installation
description: Setting up your validator node has never been so easy. Get your validator running in minutes by following step by step instructions.
Installation
Network name: BitCanna | Chain ID: bitcanna-1
| Latest version: v3.1.0
| Custom Port: 130
Setup validator name
Replace YOUR_MONIKER_GOES_HERE with your validator name
MONIKER="YOUR_MONIKER_GOES_HERE"
Install dependencies
Update system and install build tools
sudo apt -q update
sudo apt -qy install curl git jq lz4 build-essential
sudo apt -qy upgrade
Install Go
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
curl -Ls https://go.dev/dl/go1.19.8.linux-amd64.tar.gz | sudo tar -xzf - -C /usr/local
eval $(echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' | sudo tee /etc/profile.d/golang.sh)
eval $(echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/go/bin' | tee -a $HOME/.profile)
Download and build binaries
# Clone project repository
cd $HOME
rm -rf bitcanna
git clone https://github.com/BitCannaGlobal/bcna bitcanna
cd bitcanna
git checkout v3.1.0
# Build binaries
make install
# Prepare binaries for Cosmovisor
mkdir -p $HOME/.bcna/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
mv ~/go/bin/bcnad $HOME/.bcna/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/
rm -rf build
Install Cosmovisor and create a service
# Download and install Cosmovisor
go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@v1.4.0
# Create service
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/bcnad.service > /dev/null << EOF
[Unit]
Description=osmosis node service
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which cosmovisor) run start
WorkingDirectory=$HOME/.bcna
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.bcna"
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=bcnad"
Environment="DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=false"
Environment="DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE=true"
Environment="UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true"
Environment="PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:$HOME/.bcna/cosmovisor/current/bin"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable bcnad
Initialize the node
# Set node configuration
bcnad config chain-id bitcanna-1
bcnad config node tcp://localhost:13057
# Initialize the node
bcnad init $MONIKER --chain-id bitcanna-1
# Download genesis and addrbook
curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BitCannaGlobal/bcna/main/genesis.json > $HOME/.bcna/config/genesis.json
curl -Ls https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/addrbooks/bitcanna/addrbook.json > $HOME/.bcna/config/addrbook.json
# Add seeds
seeds="d6aa4c9f3ccecb0cc52109a95962b4618d69dd3f@seed1.bitcanna.io:26656,e2e7c704f766ef6b9e2c8dd61d963f8393b87966@seed3.bitcanna.io:26656,f0e6c86d769bf5c52f78e01864091690e731643f@bitcanna-seed.panthea.eu:37656,20e1000e88125698264454a884812746c2eb4807@seeds.lavenderfive.com:13056,258f523c96efde50d5fe0a9faeea8a3e83be22ca@seed.bitcanna-1.bitcanna.aviaone.com:10263,33ab202dfef5e08d5d0346e7b3cfaab2a946198a@seeds.bitcanna-mainnet.hexnodes.co:27656,d5ed854872ad96f114737889ac9521ea3a29e3a3@bitcanna-seed.oldcat.io:26656,d37062587a2aba2a5256b7363f722f4acb4b8e2f@seed-node.mms.team:30656,10ed1e176d874c8bb3c7c065685d2da6a4b86475@seed-bcna.ibs.team:16656,951cadb1888c0360dce506c1eff925cb6eb47e06@seeds-2.anode.team:10258,09ba537d6563018b97c502979c3478df4decf426@bitcanna-seed.genznodes.dev:20656,8542cd7e6bf9d260fef543bc49e59be5a3fa9074@seed.publicnode.com:26656,71df77a8f57af72a4d2b4e842c9ac7eaec31cc09@mainnet-seed.konsortech.xyz:27156,7546889cad5cb44012a9b190bee9c5a8d92d47cd@cottage.sopko.net:31656"
sed -i -e "s|^seeds *=.*|seeds = \"$seeds\"|" $HOME/.bcna/config/config.toml
# Set minimum gas price
sed -i -e "s|^minimum-gas-prices *=.*|minimum-gas-prices = \"0.001ubcna\"|" $HOME/.bcna/config/app.toml
# Set pruning
sed -i \
-e 's|^pruning *=.*|pruning = "custom"|' \
-e 's|^pruning-keep-recent *=.*|pruning-keep-recent = "100"|' \
-e 's|^pruning-keep-every *=.*|pruning-keep-every = "0"|' \
-e 's|^pruning-interval *=.*|pruning-interval = "19"|' \
$HOME/.bcna/config/app.toml
# Set custom ports
sed -i -e "s%^proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26658\"%proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:13058\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657\"%laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:13057\"%; s%^pprof_laddr = \"localhost:6060\"%pprof_laddr = \"localhost:13060\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:13056\"%; s%^prometheus_listen_addr = \":26660\"%prometheus_listen_addr = \":13066\"%" $HOME/.bcna/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:13017\"%; s%^address = \":8080\"%address = \":13080\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9090\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:13090\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9091\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:13091\"%; s%:8545%:13045%; s%:8546%:13046%; s%:6065%:13065%" $HOME/.bcna/config/app.toml
Start service and check the logs
sudo systemctl start bcnad && sudo journalctl -u bcnad -f --no-hostname -o cat
Sync
To catch up quickly, you can either use a snapshot or state sync
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