Launch a node or validator on KiiChain Testnet Oro
Run Single Local Node (Docker)
git clone git@github.com:KiiChain/kiichain.git
cd kiichain
nano docker/rpcnode/scripts/step1_configure.init.sh
# replace REPLACE_SYNC_RPC with 18.226.34.140:26669
# replace REPLACE_SYNC_PEERS with d2fbe128da8cf541a44ae3f893e4f14395fdfd3a@18.226.34.140:26668,2a6353f698929346e4a7b4ea8987a5c7748c73af@3.142.36.147:26668
make run-prime-node # this is to run a local node
# once the container is running, verify that you can reach the rpc
# by visiting http://localhost:26669 on your browser. You should see a list of rpc endpoints
# execute commands once the container is running:
docker ps
# retrieve the container id
docker exec -it <container id> sh
# you will then shell into the container
kiichaind # you should now see a list of all the sub commands that can be used with kiichaind
Run Testnet Validator Node
Step 1: Run Single Testnet Node (Docker)
git clone git@github.com:KiiChain/kiichain.git
cd kiichain
make run-rpc-node # this is to run a rpc node
# once the container is running, verify that you can reach the rpc
# by visiting http://localhost:26669 on your browser. You should see a list of rpc endpoints
# execute commands once the container is running:
docker ps
# retrieve the container id
docker exec -it <container id> sh
# you will then shell into the container
kiichaind # you should now see a list of all the sub commands that can be used with kiichaind
Step 2: Create a Key
# ensure you are in the docker container from the previous step and have access to kiichaind
kiichaind keys add <KEY NAME>
# get your kiichain address for the faucet step
kiichaind keys show <KEY NAME> -a
Step 3: Get Testnet Tokens
Go to the Kiichain discord channel and request for kiichain testnet tokens from the faucet.
Step 4: Create a Validator Transaction
# ensure you are in the docker container from the previous step and have access to kiichaind
kiichaind tx staking create-validator \
--from <KEY NAME> \
--chain-id \
--moniker="<VALIDATOR NAME>" \
--commission-max-change-rate=0.01 \
--commission-max-rate=1.0 \
--commission-rate=0.05 \
--details="<description>" \
--security-contact="<contact information>" \
--website="<your website>" \
--pubkey $(kiichaind tendermint show-validator) \
--min-self-delegation="1" \
--amount <token delegation>ukii \
--node localhost:26669
Testnet Genesis
How to validate on the Kiichain Testnet
This is the Kiichain kiichain Testnet
Hardware Requirements
Minimum
64 GB RAM
1 TB NVME SSD
16 Cores (modern CPU's)
Operating System
Linux (x86_64) or Linux (amd64) Recommended Arch Linux
Dependencies
Prerequisite: go1.18+ required.
Arch Linux: pacman -S go
Ubuntu: sudo snap install go --classic
Prerequisite: git.
Arch Linux: pacman -S git
Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install git
Optional requirement: GNU make.
Arch Linux: pacman -S make
Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install make
Upgrading node
When a new upgrade has launched and your node is requesting upgrade it to continue with the validation process, follow these steps:
1. Pull all changes
$ git pull origin main
2. Run upgrade command
We have created a command which interacts with the cosmovisor tool, installed in the docker file that helps to upgrade the blockchain. The most important part is to run the command with the parameters UPGRADE_NAME and CONTAINER_NAME where:
UPGRADE_NAME: This is the title name of the upgrade proposal. It must be the name of the proposal plan if this is different, cosmoviso won't upgrade the node.
$ make upgrade UPGRADE_NAME=<upgradeName> CONTAINER_NAME=<yourContainerName>
For instance upgrading the blockchain to the v2.0.0, running in a container called kiichain-rpc-node:
$ make upgrade UPGRADE_NAME=v2.0.0 CONTAINER_NAME=kiichain-rpc-node
