# Airchains. Running a Full Node

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**Published on:** 2024-09-23
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Download and Install the Binary First download the latest binary and make it executable:wget https://github.com/airchains-network/junction/releases/download/v0.1.0/junctiond chmod +x junctiond sudo mv junctiond /usr/local/bin/ Initialize the Node You need to initialize the node with a moniker (your node's name):junctiond init <your_moniker> This command will generate the required files and set up a directory for the node. Configuration Files Next, download the genesis file and modify the configuration files. Start by replacing the default genesis.json with the correct one:wget https://example.com/genesis.json -O ~/.junction/config/genesis.json Edit the config.toml file to set seeds, minimum gas prices, and peers:nano ~/.junction/config/config.toml In the file, find the seeds parameter and add the following:seeds = "<peer_1>,<peer_2>" Set Persistent Peers Update persistent_peers with known peers to ensure your node connects properly:persistent_peers = "<peer_1>,<peer_2>" Run the Node Once everything is set, run your node:junctiond start Monitoring the Node To monitor the node's status, use the following commands:Check the node's status:junctiond status View logs in real-time:tail -f ~/.junction/logs/junctiond.log Setting Up as a Validator If you'd like to become a validator, first create a new wallet:junctiond keys add <wallet_name> Next, send some tokens to this wallet, and finally, create the validator:junctiond tx staking create-validator \ --amount=1000000ujunction \ --pubkey=$(junctiond tendermint show-validator) \ --moniker="<your_moniker>" \ --chain-id="<chain_id>" \ --commission-rate="0.10" \ --commission-max-rate="0.20" \ --commission-max-change-rate="0.01" \ --min-self-delegation="1" \ --from=<wallet_name>

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