Run a Goerli node (ETH1) & beaconnode (ETH2)

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Run your own ETH1 and connect it to ETH2

General
Ethereum 2.0 Testnets have been running for some time, and because the existing Ethereum 2.0 clients have always provided an Ethereum 1.0  node to users, misunderstandings arose.

In order to run a validator, an Ethereum 1.0 node must run parallel to Ethereum 2.0 to stay fully decentralized! 
However, an Ethereum 1.0 node is not required if you do not want to stake. Without an Ethereum 1.0 node  syncing Ethereum 2.0 blocks is still possible and also being a reliable peer for others in the network.


Goerli-chain size is around 5GB.
Connect to your local  ETH1 node
Step 1.
Download Geth

Step 2. 
Find the downloaded file and open a command prompt/terminal window
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Step 3. Syncing Goerli

Drag and drop the geth file into the terminal window and add the following 
--goerli --datadir="$HOME/Goerli" --rpc --rpcaddr=127.0.0.1 --rpcport=8545
The syncing-process takes about 30 minutes. Wait for this to complete.
Once your Goerli node is synced, it should look like this and include the message:

Imported new chain segment
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Step 4. Connect your beaconnode (ETH2) to Goerli (ETH1)
While Goerli is in sync, drag and drop the prysm.sh (macos) /prysm.bat (windows) into the terminal window file and add: 

 beacon-chain  --datadir=$HOME/prysm --web3provider=ws://localhost:8546/ --http-web3provider=http://localhost:8545/
--datadir=$HOME/prysmPlease adapt the path above to your existing beaconchain.db file. 
For simplicity reasons we will use $HOME/prysm.
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If the beaconnode successfully connects to the local Goerli node, the following message will appear 
Essential commands
Goerli
--goerli --datadir="$HOME/Goerli" --rpc --rpcaddr=127.0.0.1 --rpcport=8545 --ws --wsaddr=127.0.0.1 --wsport=8546
Beaconnode
--datadir=$HOME/prysm --web3provider=ws://localhost:8546/ --http-web3provider=http://localhost:8545/
Infura as an ETH 1.0 node
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1. Sign up on Infura​
2. Create a project with any name
3. Change Endpoints: Mainnet to Goerli
That's it! 
Copy your Project ID URL and run the beacon-node with 
./prysm.sh beacon-chain --http-web3provider=https://goerli.infura.io/v3/YOUR-PROJECT-ID

Confirmation via beacon-node
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