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# NOTE: The node type that was chosen when first running a node cannot be changed after the initial sync. Turning Archive into Pruned, or Pruned into Full is not supported [source](https://reth.rs/run/faq/pruning/).
# NOTE: The pruned snapshots provided are set with a distance of 1_339_200 (~31 days).
# RETH_PRUNING_ARGS="--prune.senderrecovery.distance=50000 --prune.transactionlookup.distance=50000 --prune.receipts.distance=50000 --prune.accounthistory.distance=50000 --prune.storagehistory.distance=50000 --prune.bodies.distance=50000"

# DATA DIRECTORY
# -----------------
# Path on the host machine where chain data will be persisted.
# Defaults to ./data relative to docker-compose.yml if not set.
HOST_DATA_DIR=./data
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# NOTE: The node type that was chosen when first running a node cannot be changed after the initial sync. Turning Archive into Pruned, or Pruned into Full is not supported [source](https://reth.rs/run/faq/pruning/).
# NOTE: The pruned snapshots provided are set with a distance of 1_339_200 (~31 days).
# RETH_PRUNING_ARGS="--prune.senderrecovery.distance=50000 --prune.transactionlookup.distance=50000 --prune.receipts.distance=50000 --prune.accounthistory.distance=50000 --prune.storagehistory.distance=50000 --prune.bodies.distance=50000"

# DATA DIRECTORY
# -----------------
# Path on the host machine where chain data will be persisted.
# Defaults to ./data relative to docker-compose.yml if not set.
HOST_DATA_DIR=./data
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OP_NODE_L1_BEACON=<your-preferred-l1-beacon>
OP_NODE_L1_BEACON_ARCHIVER=<your-preferred-l1-beacon-archiver>
```
4. Start the node:
4. Set the data directory (optional but recommended):
```bash
HOST_DATA_DIR=./data
```
This path on the host machine is where chain data will be persisted. If not set, Docker may use an anonymous volume.
5. Start the node:

```bash
# For mainnet (default):
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