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: Cheqd | Chain ID: cheqd-mainnet-1
| Latest version: v2.0.1
| Custom Port: 161
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 cheqd
git clone https://github.com/cheqd/cheqd-node cheqd
cd cheqd
git checkout v2.0.1
# Build binaries
make install
# Prepare binaries for Cosmovisor
mkdir -p $HOME/.cheqdnode/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
mv ~/go/bin/cheqd-noded $HOME/.cheqdnode/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/
rm -rf build
Install Cosmovisor and create a service
# Download and install Cosmovisor
go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@v1.4.0
# Create service
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/cheqd-noded.service > /dev/null << EOF
[Unit]
Description=osmosis node service
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which cosmovisor) run start
WorkingDirectory=$HOME/.cheqdnode
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.cheqdnode"
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=cheqd-noded"
Environment="DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=false"
Environment="DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE=true"
Environment="UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true"
Environment="PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:$HOME/.cheqdnode/cosmovisor/current/bin"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable cheqd-noded
Initialize the node
# Set node configuration
cheqd-noded config chain-id cheqd-mainnet-1
cheqd-noded config node tcp://localhost:16157
# Initialize the node
cheqd-noded init $MONIKER --chain-id cheqd-mainnet-1
# Download genesis and addrbook
curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cheqd/cheqd-node/main/networks/mainnet/genesis.json > $HOME/.cheqdnode/config/genesis.json
curl -Ls https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/addrbooks/cheqd/addrbook.json > $HOME/.cheqdnode/config/addrbook.json
# Add seeds
seeds="258a9bfb822637bfca87daaab6181c10e7fd0910@seed1.eu.cheqd.net:26656,f565ff792b20977face9817df6acb268d41d4092@seed2.eu.cheqd.net:26656,388947cc7d901c5c06fedc4c26751634564d68e6@seed3.eu.cheqd.net:26656,9b30307a2a2819790d68c04bb62f5cf4028f447e@seed1.ap.cheqd.net:26656,ebc272824924ea1a27ea3183dd0b9ba713494f83@cheqd-mainnet-seed.autostake.com:27326,20e1000e88125698264454a884812746c2eb4807@seeds.lavenderfive.com:16156,c28827cb96c14c905b127b92065a3fb4cd77d7f6@seeds.whispernode.com:16156,8542cd7e6bf9d260fef543bc49e59be5a3fa9074@seed.publicnode.com:26656"
sed -i -e "s|^seeds *=.*|seeds = \"$seeds\"|" $HOME/.cheqdnode/config/config.toml
# Set minimum gas price
sed -i -e "s|^minimum-gas-prices *=.*|minimum-gas-prices = \"25ncheq\"|" $HOME/.cheqdnode/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/.cheqdnode/config/app.toml
# Set custom ports
sed -i -e "s%^proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26658\"%proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:16158\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657\"%laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:16157\"%; s%^pprof_laddr = \"localhost:6060\"%pprof_laddr = \"localhost:16160\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:16156\"%; s%^prometheus_listen_addr = \":26660\"%prometheus_listen_addr = \":16166\"%" $HOME/.cheqdnode/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:16117\"%; s%^address = \":8080\"%address = \":16180\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9090\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:16190\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9091\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:16191\"%; s%:8545%:16145%; s%:8546%:16146%; s%:6065%:16165%" $HOME/.cheqdnode/config/app.toml
Start service and check the logs
sudo systemctl start cheqd-noded && sudo journalctl -u cheqd-noded -f --no-hostname -o cat
Sync
To catch up quickly, you can either use a snapshot or state sync
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