use_binaries.md

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Use the packaged binaries

You can install the Op-besu or Op-geth client to run a Optimism EL node from a binary distribution.

Prerequisites

Java JDK 21+

Install from packaged binaries

Download the Op Besu packaged binaries.

Unpack the downloaded files and change into the op-besu-<release> directory.

Run a Op-Besu node

```shell
cd op-besu-<release> && \
./bin/besu \
--network=OP_SEPOLIA \
--p2p-enabled=false \
--discovery-enabled=false \
--data-path=<your data dir> \
--engine-rpc-enabled \
--engine-jwt-secret=<jwt secret file> \
--rpc-http-enabled \
--host-allowlist=* \
--engine-host-allowlist=* \
--logging=INFO \
--version-compatibility-protection=false
```

```shell
cd op-besu-<release> && \
./bin/besu \
--genesis-file=<devnet genesis file> \
--p2p-enabled=false \
--discovery-enabled=false \
--data-path=<your data dir> \
--engine-rpc-enabled \
--engine-jwt-secret=<jwt secret file> \
--rpc-http-enabled \
--host-allowlist=* \
--engine-host-allowlist=* \
--logging=INFO \
--version-compatibility-protection=false
```

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