shell
# install dependencies, if needed
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install curl git wget htop tmux build-essential jq make lz4 gcc unzip -y

shell
# install go, if needed
cd $HOME
VER="1.22.5"
wget "https://golang.org/dl/go$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"
[ ! -f ~/.bash_profile ] && touch ~/.bash_profile
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:~/go/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile
[ ! -d ~/go/bin ] && mkdir -p ~/go/bin

# set vars
echo "export WALLET="wallet"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export MONIKER="test"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export WARDEN_CHAIN_ID="chiado_10010-1"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export WARDEN_PORT="18"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile

# download binary
cd $HOME
rm -rf bin
mkdir bin && cd bin
wget https://github.com/warden-protocol/wardenprotocol/releases/download/v0.5.4/wardend_Linux_x86_64.zip
unzip wardend_Linux_x86_64.zip
chmod +x wardend
mv $HOME/bin/wardend $HOME/go/bin

# config and init app
wardend init $MONIKER
sed -i -e "s|^node *=.*|node = \"tcp://localhost:${WARDEN_PORT}657\"|" $HOME/.warden/config/client.toml

# download genesis and addrbook
wget -O $HOME/.warden/config/genesis.json https://server-4.itrocket.net/testnet/warden/genesis.json
wget -O $HOME/.warden/config/addrbook.json  https://server-4.itrocket.net/testnet/warden/addrbook.json

# set seeds and peers
SEEDS="8288657cb2ba075f600911685670517d18f54f3b@warden-testnet-seed.itrocket.net:18656"
PEERS="b14f35c07c1b2e58c4a1c1727c89a5933739eeea@warden-testnet-peer.itrocket.net:18656,7113a3811f8b28242ee8cc62678fd8532f73ac44@65.21.202.124:27656,2f99ac7e72cc8c1f951e027d6088b8a920163237@65.109.111.234:18656,fc0f710eb52e8366387d151807c4d392e2866890@161.97.170.171:18656,9401033b245a26126179ff67e9598b58d392e1a9@37.27.133.17:26656,e5200966b7013f06398a15b10ed4fdcd302fe767@95.165.149.94:22656,17e3cf06667e1a32892c7f191cbd10dfafff27e6@45.145.42.149:18656,ac7af8fdcfd853b0bc9d7c384bc8499de4fcc636@135.181.192.137:18656,2dc1ee9c11fe9b70748d8062c60db71fc373e31c@65.109.92.148:656,6e8d8cb0c1c3ccd6bb3ebbe06aea32ae9f881f84@62.169.25.226:33656,248a90408700cca7acc2f449252dc67ab3f9aec5@65.109.30.35:19656"
sed -i -e "/^\[p2p\]/,/^\[/{s/^[[:space:]]*seeds *=.*/seeds = \"$SEEDS\"/}" \
       -e "/^\[p2p\]/,/^\[/{s/^[[:space:]]*persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$PEERS\"/}" $HOME/.warden/config/config.toml

# set custom ports in app.toml
sed -i.bak -e "s%:1317%:${WARDEN_PORT}317%g;
s%:8080%:${WARDEN_PORT}080%g;
s%:9090%:${WARDEN_PORT}090%g;
s%:9091%:${WARDEN_PORT}091%g;
s%:8545%:${WARDEN_PORT}545%g;
s%:8546%:${WARDEN_PORT}546%g;
s%:6065%:${WARDEN_PORT}065%g" $HOME/.warden/config/app.toml

# set custom ports in config.toml file
sed -i.bak -e "s%:26658%:${WARDEN_PORT}658%g;
s%:26657%:${WARDEN_PORT}657%g;
s%:6060%:${WARDEN_PORT}060%g;
s%:26656%:${WARDEN_PORT}656%g;
s%^external_address = \"\"%external_address = \"$(wget -qO- eth0.me):${WARDEN_PORT}656\"%;
s%:26660%:${WARDEN_PORT}660%g" $HOME/.warden/config/config.toml

# config pruning
sed -i -e "s/^pruning *=.*/pruning = \"custom\"/" $HOME/.warden/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \"100\"/" $HOME/.warden/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \"19\"/" $HOME/.warden/config/app.toml

# set minimum gas price, enable prometheus and disable indexing
sed -i 's|minimum-gas-prices =.*|minimum-gas-prices = "25000000award"|g' $HOME/.warden/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/" $HOME/.warden/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s/^indexer *=.*/indexer = \"null\"/" $HOME/.warden/config/config.toml

# create service file
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/wardend.service > /dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Warden node
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
WorkingDirectory=$HOME/.warden
ExecStart=$(which wardend) start --home $HOME/.warden
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

# reset and download snapshot
wardend tendermint unsafe-reset-all --home $HOME/.warden
if curl -s --head curl https://server-4.itrocket.net/testnet/warden/warden_2025-02-04_1545116_snap.tar.lz4 | head -n 1 | grep "200" > /dev/null; then
  curl https://server-4.itrocket.net/testnet/warden/warden_2025-02-04_1545116_snap.tar.lz4 | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C $HOME/.warden
    else
  echo "no snapshot found"
fi

# enable and start service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable wardend
sudo systemctl restart wardend && sudo journalctl -u wardend -fo cat

shell
source <(curl -s https://itrocket.net/api/testnet/warden/autoinstall/)

shell
# to create a new wallet, use the following command. don’t forget to save the mnemonic
wardend keys add $WALLET

# to restore exexuting wallet, use the following command
wardend keys add $WALLET --recover

# save wallet and validator address
WALLET_ADDRESS=$(wardend keys show $WALLET -a)
VALOPER_ADDRESS=$(wardend keys show $WALLET --bech val -a)
echo "export WALLET_ADDRESS="$WALLET_ADDRESS >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export VALOPER_ADDRESS="$VALOPER_ADDRESS >> $HOME/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile

# check sync status, once your node is fully synced, the output from above will print "false"
wardend status2>&1 | jq

# before creating a validator, you need to fund your wallet and check balance
wardend query bank balances $WALLET_ADDRESS

shell
#!/bin/bash
rpc_port=$(grep -m 1 -oP '^laddr = "\K[^"]+' "$HOME/.warden/config/config.toml" | cut -d ':' -f 3)
while true; do
  local_height=$(curl -s localhost:$rpc_port/status | jq -r '.result.sync_info.latest_block_height')
  network_height=$(curl -s https://warden-testnet-rpc.itrocket.net/status | jq -r '.result.sync_info.latest_block_height')

  if ! [[ "$local_height" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || ! [[ "$network_height" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
    echo -e "\033[1;31mError: Invalid block height data. Retrying...\033[0m"
    sleep 5
    continue
  fi

  blocks_left=$((network_height - local_height))
  if [ "$blocks_left" -lt 0 ]; then
    blocks_left=0
  fi

  echo -e "\033[1;33mNode Height:\033[1;34m $local_height\033[0m \033[1;33m| Network Height:\033[1;36m $network_height\033[0m \033[1;33m| Blocks Left:\033[1;31m $blocks_left\033[0m"

  sleep 5
done

shell
cd $HOME
# Create validator.json file
echo "{\"pubkey\":{\"@type\":\"/cosmos.crypto.ed25519.PubKey\",\"key\":\"$(wardend comet show-validator | grep -Po '\"key\":\s*\"\K[^"]*')\"},
    \"amount\": \"1000000award\",
    \"moniker\": \"test\",
    \"identity\": \"\",
    \"website\": \"\",
    \"security\": \"\",
    \"details\": \"I love blockchain ❤️\",
    \"commission-rate\": \"0.1\",
    \"commission-max-rate\": \"0.2\",
    \"commission-max-change-rate\": \"0.01\",
    \"min-self-delegation\": \"1\"
}" > validator.json
# Create a validator using the JSON configuration
wardend tx staking create-validator validator.json \
    --from $WALLET \
    --chain-id chiado_10010-1 \
	--gas auto --gas-adjustment 1.6 --fees 250000000000000award

shell
sudo ufw default allow outgoing
sudo ufw default deny incoming
sudo ufw allow ssh/tcp
sudo ufw allow ${WARDEN_PORT}656/tcp
sudo ufw enable

shell
sudo systemctl stop wardend
sudo systemctl disable wardend
sudo rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/wardend.service
sudo rm $(which wardend)
sudo rm -rf $HOME/.warden
sed -i "/WARDEN_/d" $HOME/.bash_profile