# Nibiru Node Installation Guide

By [lomnasfar](https://paragraph.com/@lomnasfar) · 2024-08-12

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### **Minimum hardware requirements**

*   **CPU:** 4 cores
    
*   **Memory:** 16 GB RAM
    
*   **Storage:** 1 TB SSD
    

### **Update the system**

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade --yes
    

### **Install nibid**

Option 1: Use this version if you plan to sync from genesis block; you will need to swap it to the current one at the upgrade height (either manually or with Cosmovisor)

    curl -s https://get.nibiru.fi/@v1.0.0! | bash
    

Option 2: Use this version if you plan to use state-sync or data snapshot

    curl -s https://get.nibiru.fi/@v1.3.0-rc1! | bash
    

**Init the Chain**
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### **Init the chain**

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade --yes
    

### **Copy the genesis file to the** `$HOME/.nibid/config` **folder.**

You can get genesis from our networks endpoint with:

    NETWORK=nibiru-testnet-1
    curl -s https://networks.testnet.nibiru.fi/$NETWORK/genesis > $HOME/.nibid/config/genesis.json
    

Or you can download it from the Tendermint RPC endpoint.

    curl -s https://rpc.testnet-1.nibiru.fi/genesis | jq -r .result.genesis > $HOME/.nibid/config/genesis.json
    

### **Update persistent peers list in the configuration file** `$HOME/.nibid/config/config.toml`

    NETWORK=nibiru-testnet-1
    sed -i 's|\<persistent_peers\> =.*|persistent_peers = "'$(curl -s https://networks.testnet.nibiru.fi/$NETWORK/peers)'"|g' $HOME/.nibid/config/config.toml
    

### **Set minimum gas prices**

    sed -i 's/minimum-gas-prices =.*/minimum-gas-prices = "0.025unibi"/g' $HOME/.nibid/config/app.toml
    

### **\[Optional Step\] Configure one of the following options to catch up faster with the network**

*   **Option 1:** Setup state-sync
    
        NETWORK=nibiru-testnet-1
        config_file="$HOME/.nibid/config/config.toml"
        sed -i "s|enable =.*|enable = true|g" "$config_file"
        sed -i "s|rpc_servers =.*|rpc_servers = \"$(curl -s https://networks.testnet.nibiru.fi/$NETWORK/rpc_servers)\"|g" "$config_file"
        sed -i "s|trust_height =.*|trust_height = \"$(curl -s https://networks.testnet.nibiru.fi/$NETWORK/trust_height)\"|g" "$config_file"
        sed -i "s|trust_hash =.*|trust_hash = \"$(curl -s https://networks.testnet.nibiru.fi/$NETWORK/trust_hash)\"|g" "$config_file"
        
    
    **Option 2:** Download and extract data snapshot
    
    You can check [available snapshots list for nibiru-testnet-1](https://networks.testnet.nibiru.fi/nibiru-testnet-1/snapshots) to locate the snapshot with the date and type that you need
    
        curl -o nibiru-testnet-1-<timestamp>-<type>.tar.gz https://storage.googleapis.com/nibiru-testnet-1-snapshots/nibiru-testnet-1-<timestamp>-<type>.tar.gz
        tar -zxvf nibiru-testnet-1-<timestamp>-<type>.tar.gz -C $HOME/.nibid/
        
    

### **Choose one of the options to start your node**

**Option 1:** `Systemd` **+** `Systemctl`

After defining a [service file for use with](https://nibiru.fi/docs/run-nodes/full-nodes/systemctl) `systemctl`, you can execute:

    sudo systemctl start nibiru
    

**Option 2:** `Cosmovisor`

After defining a [service file for use with](https://nibiru.fi/docs/run-nodes/full-nodes/cosmovisor) `cosmovisor`, you can execute:

    sudo systemctl start cosmovisor-nibiru
    

**Option 3:** Without a daemon

    nibid start
    

### **Request tokens from the** [**Web Faucet for nibiru-testnet-1**](https://app.nibiru.fi/faucet) **if required**

[https://app.nibiru.fi/faucet](https://app.nibiru.fi/faucet)

To create a local key pair, you may use the following command:

    nibid keys add <key-name>

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*Originally published on [lomnasfar](https://paragraph.com/@lomnasfar/nibiru-node-installation-guide)*