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 $HOME
rm -rf kyve
git clone https://github.com/KYVENetwork/chain kyve
cd kyve
git checkout v1.3.0
# Build binaries
make install
# Prepare binaries for Cosmovisor
mkdir -p .kyve/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
mv ~/go/bin/kyved .kyve/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/
rm -rf build
Install Cosmovisor and create a service
# Download and install Cosmovisor
go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@v1.4.0
# Create service
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/kyved.service > /dev/null << EOF
[Unit]
Description=osmosis node service
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which cosmovisor) run start
WorkingDirectory=.kyve
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=.kyve"
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=kyved"
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:.kyve/cosmovisor/current/bin"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable kyved
# Set node configuration
kyved config chain-id kaon-1
kyved config node tcp://localhost:11057
# Initialize the node
kyved init $MONIKER --chain-id kaon-1
# Download genesis and addrbook
curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KYVENetwork/networks/main/kaon-1/genesis.json > .kyve/config/genesis.json
curl -Ls https://snapshots.lavenderfive.com/testnet-addrbooks/kyve/addrbook.json > .kyve/config/addrbook.json
# Add seeds
seeds="e56574f922ff41c68b80700266dfc9e01ecae383@3.73.27.185:26656"
sed -i -e "s|^seeds *=.*|seeds = \"$seeds\"|" .kyve/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"|' \
.kyve/config/app.toml
# Set custom ports
sed -i -e "s%^proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26658\"%proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:11058\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657\"%laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:11057\"%; s%^pprof_laddr = \"localhost:6060\"%pprof_laddr = \"localhost:11060\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:11056\"%; s%^prometheus_listen_addr = \":26660\"%prometheus_listen_addr = \":11066\"%" .kyve/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:11017\"%; s%^address = \":8080\"%address = \":11080\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9090\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:11090\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9091\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:11091\"%; s%:8545%:11045%; s%:8546%:11046%; s%:6065%:11065%" .kyve/config/app.toml
Start service and check the logs
sudo systemctl start kyved && sudo journalctl -u kyved -f --no-hostname -o cat
