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: Quicksilver | Chain ID: quicksilver-2
| Latest version: v1.6.3
| Custom Port: 111
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 quicksilver
git clone https://github.com/ingenuity-build/quicksilver quicksilver
cd quicksilver
git checkout v1.6.3
# Build binaries
make install
# Prepare binaries for Cosmovisor
mkdir -p $HOME/.quicksilverd/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
mv ~/go/bin/quicksilverd $HOME/.quicksilverd/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/
rm -rf build
Install Cosmovisor and create a service
# Download and install Cosmovisor
go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@v1.4.0
# Create service
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/quicksilverd.service > /dev/null << EOF
[Unit]
Description=osmosis node service
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which cosmovisor) run start
WorkingDirectory=$HOME/.quicksilverd
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.quicksilverd"
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=quicksilverd"
Environment="DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=false"
Environment="DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE=true"
Environment="UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true"
Environment="PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:$HOME/.quicksilverd/cosmovisor/current/bin"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable quicksilverd
Initialize the node
# Set node configuration
quicksilverd config chain-id quicksilver-2
quicksilverd config node tcp://localhost:11157
# Initialize the node
quicksilverd init $MONIKER --chain-id quicksilver-2
# Download genesis and addrbook
curl -Ls https://github.com/ingenuity-build/mainnet/raw/main/genesis.json > $HOME/.quicksilverd/config/genesis.json
curl -Ls https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/addrbooks/quicksilver/addrbook.json > $HOME/.quicksilverd/config/addrbook.json
# Add seeds
seeds="940c0dc153b0e344de6368d101a97fd4d9e69eff@seeds.cros-nest.com:25656,ade4d8bc8cbe014af6ebdf3cb7b1e9ad36f412c0@seeds.polkachu.com:11156,20e1000e88125698264454a884812746c2eb4807@seeds.lavenderfive.com:11156,babc3f3f7804933265ec9c40ad94f4da8e9e0017@seed.rhinostake.com:11156,ebc272824924ea1a27ea3183dd0b9ba713494f83@quicksilver-mainnet-seed.autostake.com:27026,8542cd7e6bf9d260fef543bc49e59be5a3fa9074@seed.publicnode.com:26656,400f3d9e30b69e78a7fb891f60d76fa3c73f0ecc@quicksilver.rpc.kjnodes.com:11159,a85a651a3cf1746694560c5b6f76d566c04ca581@quicksilver-seed.takeshi.team:10456,559e316b30830ddd5e93617592ef70330ecce86d@seed-quicksilver.ibs.team:16668,95fe6a416dff4150e0394f8b429743db60ea1327@seed-node.mms.team:27656,20783f43c3b574e9020d22be3415f8a545f0617f@seed.quicksilver.validatus.com:4000"
sed -i -e "s|^seeds *=.*|seeds = \"$seeds\"|" $HOME/.quicksilverd/config/config.toml
# Set minimum gas price
sed -i -e "s|^minimum-gas-prices *=.*|minimum-gas-prices = \"0.0001uqck\"|" $HOME/.quicksilverd/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/.quicksilverd/config/app.toml
# Set custom ports
sed -i -e "s%^proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26658\"%proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:11158\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657\"%laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:11157\"%; s%^pprof_laddr = \"localhost:6060\"%pprof_laddr = \"localhost:11160\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:11156\"%; s%^prometheus_listen_addr = \":26660\"%prometheus_listen_addr = \":11166\"%" $HOME/.quicksilverd/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:11117\"%; s%^address = \":8080\"%address = \":11180\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9090\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:11190\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9091\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:11191\"%; s%:8545%:11145%; s%:8546%:11146%; s%:6065%:11165%" $HOME/.quicksilverd/config/app.toml
Start service and check the logs
sudo systemctl start quicksilverd && sudo journalctl -u quicksilverd -f --no-hostname -o cat
Sync
To catch up quickly, you can either use a snapshot or state sync
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