# Install Defund node

By [Mikhail](https://paragraph.com/@mikhail-2) · 2023-03-29

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Install Defund node orbit-alpha-1
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### Update packages, install dependencies

    cd $HOME
    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
    sudo apt install make clang pkg-config libssl-dev build-essential git jq ncdu bsdmainutils htop -y < "/dev/null"
    

### Install go

    cd $HOME
    wget -O go1.19.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz https://golang.org/dl/go1.19.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
    rm -rf /usr/local/go && tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.19.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz && rm go1.19.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
    echo 'export GOROOT=/usr/local/go' >> $HOME/.bash_profile
    echo 'export GOPATH=$HOME/go' >> $HOME/.bash_profile
    echo 'export GO111MODULE=on' >> $HOME/.bash_profile
    echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin' >> $HOME/.bash_profile && . $HOME/.bash_profile
    go version
    

### Download and build binaries

    git clone https://github.com/defund-labs/defund
    cd defund
    git checkout v0.2.6
    make install
    cd $HOME
    

### Initialize node and download genesis:

> Make up your own name for the node and replace it with <>
> 
>     defundd init <<node_name>> --chain-id orbit-alpha-1
>     
>     cd $HOME/.defund/config
>     
>     curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/defund-labs/testnet/main/orbit-alpha-1/genesis.json > ~/.defund/config/genesis.json
>     cd
>     
> 
> ### Adding seeds and peers
> 
>     seeds="f902d7562b7687000334369c491654e176afd26d@170.187.157.19:26656,2b76e96658f5e5a5130bc96d63f016073579b72d@rpc-1.defund.nodes.guru:45656"
>     peers="f902d7562b7687000334369c491654e176afd26d@170.187.157.19:26656,f8093378e2e5e8fc313f9285e96e70a11e4b58d5@rpc-2.defund.nodes.guru:45656,878c7b70a38f041d49928dc02418619f85eecbf6@rpc-3.defund.nodes.guru:45656"
>     sed -i.default "s/^seeds *=.*/seeds = \"$seeds\"/;" $HOME/.defund/config/config.toml
>     sed -i "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$peers\"/;" $HOME/.defund/config/config.toml
>     
> 
> ### Config pruning
> 
>     recent=100
>     every=0
>     interval=10
>     
>     sed -i.back "s/pruning *=.*/pruning = \"custom\"/g" $HOME/.defund/config/app.toml
>     sed -i "s/pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \"$recent\"/g" $HOME/.defund/config/app.toml
>     sed -i "s/pruning-keep-every *=.*/pruning-keep-every = \"$every\"/g" $HOME/.defund/config/app.toml
>     sed -i "s/pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \"$interval\"/g" $HOME/.defund/config/app.toml
>     
> 
> ### Creating service file
> 
>     echo "[Unit]
>     Description=defund
>     After=network.target
>     
>     [Service]
>     User=$USER
>     Type=simple
>     ExecStart=$(which defundd) start
>     Restart=on-failure
>     LimitNOFILE=65535
>     
>     [Install]
>     WantedBy=multi-user.target" > $HOME/defund.service
>     sudo mv $HOME/defund.service /etc/systemd/system
>     sudo tee <<EOF >/dev/null /etc/systemd/journald.conf
>     Storage=persistent
>     EOF
>     
> 
> ### Start servise
> 
>     sudo systemctl restart systemd-journald
>     sudo systemctl daemon-reload
>     sudo systemctl enable defund 
>     
>     sudo systemctl restart defund
>     
> 
> ### Create a wallet, save mnemonics
> 
> > Think of a name for your wallet and replace it with <>
> > 
> >     defundd keys add <<wallet_name>>
> >     
> > 
> > > (Optional) Recovering a wallet using mnemonics:
> > 
> >     defundd keys add <<wallet_name>> --recover
> >     
> > 
> > > Check if the node is synchronized, if the result is false - then the node is synchronized:
> > 
> >     curl -s localhost:26657/status | jq .result.sync_info.catching_up
> >     
> > 
> > ### After the node is synchronized you need to request test tokens.
> > 
> > > To do this, go to Faucet in discord [https://discord.gg/qR6y2wkp3e](https://discord.gg/qR6y2wkp3e)
> > 
> > ### Check your wallet balance
> > 
> >     defundd q bank balances <<address>>
> >     
> > 
> > > If your wallet does not show any balance than probably your node is still syncing. Please wait until it finish to synchronize and then continue
> > 
> > ### Creating a validator (Replace: <>, <>) defundd tx staking create-validator \\ --moniker="<<node\_name>>" \\ --amount=1000000ufetf \\ --pubkey=$(defundd tendermint show-validator) \\ --chain-id=orbit-alpha-1 \\ --commission-max-change-rate=0.01 \\ --commission-max-rate=0.20 \\ --commission-rate=0.05 \\ --min-self-delegation=1 \\ --from=<<wallet\_name>> \\ --yes Don't forget to buckup **priv\_validator\_key.json** file

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*Originally published on [Mikhail](https://paragraph.com/@mikhail-2/install-defund-node)*