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Add a guide to running a full node to the book #3672

@michaelsproul

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@michaelsproul

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Now that the merge has occurred, our docs look a bit strange, because the instructions for running a node are split between several pages, including Merge Migration. I think it would be nice to have a page that steps through setting up a full node at a high-level, including checkpoint sync and connecting to the EL.

This would also be useful for users who want to run nodes without validating, for whom the current Become a validator page is not relevant.

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  • Write up a nice new page for the book on how to run a full node, including how to use checkpoint sync and connect to the execution layer. I think this should be written in a style that centres the lighthouse binaries and its flags, with no reference to e.g. systemd or Docker.
  • Link the new page high in the table of contents. I think a sensible order might be:
    1. Introduction
    2. Installation
    3. How to run a node
    4. How to become a validator
    5. <everything else>
  • Establish redirects from old page names to relevant new ones. The deprecated pages could live in a separate section at the very end of the book (or be hidden from the ToC?).

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