description: Setting up your validator node has never been so easy. Get your validator running in minutes by following step by step instructions.
MONIKER="YOUR_MONIKER_GOES_HERE"
sudo apt -q update
sudo apt -qy install curl git jq zst build-essential
sudo apt -qy upgrade
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 $HOME
rm -rf babylon
git clone https://github.com/babylonchain/babylon.git babylon
cd babylon
git checkout v0.8.3
# Build binaries
make install
# Prepare binaries for Cosmovisor
mkdir -p .babylond/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
mv ~/go/bin/babylond .babylond/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/
rm -rf build
Install Cosmovisor and create a service
# Download and install Cosmovisor
go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@v1.4.0
# Create service
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/babylond.service > /dev/null << EOF
[Unit]
Description=osmosis node service
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which cosmovisor) run start
WorkingDirectory=.babylond
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=.babylond"
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=babylond"
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:.babylond/cosmovisor/current/bin"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable babylond
# Set node configuration
babylond config chain-id bbn-test-3
babylond config node tcp://localhost:20657
# Initialize the node
babylond init $MONIKER --chain-id bbn-test-3
# Download genesis and addrbook
curl -Ls https://snapshots.polkachu.com/testnet-genesis/babylon/genesis.json > .babylond/config/genesis.json
curl -Ls https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/testnet-addrbooks/babylon/addrbook.json > .babylond/config/addrbook.json
# Add seeds
seeds="49b4685f16670e784a0fe78f37cd37d56c7aff0e@3.14.89.82:26656,9cb1974618ddd541c9a4f4562b842b96ffaf1446@3.16.63.237:26656"
sed -i -e "s|^seeds *=.*|seeds = \"$seeds\"|" .babylond/config/config.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"|' \
.babylond/config/app.toml
# Set custom ports
sed -i -e "s%^proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26658\"%proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:20658\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657\"%laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:20657\"%; s%^pprof_laddr = \"localhost:6060\"%pprof_laddr = \"localhost:20660\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:20656\"%; s%^prometheus_listen_addr = \":26660\"%prometheus_listen_addr = \":20666\"%" .babylond/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:20617\"%; s%^address = \":8080\"%address = \":20680\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9090\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:20690\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9091\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:20691\"%; s%:8545%:20645%; s%:8546%:20646%; s%:6065%:20665%" .babylond/config/app.toml
Start service and check the logs
sudo systemctl start babylond && sudo journalctl -u babylond -f --no-hostname -o cat
