The Quick Start section shows OP_NODE_L1_ETH_RPC and OP_NODE_L1_BEACON as the variables to configure, but since reth + base-consensus is now the default client, users also need to set BASE_NODE_L1_ETH_RPC and BASE_NODE_L1_BEACON. These are defined in .env.mainnet but not mentioned in the README at all. The Azul migration guide at docs.base.org explicitly lists these as the replacement variables for the new client. A new operator following the README Quick Start will only set the OP_NODE_* variables and base-consensus will be unable to connect to L1.
The Quick Start section shows OP_NODE_L1_ETH_RPC and OP_NODE_L1_BEACON as the variables to configure, but since reth + base-consensus is now the default client, users also need to set BASE_NODE_L1_ETH_RPC and BASE_NODE_L1_BEACON. These are defined in .env.mainnet but not mentioned in the README at all. The Azul migration guide at docs.base.org explicitly lists these as the replacement variables for the new client. A new operator following the README Quick Start will only set the OP_NODE_* variables and base-consensus will be unable to connect to L1.