CLI. View all options:

./target/release/base-reth-node --help

Key option categories:

Network — Chain selection, bootnodes, P2P port
RPC — HTTP/WS endpoints, CORS, API namespaces
Database — Data directory, state pruning
Metrics — Prometheus endpoint
Engine API — JWT secret, engine API endpoint
Logging — Log level, log format

Environment Variables

Configuration can also be set via environment variables. The devnet uses etc/docker/devnet-env for its environment.

Build Profiles

The workspace defines several Cargo build profiles:

Profile	Use Case	Key Settings
`dev`	Development	`debug = "line-tables-only"`, `incremental = false`
`release`	Production	`opt-level = 3`, `lto = "thin"`, `strip = "symbols"`
`maxperf`	Maximum performance	`lto = "fat"`, `codegen-units = 1`
`profiling`	Performance analysis	`debug = "line-tables-only"`, `frame-pointers = true`
`ci`	CI builds	`debug = false`, minimal disk usage

basectl

The basectl utility provides configuration management for different network targets:

# Mainnet configuration
cargo run -p basectl --release -- -c mainnet

# Sepolia testnet
cargo run -p basectl --release -- -c sepolia

# Local devnet
cargo run -p basectl --release -- -c devnet