Full node build
Install Go and Cosmovisor
Feel free to skip this step if you already have Go and Cosmovisor.
Install Go
We will use Go v1.21.0
as example here. The code below also cleanly removes any previous Go installation.
sudo rm -rvf /usr/local/go/
wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.21.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.21.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
rm go1.21.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
Configure Go
Unless you want to configure in a non-standard way, then set these in the ~/.profile or ~/.zshrc
file.
nano ~/.zshrc
export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export GO111MODULE=on
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin
After updating your ~/.zshrc
you will need to source it:
source ~/.zshrc
Build Daemon From Source
Install the current version of node binary.
git clone https://github.com/public-awesome/stargaze
cd stargaze
git fetch --all
git checkout v10.0.1
make install
Set Up Node
Initialize Node
Please replace YOUR_MONIKER
with your own moniker.
starsd init YOUR_MONIKER --chain-id stargaze-1
This will generate the following files in ~/.starsd/config/
genesis.json
node_key.json
priv_validator_key.json
Download Genesis File
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/public-awesome/mainnet/main/stargaze-1/genesis.tar.gz
sudo tar -C ~/.starsd/config -xzf genesis.tar.gz
This will replace the genesis file created using starsd init
command with the mainnet genesis.json
.
Configure Seeds
sed -i 's/seeds = ""/seeds = "[email protected]:13756,[email protected]:13756,[email protected]:13756"/' ~/.starsd/config/config.toml
Update Node configs
We can use sed
to update various node configuration values without having to manually edit each file - which can be a pain.
Replace the values below with your own. These commands will update the following:
minimum_gas_prices
pruning
configssnapshot
configs
sed -i -e "s|^minimum-gas-prices *=.*|minimum-gas-prices = \"0.001ustars\"|" $HOME/.starsd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s|^pruning *=.*|pruning = \"custom\"|" $HOME/.starsd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s|^pruning-keep-recent *=.*|pruning-keep-recent = \"113\"|" $HOME/.starsd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s|^pruning-keep-every *=.*|pruning-keep-every = \"0\"|" $HOME/.starsd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s|^pruning-interval *=.*|pruning-interval = \"17\"|" $HOME/.starsd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s|^snapshot-interval *=.*|snapshot-interval = \"0\"|" $HOME/.starsd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s|^snapshot-keep-recent *=.*|snapshot-keep-recent = \"2\"|" $HOME/.starsd/config/app.tom
Updating node ports
We'll use a powerful tool called sed
for this process. sed
is a stream editor that can perform operations, like substitutions, on a text file.
We will specifically focus on updating the ports to use a standardized prefix for your chain. This ensures consistency and improves overall system organization. It will also allow you to run multiple chains on a single server.
Let's start by understanding what we're updating:
proxy_app: This is the address used for inter-process communication between the ABCI application and the consensus engine.
laddr: This is the address that your node listens on for incoming connections.
pprof_laddr: This is the address for the profiling server to listen on.
prometheus_listen_addr: This is the address for the Prometheus metrics server to listen on.
address: These are various addresses that your node may use to listen for different types of connections.
Set Your Chain and Port Prefix
Your chain in this case is Stargaze. For Stargaze, we want to set the port prefix as 102. The port prefix will be used to replace the first 2 or 3 digits of the original ports.
# Set the prefix
export PREFIX=102
Update config.toml
Next, we will update the config.toml
file. For 5-digit ports, the first 3 digits will be replaced. Here is how to calculate the new port values and update the config.toml
file:
PROXY_APP_PORT=$(echo 26658 | awk -v prefix=$PREFIX '{print prefix substr($0,4)}')
LADDR_PORT1=$(echo 26657 | awk -v prefix=$PREFIX '{print prefix substr($0,4)}')
LADDR_PORT2=$(echo 26656 | awk -v prefix=$PREFIX '{print prefix substr($0,4)}')
PPROF_LADDR_PORT=$(echo 26660 | awk -v prefix=$PREFIX '{print prefix substr($0,4)}')
PROMETHEUS_LISTEN_PORT=$(echo 26660 | awk -v prefix=$PREFIX '{print prefix substr($0,4)}')
sed -i.bak -e "\
s%^proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26658\"%proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:$PROXY_APP_PORT\"%; \
s%^laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:$LADDR_PORT1\"%; \
s%^pprof_laddr = \"localhost:6060\"%pprof_laddr = \"localhost:$PPROF_LADDR_PORT\"%; \
s%^laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:$LADDR_PORT2\"%; \
s%^prometheus_listen_addr = \":26660\"%prometheus_listen_addr = \":$PROMETHEUS_LISTEN_PORT\"%" \
$HOME/.starsd/config/config.toml
Update app.toml
For 4-digit ports, the first 2 digits will be replaced. Here is how to calculate the new port values and update the app.toml
file:
sed -i.bak -e "\
s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:$ADDRESS_PORT1\"%; \
s%^address = \":8080\"%address = \":$ADDRESS_PORT2\"%; \
s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9090\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:$ADDRESS_PORT3\"%; \
s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9091\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:$ADDRESS_PORT4\"%" \
$HOME/.starsd/config/app.toml
ADDRESS_PORT1=$(echo 1317 | awk -v prefix=$PREFIX '{print prefix substr($0,3)}')
ADDRESS_PORT2=$(echo 8080 | awk -v prefix=$PREFIX '{print prefix substr($0,3)}')
ADDRESS_PORT3=$(echo 9090 | awk -v prefix=$PREFIX '{print prefix substr($0,3)}')
ADDRESS_PORT4=$(echo 9091 | awk -v prefix=$PREFIX '{print prefix substr($0,3)}')
Create (or restore) a local key pair
Either create a new key pair or restore an existing wallet for your validator:
# Create new keypair
starsd keys add YOURKEY
# Restore existing juno wallet with mnemonic seed phrase.
# You will be prompted to enter mnemonic seed.
starsd keys add YOURKEY --recover
# Query the keystore for your public address
starsd keys show YOURKEY -a
After creating a new key, the key information and seed phrase will be shown. It is essential to write this seed phrase down and keep it in a safe place. The seed phrase is the only way to restore your keys.
Setup cosmovisor
Follow the Setup Cosmovisor instructions to setup cosmovisor and start the node.
Upgrade to a validator
Do not attempt to upgrade your node to a validator until the node is fully in sync as per the previous step.
To upgrade the node to a validator, you will need to submit a create-validator
transaction:
starsd tx staking create-validator \
--amount 1000000ustars \
--commission-max-change-rate "0.1" \
--commission-max-rate "0.20" \
--commission-rate "0.1" \
--min-self-delegation "1" \
--details "Your details here" \
--pubkey=$(starsd tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker $MONIKER_NAME \
--chain-id $CHAIN_ID \
--fees 5000ustars \
--node http://<YOURIP>:<YOURPORT> \
--from <KEYNAME>
The above transaction is just an example. There are many more flags that can be set to customize your validator, such as your validator website, or keybase.io id, etc. To see a full list:
starsd tx staking create-validator --help
Backup critical files
There are certain files that you need to back up to be able to restore your validator if, for some reason, it damaged or lost in some way. Please make a secure backup of the following files located in ~/.starsd/config/
:
priv_validator_key.json
node_key.json
It is recommended that you encrypt and backup of these files.
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