Initia Validator Node Setup Guide [Initia Testnet is live ]

Step 1: Prepare a VPS with the Right Specifications

- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- CPU: 4 cores
- Disk: 1 TB SSD

Step 2: Log In to Your VPS, Install, and Update Required Packages

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
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sudo apt install curl git jq build-essential gcc unzip wget lz4 -y
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Step 3: Install Go
cd $HOME && \
ver="1.22.0" && \
wget "https://golang.org/dl/go$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" && \

Step 3: Install Go 
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin" >> $HOME/.bash_profile && \
source $HOME/.bash_profile && \
go version

Step 4: Install initia binary

git clone https://github.com/initia-labs/initia.git
cd initia
git checkout v0.2.14
make install
initiad version
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Step 5: Set up

# Customize if you need
echo 'export MONIKER="My_Node"' >> ~/.bash_profile
echo 'export CHAIN_ID="initiation-1"' >> ~/.bash_profile
echo 'export WALLET_NAME="wallet"' >> ~/.bash_profile
echo 'export RPC_PORT="26657"' >> ~/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile
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 My_Node = Your name choose

Step 6: Initialize the node

cd $HOME
initiad init $MONIKER --chain-id $CHAIN_ID
initiad config set client chain-id $CHAIN_ID
initiad config set client node tcp://localhost:$RPC_PORT
initiad config set client keyring-backend os 
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# You can set it to "test" so you will not be asked for a password

Step 7: Download genesis.json

wget https://initia.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/initiation-1/genesis.json -O $HOME/.initia/config/genesis.json
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Step 8: Add seeds and peers to the config.toml
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Step 8: Add seeds and peers to the config.toml
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https://medium.com/@nodescribe/initia-validator-node-setup-guide-initia-testnet-is-live-09b1328bd596

Step 10: Configure prunning to save storage (Optional)

sed -i \
    -e "s/^pruning *=.*/pruning = \"custom\"/" \
    -e "s/^pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \"100\"/" \
    -e "s/^pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \"10\"/" \
    "$HOME/.initia/config/app.toml"

Step 11: Set min gas price

sed -i -e "s/^minimum-gas-prices *=.*/minimum-gas-prices = \"0.15uinit,0.01uusdc\"/" $HOME/.initia/config/app.toml
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