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@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The monthly storage requirements for a node are as follows. These are estimated
- A default pruning node (`pruning = “default”`) grows at a rate of ~25 GB per month
## Install Go
Kava is built using Go and requires Go version 1.13+. In this example, you will be installing Go on a fresh install of ubuntu 18.04.
Kava is built using Go and requires Go version 1.17+. In this example, you will be installing Go on a fresh install of ubuntu 20.04.
```bash
# Update ubuntu
@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ sudo apt upgrade -y
# Install packages necessary to run go and jq for pretty formatting command line outputs
sudo apt install build-essential jq -y
# Install git
sudo apt install git
# Install go
wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.17.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz (or latest version at https://golang.org/dl/)
sudo tar -xvf go1.17.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.17.6.linux-amd64.tar.gz (or latest version at https://golang.org/dl/)
sudo tar -xvf go1.17.6.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv go /usr/local
# Updates environmental variables to include go
@ -41,54 +44,53 @@ source ~/.profile
To verify that Go is installed:
```bash
go version
# Should return go version go1.17.1 linux/amd64
# Should return go version go1.17.6 linux/amd64
```
## Install Kava
Install Kava using `git clone`. Note that version 0.15.1 is the correct version for mainnet.
Install Kava using `git clone`. Note that version 0.16.1 is the correct version for mainnet.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/kava-labs/kava
cd kava
git checkout v0.15.1
git checkout v0.16.1
make install
```
To verify that kava is installed:
```bash
kvd version --long
kava version --long
# name: kava
# server_name: kvd
# client_name: kvcli
# version: 0.15.1
# commit: f0c90f0cbf96d230a83cd2309b8fd032e52d7fb933881541472df1bf2703a939
# server_name: kava
# version: 0.16.1
# commit: c2257c409659e2a6c1c8907fe5ae596c5e46f19d
# build_tags: netgo,ledger
# go: go version go1.15.14 linux/amd64
# go: go version go1.17.6 linux/amd64
```
## Configuring Your Node
Next, download the correct genesis file and sync your node with the Kava mainnet. To download the genesis file:
```bash
# First, initialize kvd. Replace <name> with the public name of your node
kvd init --chain-id kava-8 <name>
# First, initialize kava. Replace <name> with the public name of your node
kava init --chain-id kava-9 <name>
# Download the genesis file
wget https://kava-genesis-files.s3.amazonaws.com/kava-8-genesis-migrated-from-block-1878508.json -O ~/.kvd/config/genesis.json
wget https://kava-genesis-files.s3.amazonaws.com/kava-9/genesis.json -O ~/.kava/config/genesis.json
# Verify genesis hash
jq -S -c -M '' $HOME/.kvd/config/genesis.json | shasum -a 256
# f0c90f0cbf96d230a83cd2309b8fd032e52d7fb933881541472df1bf2703a939
jq -S -c -M '' $HOME/.kava/config/genesis.json | shasum -a 256
# 5c688df5ae6cba9c9e5a9bab045eb367dd54ce9b7f5fab78cf3e636cf2e2b793
```
Next, adjust some configurations. To open the config file:
```bash
vim $HOME/.kvd/config/config.toml
vim $HOME/.kava/config/config.toml
```
At line 160, add [seeds](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TWsD2lMi1idkPI6W9xFCn5W64x75yn9PDjvQaJVkIRk/edit?usp=sharing). These are used to connect to the peer-to-peer network:
At line 212, add [seeds](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j-e1HTkskNRS6mlhxLLQa0loB-ShcVUjz8WVVZxvPaY). These are used to connect to the peer-to-peer network:
At line 163, add some [persistent peers](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TWsD2lMi1idkPI6W9xFCn5W64x75yn9PDjvQaJVkIRk/edit?usp=sharing), which help maintain a connection to the peer-to-peer network
At line 215, add some [persistent peers](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j-e1HTkskNRS6mlhxLLQa0loB-ShcVUjz8WVVZxvPaY), which help maintain a connection to the peer-to-peer network
Next, chose how much historical state you want to store. To open the application config file:
```bash
vim $HOME/.kvd/config/app.toml
vim $HOME/.kava/config/app.toml
```
In this file, choose between `default`, `nothing`, and `everything`. To reduce hard drive storage, choose `everything` or `default`. To run an archival node, chose `nothing`.
```bash
@ -101,14 +103,14 @@ minimum-gas-prices = "0.001ukava"
### Syncing Your Node
To sync your node, you will use systemd, which manages the Kava daemon and automatically restarts it in case of failure. To use systemd, you will create a service file. Be sure to replace `<your_user>` with the user on your server:
```bash
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/kvd.service > /dev/null <<'EOF'
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/kavad.service > /dev/null <<'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=Kava daemon
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=<your_user>
ExecStart=/home/<your_user>/go/bin/kvd start
ExecStart=/home/<your_user>/go/bin/kava start
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=4096
@ -120,69 +122,69 @@ EOF
To start syncing:
```bash
# Start the node
sudo systemctl enable kvd
sudo systemctl start kvd
sudo systemctl enable kavad
sudo systemctl start kavad
```
To check on the status of syncing:
```bash
kvcli status --output json | jq '.sync_info'
kava status --log_format json | jq '.sync_info'
```
This will give output like:
```bash
{
"latest_block_hash": "21D7E37A0A5992E1992DD43E42C05E4475A6E212694F746ABEE132267067847D",
"latest_app_hash": "FBE0E799BCCA57F12F781252787BD6340782E5D45E591294D01269F481B128AC",
"latest_block_height": "183566",
"latest_block_time": "2021-03-22T17:21:41.848445277Z",
"earliest_block_hash": "09E688467E5016159D74CEDE2EE870D671CAA772F76E6697AEEB685A398ACB08",
"earliest_app_hash": "",
"earliest_block_height": "1",
"earliest_block_time": "2021-03-05T06:00:00Z",
"catching_up": false
"latest_block_hash": "03BC172D991C3D66BAAA12A41CAA1A4718C63605B71FD9E0EF09EC38C2DA9F85",
"latest_app_hash": "FBC020AC8258C4854D2D3384E78929384B0BFBA462F948D493E7883AD315B38C",
"latest_block_height": "36",
"latest_block_time": "2022-01-19T16:22:18.54790946Z",
"earliest_block_hash": "C124499F70881EC71F41231DAB111F448558C5A7794D044F0613E1509FA4C8DF",
"earliest_app_hash": "E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855",
"earliest_block_height": "1",
"earliest_block_time": "2022-01-19T16:00:00Z",
"catching_up": true
}
```
The main thing to watch is that the block height is increasing. Once you are caught up with the chain, `catching_up` will become false. At that point, you can start using your node to create a validator. If you need to sync using a snapshot, please use https://kava.quicksync.io/
To check the logs of the node:
```bash
sudo journalctl -u kvd -f
sudo journalctl -u kavad -f
```
## Creating a Validator
First, create a wallet, which will give you a private key / public key pair for your node.
```bash
# Replace <your-key-name> with a name for your key that you will remember
kvcli keys add <your-key-name>
kava keys add <your-key-name>
# To see a list of wallets on your node
kvcli keys list
kava keys list
```
**Be sure to write down the mnemonic for your wallet and store it securely. Losing your mnemonic could result in the irrecoverable loss of KAVA tokens.**
To see the options when creating a validator:
```bash
kvcli tx staking create-validator -h
kava tx staking create-validator -h
```
An example of creating a validator with 50KAVA self-delegation and 10% commission:
```bash
# Replace <key_name> with the key you created previously
kvcli tx staking create-validator \
kava tx staking create-validator \
--amount=50000000ukava \
--pubkey=$(kvd tendermint show-validator) \
--pubkey=$(kava tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker="choose moniker" \
--website="optional website for your validator"
--details="optional details for your validator"
--website="optional website for your validator" \
--details="optional details for your validator" \
--commission-rate="0.10" \
--commission-max-rate="0.20" \
--commission-max-change-rate="0.01" \
--min-self-delegation="1" \
--from=<key_name> \
--chain-id=kava-8 \
--gas=auto
--from=<your-key-name> \
--chain-id=kava-9 \
--gas=auto \
--gas-adjustment=1.4
```
To check on the status of your validator:
```bash
kvcli status --output json | jq '.validator_info'
kava status --log_format json | jq '.ValidatorInfo'
```
After you have completed this guide, your validator should be up and ready to receive delegations. Note that only the top 100 validators by weighted stake (self-delegations + other delegations) are eligible for block rewards. To view the current validator list, checkout one of the Kava block explorers:
- https://www.mintscan.io/kava