Base node is not advancing in height despite no errors in log file

[based-eth]

Hello!

I want to run my own base node and recently followed this official guide. I want to experimentally try to sync from height 0 to tip, so I don't use a snapshot here. I have a MacBook Pro M3.

In the previous blockchain nodes that I ran on other blockchain networks, I expected a linear increase in block height, knowing that syncing to tip may take a long time.

So I cloned the repo here, configured the .env.mainnet file, and then ran docker compose up.

I ran it for more than 5 minutes minutes, didn't find any error in the logs, and then tried different methods to check the current base node height:

user@MBP node % curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}' \
http://127.0.0.1:8545
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x0"}

user@MBP node % curl -s \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"id":0,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"optimism_syncStatus","params":[]}' \
  http://localhost:7545 \
| jq '.result.unsafe_l2.number'
0

user@MBP node % echo Latest synced block behind by: $((($(date +%s)-$( \
  curl -s \
    -d '{"id":0,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"optimism_syncStatus"}' \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    http://localhost:7545 \
  | jq -r .result.unsafe_l2.timestamp))/60)) minutes
Latest synced block behind by: 848648 minutes

I am not sure which of the 3 is the correct method, but definitely, the node is stuck at the genesis block.
I attach my base node logs below.

Can you please help me? Do you see any errors in my base node logs that could explain why my node doesn't advance in block height?
Or is it to be expected that the height of my base node stays at 0 for a long time, before advancing? If so, how long? Is it the same for starting a node from a snapshot?

Thanks in advance!

My base node logs:
base-node.log

My .env.mainnet file:

RETH_CHAIN=base
RETH_SEQUENCER_HTTP=https://mainnet-sequencer.base.org
OP_GETH_SEQUENCER_HTTP=https://mainnet-sequencer.base.org
OP_SEQUENCER_HTTP=https://mainnet-sequencer.base.org

# [optional] used to enable geth stats:
# OP_GETH_ETH_STATS=nodename:secret@host:port
# OP_NETHERMIND_ETHSTATS_ENABLED=true
# OP_NETHERMIND_ETHSTATS_NODE_NAME=NethermindNode
# OP_NETHERMIND_ETHSTATS_ENDPOINT=ethstats_endpoint

# [required] replace with your preferred L1 (Ethereum, not Base) node RPC URL:
OP_NODE_L1_ETH_RPC=http://host.docker.internal:8080

# [required] replace with your preferred L1 CL beacon endpoint:
OP_NODE_L1_BEACON=https://ethereum-beacon-api.publicnode.com

# auth secret used by op-geth engine API:
OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_AUTH_RAW=688f5d737bad920bdfb2fc2f488d6b6209eebda1dae949a8de91398d932c517a

OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_AUTH=/tmp/engine-auth-jwt
OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_RPC=ws://execution:8551
OP_NODE_LOG_LEVEL=info
OP_NODE_METRICS_ADDR=0.0.0.0
OP_NODE_METRICS_ENABLED=true
OP_NODE_METRICS_PORT=7300
OP_NODE_NETWORK=base-mainnet
OP_NODE_P2P_AGENT=base
OP_NODE_P2P_BOOTNODES=enr:-J24QNz9lbrKbN4iSmmjtnr7SjUMk4zB7f1krHZcTZx-JRKZd0kA2gjufUROD6T3sOWDVDnFJRvqBBo62zuF-hYCohOGAYiOoEyEgmlkgnY0gmlwhAPniryHb3BzdGFja4OFQgCJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQKNVFlCxh_B-716tTs-h1vMzZkSs1FTu_OYTNjgufplG4N0Y3CCJAaDdWRwgiQG,enr:-J24QH-f1wt99sfpHy4c0QJM-NfmsIfmlLAMMcgZCUEgKG_BBYFc6FwYgaMJMQN5dsRBJApIok0jFn-9CS842lGpLmqGAYiOoDRAgmlkgnY0gmlwhLhIgb2Hb3BzdGFja4OFQgCJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQJ9FTIv8B9myn1MWaC_2lJ-sMoeCDkusCsk4BYHjjCq04N0Y3CCJAaDdWRwgiQG,enr:-J24QDXyyxvQYsd0yfsN0cRr1lZ1N11zGTplMNlW4xNEc7LkPXh0NAJ9iSOVdRO95GPYAIc6xmyoCCG6_0JxdL3a0zaGAYiOoAjFgmlkgnY0gmlwhAPckbGHb3BzdGFja4OFQgCJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQJwoS7tzwxqXSyFL7g0JM-KWVbgvjfB8JA__T7yY_cYboN0Y3CCJAaDdWRwgiQG,enr:-J24QHmGyBwUZXIcsGYMaUqGGSl4CFdx9Tozu-vQCn5bHIQbR7On7dZbU61vYvfrJr30t0iahSqhc64J46MnUO2JvQaGAYiOoCKKgmlkgnY0gmlwhAPnCzSHb3BzdGFja4OFQgCJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQINc4fSijfbNIiGhcgvwjsjxVFJHUstK9L1T8OTKUjgloN0Y3CCJAaDdWRwgiQG,enr:-J24QG3ypT4xSu0gjb5PABCmVxZqBjVw9ca7pvsI8jl4KATYAnxBmfkaIuEqy9sKvDHKuNCsy57WwK9wTt2aQgcaDDyGAYiOoGAXgmlkgnY0gmlwhDbGmZaHb3BzdGFja4OFQgCJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQIeAK_--tcLEiu7HvoUlbV52MspE0uCocsx1f_rYvRenIN0Y3CCJAaDdWRwgiQG
OP_NODE_P2P_LISTEN_IP=0.0.0.0
OP_NODE_P2P_LISTEN_TCP_PORT=9222
OP_NODE_P2P_LISTEN_UDP_PORT=9222
OP_NODE_RPC_ADDR=0.0.0.0
OP_NODE_RPC_PORT=8545
OP_NODE_SNAPSHOT_LOG=/tmp/op-node-snapshot-log
OP_NODE_VERIFIER_L1_CONFS=4
OP_NODE_ROLLUP_LOAD_PROTOCOL_VERSIONS=true

# OP_NODE_L1_TRUST_RPC allows for faster syncing, but should be used *only* if your L1 RPC node
# is fully trusted. It also allows op-node to work with clients such as Erigon that do not
# support storage proofs:
OP_NODE_L1_TRUST_RPC=true

# SNAP SYNC
# NOTE: This feature is experimental and may lead to syncing issues, delays or difficulties as a result of inability to find peers. We recommend running a full or archive node for production purposes.
# To enable snap sync, uncomment and set the env vars below:
# OP_NODE_SYNCMODE=execution-layer
# OP_GETH_BOOTNODES=enode://87a32fd13bd596b2ffca97020e31aef4ddcc1bbd4b95bb633d16c1329f654f34049ed240a36b449fda5e5225d70fe40bc667f53c304b71f8e68fc9d448690b51@3.231.138.188:30301,enode://ca21ea8f176adb2e229ce2d700830c844af0ea941a1d8152a9513b966fe525e809c3a6c73a2c18a12b74ed6ec4380edf91662778fe0b79f6a591236e49e176f9@184.72.129.189:30301,enode://acf4507a211ba7c1e52cdf4eef62cdc3c32e7c9c47998954f7ba024026f9a6b2150cd3f0b734d9c78e507ab70d59ba61dfe5c45e1078c7ad0775fb251d7735a2@3.220.145.177:30301,enode://8a5a5006159bf079d06a04e5eceab2a1ce6e0f721875b2a9c96905336219dbe14203d38f70f3754686a6324f786c2f9852d8c0dd3adac2d080f4db35efc678c5@3.231.11.52:30301,enode://cdadbe835308ad3557f9a1de8db411da1a260a98f8421d62da90e71da66e55e98aaa8e90aa7ce01b408a54e4bd2253d701218081ded3dbe5efbbc7b41d7cef79@54.198.153.150:30301
# OP_NETHERMIND_BOOTNODES=enode://87a32fd13bd596b2ffca97020e31aef4ddcc1bbd4b95bb633d16c1329f654f34049ed240a36b449fda5e5225d70fe40bc667f53c304b71f8e68fc9d448690b51@3.231.138.188:30301,enode://ca21ea8f176adb2e229ce2d700830c844af0ea941a1d8152a9513b966fe525e809c3a6c73a2c18a12b74ed6ec4380edf91662778fe0b79f6a591236e49e176f9@184.72.129.189:30301,enode://acf4507a211ba7c1e52cdf4eef62cdc3c32e7c9c47998954f7ba024026f9a6b2150cd3f0b734d9c78e507ab70d59ba61dfe5c45e1078c7ad0775fb251d7735a2@3.220.145.177:30301,enode://8a5a5006159bf079d06a04e5eceab2a1ce6e0f721875b2a9c96905336219dbe14203d38f70f3754686a6324f786c2f9852d8c0dd3adac2d080f4db35efc678c5@3.231.11.52:30301,enode://cdadbe835308ad3557f9a1de8db411da1a260a98f8421d62da90e71da66e55e98aaa8e90aa7ce01b408a54e4bd2253d701218081ded3dbe5efbbc7b41d7cef79@54.198.153.150:30301
# OP_GETH_SYNCMODE=snap