Migrating From Geth

Nethermind makes migrating from Geth quick and painless.  
Nethermind has the same critical RPC methods as Geth does 
Snap Sync is enabled by default on Geth majority networks as of Nethermind v1.13.0 and takes less than 4 hours to sync to Mainnet using less than 100 GB. 
1. Uninstall Geth
The first step is to uninstall Geth and delete the .ethereum directory. 
Unless set a custom location the.ethereum directory is the only place where Geth stores data. 
2. Install Nethermind
There are many ways to install Nethermind choose the option the best suits your needs
Downloading Releases
Docker
Building From Source
3. Launch Nethermind
Nethermind requires a --config file that gives you the ability to customize every module to suit your needs.
Configuration
The official mainnet config will work fine for most people. 
Windows
MacOs
Ubuntu
Docker
Local Build
./Nethermind.Runner --config mainnet
nethermind --config mainnet
nethermind --config mainnet
docker run -it nethermind/nethermind --config mainnet
cd Nethermind.Runner
dotnet run -c Release -- --config mainnet
The Merge
The shift from PoW to PoS (aka the merge) will be here before you know it. Take some time to learn how running Nethermind changes post merge
Running Nethermind Post Merge

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1. Uninstall Geth

2. Install Nethermind

3. Launch Nethermind

The Merge