Kurtosis-OrbitArbitrum Orbit Made Simple

Quick Example ​

# Start Kurtosis engine
kurtosis engine start

# Deploy your Orbit chain
kurtosis run github.com/justmert/kurtosis-orbit

# Access your chain
kurtosis port forward <enclave-name> orbit-sequencer rpc

What You Get ​

After deployment, you'll have a complete Arbitrum Orbit environment:

• L1 Ethereum chain - Local Geth + Lighthouse
• Arbitrum Orbit L2 chain - Sequencer + validator
• Token bridge - For L1 ↔ L2 transfers
• Pre-funded accounts - With 1000 ETH each
• Optional block explorer - Blockscout for monitoring

Why Kurtosis-Orbit? ​

Deploying an Arbitrum Orbit chain traditionally requires coordinating multiple services, managing complex configurations, and ensuring proper initialization order. Kurtosis-Orbit automates this entire process, giving you a production-like environment in minutes.

Perfect for:

• Development - Test your dApps on a local Orbit chain
• Testing - Validate contract deployments and integrations
• Experimentation - Try different configurations and rollup modes
• Learning - Understand how Arbitrum Orbit works

Community ​

• GitHub Repository
• Report Issues
• Kurtosis Documentation
• Arbitrum Documentation