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### Pre-flight Checklist

Before starting your Base node, ensure you have completed the following:
- [ ] **Hardware**: Minimum 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD (NVMe preferred).
- [ ] **L1 RPC**: A valid Ethereum Mainnet (or Sepolia) RPC endpoint is available.
- [ ] **Docker**: Docker and Docker Compose are installed and running.
- [ ] **Ports**: Port `30303` (TCP/UDP) is open for P2P peer discovery.
- [ ] **Snapshots**: Check the latest snapshot size to ensure sufficient disk space.

## Quick Start

1. Ensure you have an Ethereum L1 full node RPC available
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