# Guide to boot an Initia node

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**Published on:** 2024-09-30
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Install Go and Initiasudo apt update sudo apt install -y build-essential curl git wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.18.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.18.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin git clone https://github.com/initia-chain/initia cd initia make install Initialize Nodeinitiad init <your_node_name> Download Genesis File:wget -O ~/.initia/config/genesis.json <genesis_file_url> Update Configurations:Edit ~/.initia/config/config.toml:nano ~/.initia/config/config.toml # Set chain_id, external_address, and add persistent_peers and seeds Set gas prices in app.toml:nano ~/.initia/config/app.toml # Set minimum-gas-prices = "0.025<coin>" Set Up Node as a Service (optional):sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/initia.service > /dev/null <<EOF [Unit] Description=Initia Node After=network-online.target [Service] User=$USER ExecStart=$(which initiad) start Restart=on-failure RestartSec=3 LimitNOFILE=4096 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target EOF sudo systemctl enable initia sudo systemctl start initia Start the Node:initiad start Check Logs:journalctl -u initia -f Join a Network (if required):initiad unsafe-reset-all initiad start

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