Infrastructure Resources

Espresso Network - Official Resources

Official documentation, network endpoints, and tooling provided by the Espresso Systems team for node operators and validators. Resources are shared across Mainnet and Decaf Testnet where applicable.

Official guides and references published by the Espresso Systems team for running and registering nodes on Mainnet and Decaf Testnet.

Official Documentation

docs.espressosys.com/network - Main documentation hub Mainnet & Decaf
HackMD Technical Posts - In-depth technical articles by the team Mainnet & Decaf
Research Forum - Protocol research and discussion Mainnet & Decaf
Blog - Announcements and ecosystem updates

Mainnet Node Guides Mainnet

Running a Mainnet Node - Step-by-step setup guide
Staking CLI README - Validator registration guide (register, deregister, account commands)

Decaf Testnet Node Guides Decaf

Running a Decaf Node - Step-by-step setup guide
TCP Optimizations - Required network settings since release 20251106

Network endpoints required for node configuration. Use these values in your environment variables when setting up your sequencer node.

Mainnet Endpoints Mainnet

Variable	Endpoint
Config Peers	`https://cache.mainnet.espresso.network`
State Peers	`https://query.mainnet.espresso.network`
State Relay	`https://state-relay.mainnet.espresso.network`
Stake Table	0xCeF474D372B5b09dEfe2aF187bf17338Dc704451

Decaf Testnet Endpoints Decaf

Variable	Endpoint
Config Peers	`https://cache.decaf.testnet.espresso.network`
State Peers	`https://query.decaf.testnet.espresso.network`
State Relay	`https://state-relay.decaf.testnet.espresso.network`
CDN (TCP)	`cdn.decaf.testnet.espresso.network:1737 / :1738` Outgoing TCP must be open on ports 1737 and 1738

Configuration Notes

ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_STATE_PEERS - Keep this list to a maximum of ~5 URLs and remove any unreachable ones.
Non-DA node command: /bin/sequencer-postgres -- http -- catchup -- status -- config
ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_RETRY_DELAY - Set to 20s for mainnet nodes.
Both SQLite-backed and filesystem-backed (postgres binary) storage modes are supported. Choose whichever fits your setup.

Official repositories and tooling from the Espresso Systems team to help operators set up and manage their nodes.

GitHub Repositories

EspressoSystems - Main GitHub organization
espresso-network — Core protocol repository. Source for all node releases.
espresso-for-dummies - Docker Compose examples for AWS ECS, K8S and other cloud deployments.

Latest Release

20260424 - Current release for both Mainnet and Decaf. No configuration changes required. Mainnet & Decaf

Community & Ecosystem

espressosys.com — Official website
espresso.foundation — Espresso Foundation
@EspressoSys - Official X account
Composable Podcast - Ecosystem podcast
Jobs - Open positions at Espresso Systems