# How to RUN Initia Node

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**Published on:** 2024-07-11
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Testnet Instruction Node Validator Required installationssudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install curl git wget build-essential jq make lz4 gcc unzip -y Install Gocd $HOME && \ ver="1.22.0" && \ wget "https://golang.org/dl/go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz" && \ sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go && \ sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz" && \ rm "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz" && \ echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile && \ source ~/.bash_profile && \ go version Install And Build Binarygit clone https://github.com/initia-labs/initia cd initia git checkout v0.2.15 make install Monikerinitiad init (Ur-Moniker) --chain-id initiation-1 Install Genesis.jsonrm ~/.initia/config/genesis.json wget https://initia.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/initiation-1/genesis.json cp genesis.json ~/.initia/config/genesis.json Set Minim Gas Pricesed -i -e "s/^minimum-gas-prices *=.*/minimum-gas-prices = \"0.15uinit,0.01uusdc\"/" $HOME/.initia/config/app.toml Seeds PeersPEERS="40d3f977d97d3c02bd5835070cc139f289e774da@168.119.10.134:26313,841c6a4b2a3d5d59bb116cc549565c8a16b7fae1@23.88.49.233:26656,e6a35b95ec73e511ef352085cb300e257536e075@37.252.186.213:26656,2a574706e4a1eba0e5e46733c232849778faf93b@84.247.137.184:53456,ff9dbc6bb53227ef94dc75ab1ddcaeb2404e1b0b@178.170.47.171:26656,edcc2c7098c42ee348e50ac2242ff897f51405e9@65.109.34.205:36656,07632ab562028c3394ee8e78823069bfc8de7b4c@37.27.52.25:19656,028999a1696b45863ff84df12ebf2aebc5d40c2d@37.27.48.77:26656,140c332230ac19f118e5882deaf00906a1dba467@185.219.142.119:53456,1f6633bc18eb06b6c0cab97d72c585a6d7a207bc@65.109.59.22:25756,065f64fab28cb0d06a7841887d5b469ec58a0116@84.247.137.200:53456,767fdcfdb0998209834b929c59a2b57d474cc496@207.148.114.112:26656,093e1b89a498b6a8760ad2188fbda30a05e4f300@35.240.207.217:26656,12526b1e95e7ef07a3eb874465662885a586e095@95.216.78.111:26656" && \ SEEDS="2eaa272622d1ba6796100ab39f58c75d458b9dbc@34.142.181.82:26656,c28827cb96c14c905b127b92065a3fb4cd77d7f6@testnet-seeds.whispernode.com:25756" && \ sed -i \ -e "s/^seeds *=.*/seeds = \"$SEEDS\"/" \ -e "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$PEERS\"/" \ "$HOME/.initia/config/config.toml" Set Up Pruningsed -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"|' \ $HOME/.initia/config/app.toml Create A Servicesudo tee /etc/systemd/system/initiad.service > /dev/null <<EOF [Unit] Description=initiad After=network-online.target [Service] User=$USER ExecStart=$(which initiad) start Restart=on-failure RestartSec=3 LimitNOFILE=65535 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target EOF Start Service & Reload System Configsudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable initiad sudo systemctl restart initiad && sudo journalctl -fu initiad -o cat Manage Wallet Make New Walletinitiad keys add wallet Recovery Your Walletinitiad keys add wallet --recover Get Your Wallet Listinitiad keys list Check Balance of Your Walletinitiad q bank balances $(initiad keys show wallet -a) Validator Node Info before Create Validator, you have to make sure that blocks have syncs. use command below to check.initiad status 2>&1 | jq If it shows false, the sign is that you can create a validator Create Validatorinitiad tx mstaking create-validator \ --amount=9000000uinit \ --pubkey=$(initiad tendermint show-validator) \ --moniker=(Your-name) \ --chain-id=initiation-1 \ --commission-rate=0.05 \ --commission-max-rate=0.20 \ --commission-max-change-rate=0.05 \ --from=(Name-Your-Wallet) \ --identity="(Keybase-id)" \ --website="(Your-website)" \ --details="-" \ --node=http://localhost:15657 \ --gas-adjustment 1.4 \ --gas auto \ --gas-prices 0.15uinit \ -y after created validator, Dont forget to save your priv_validator_key.json its only way to recover your validator Validator Infoinitiad q mstaking validator $(initiad keys show $WALLET --bech val -a) Faucet https://faucet.testnet.initia.xyz/ Delegate Token To Your Validatorinitiad tx mstaking delegate Your_Valoper 1000000uinit --from Name_Your_Wallet --gas=2000000 --fees=300000uinit --chain-id initiation-1 -y Unjailinitiad tx slashing unjail --from wallet --fees=0.025uinit -y Restart SystemStopping Systemsudo systemctl stop initiad Check Logsudo journalctl -u initiad -f -o cat Remove System Reminder before remove your system, make sure you have to backup all important file!!!sudo systemctl stop initiad.service sudo systemctl disable initiad.service sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/initiad.service rm -rf $HOME/.initia $HOME/initia CONGRATS YOU HAVE RUN NODE AND CREATE VALIDATOR ON INITIA CHAINJoins us: https://x.com/Ynonnicolial https://keybase.io/ynonnicolial https://linktr.ee/Ynonnicolial https://www.notion.so/Ynonnicolial-d0bc82a9b4c7402b8e63f240af42f842?pvs=21

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