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Join Buenavista

Overview​

This tutorial explains how to run the Warden binary, wardend, and join the Buenavista testnet:

Version history​

ReleaseUpgrade Block HeightUpgrade Date
v0.3.0genesis

Prerequisites​

  • We recommend running public testnet nodes on machines with the following characteristics:

    • at least 8 cores
    • 32GB of RAM
    • 300GB of disk space

  • You'll also need to install Go.

1. Install​

To join Buenavista, install wardend (the Warden binary) using the script below. There are two ways to do it:

Option 1: Use the prebuilt binary​

  1. Download the binary for your platform from the release page and unzip it. The archive contains the wardend binary.

  2. Initialize the chain home folder:

    ./wardend init <custom_moniker>

Option 2: Use the source code​

Build the wardend binary and initialize the chain home folder:

git clone --depth 1 --branch v0.3.0 https://github.com/warden-protocol/wardenprotocol/
just build

build/wardend init <custom_moniker>

2. Configure​

To configure wardend, do the following:

  1. Prepare the genesis file:

    cd $HOME/.warden/config
    rm genesis.json
    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/warden-protocol/networks/main/testnets/buenavista/genesis.json

  2. Set the mandatory configuration options:

    # Set minimum gas price & peers
    sed -i 's/minimum-gas-prices = ""/minimum-gas-prices = "0.0025uward"/' app.toml
    sed -i 's/persistent_peers = ""/persistent_peers = "650c66dda5f7aa954f44fd6148a6f32b085ca792@sentry-0.buenavista.wardenprotocol.org:26656,7c70120717ef5eae8236162ede6819249bd6587d@sentry-1.buenavista.wardenprotocol.org:26656,288116b75c3c710268b5d86182d8dd5e33a6b56f@sentry-2.buenavista.wardenprotocol.org:26656"/' config.toml

3. Start the node​

You can now start the node using the following command:

wardend start

It'll connect to persistent peers provided and start downloading blocks. You can check the logs to see the progress.

4. Create a validator​

If you want to create a validator in the testnet, follow the instructions in the Create a validator section.