From 34841c0dc396bbd6fba24694c1280678aabd2463 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: HemaOnGit Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:28:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add sync status verification guide Add a section to README explaining how to use a curl command to check if the node is fully synchronized with the Base network. --- README.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1cbaad17d..6eab32278 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ Base is a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly Ethereum L2 built on Optimism's [ # For testnet with a specific client: NETWORK_ENV=.env.sepolia CLIENT=reth docker compose up --build ``` +### Checking Sync Status + +To verify if your node is correctly synchronized with the network, you can run the following command from your host machine: + +```bash +curl -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_syncing","params":[]}' \ +-H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545 ### Supported Clients