Side Protocol Run Validator

This article is a direct continuation of this article. Just keep following the simple steps and you will be able to become a full-fledged validator!

By the way, I did not just start writing a guide on this project, because I am already an experienced validator of this project, which you can get acquainted with at the following link, which leads directly to the explorer.

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Create Key

Before initializing the node, we need to create our own wallet, this is done with the following command:

sided keys add test --key-type="segwit"

Query your local keys:

sided keys list

Initialize the Node

Initialization takes place with the following command:

sided init <MY_SIDE_VALIDATOR> --chain-id=grimoria-testnet-1

Downloading the genesis file

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sideprotocol/testnet/main/grimoria-testnet-1/genesis.json -O $HOME/.side/config/genesis.json

Add peers

Next, we add peers in config.toml:

persistent_peers = "[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:26656"

Setting up minimum gas prices

minimum-gas-prices = "0.005uside" # in app.toml

Start Node and Sync

sided tendermint unsafe-reset-all 
sided start

Creating Your Validator

sided tx staking create-validator \
--from=alice \
--amount=400000000uside \
--pubkey=$(sided tendermint show-validator)  \
--moniker="side_node" \
--security-contact="[email protected]" \
--chain-id="grimoria-testnet-1" \
--commission-rate="0.1" \
--commission-max-rate="0.2" \
--commission-max-change-rate="0.05" \
--min-self-delegation="400000000" \
--fees="50000uside"

Remember that your wallet should already have a top-up balance!