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Our new v1.18.0 release contains some noticeable facelifts! We **recommend** this update to all users of Lodestar. For the full changelog, please see https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v1.18.0 Some details outlined in the thread. 🧵

Our documentation located at https://chainsafe.github.io/lodestar/ is now using Docusaurus for a better experience. We've attached Plausible metrics to further help improve the contents of our documentation with minimal intrusiveness and open-source analytics.

TypeScript Implementation of Ethereum Consensus.
https://lodestar.chainsafe.io

Target peers by default has been increased from 50 to 100 peers. Many users have already set this for better validator effectiveness and now we have it set by default to become a better peer on the network.

`builder.selection` now has a `default` setting that gives slightly preferential treatment to locally produced blocks via `builderBoostFactor=90` . This configurable setting is set to 90 instead of 100 by default.

This new default setting means that the builder profit difference over a locally produced block must be greater than ~10% to be selected. The previous default setting was `maxprofit`, which chooses the most profitable. This can be changed in your local configuration.

Basic devcontainer support is now integrated for easier development setups such as Github Codespaces. For more information, see

Basic devcontainer support is now integrated for easier development setups such as Github Codespaces. For more information, see https://chainsafe.github.io/lodestar/contribution/getting-started#devcontainer

This release addresses many compatibility issues discovered from cross-client testing with Lodestar and other consensus clients. This also includes fixes for compatibility with some external DVT platforms and external APIs such as the keymanager.