There is some confusion about how to run builder

Block Builders
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I want run a builder,Do I just need to run a fork prysm and a builder? Does prysm need connect to another el client?

Which version or branch of fork prysm and builder code should I run?

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I am having the same question - how to run the builder? Any good info is appreciated. Thanks.

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If you use the flashbots builder, then your CL client does not connect to another EL client. The builder is based on geth, so, if you enable the --builder flag and whichever other related flags you require, you will have a builder and an EL client.

You don’t need to use the flashbots prysm fork. Any CL client will work, according to this:

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