Installing a cheqd node from binary package releases

Context
This document provides guidance on how to install and configure a node for the cheqd testnet from our binary package releases.
If you are planning to install a node on a host machine running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, our recommended method is to use the Debian package installation guide instead.
The node setup guide provides pre-requisites needed before the steps below should be attempted.
Installation steps for cheqd-node .tar.gz binary
1.Get binary
You can get the binary in several ways:
​Compile from source​
Get tar archive with the binary compiled for Ubuntu 20.04 in releases;
2.Define configuration for running the cheqd-noded binary as a service
It is highly recommended to run the cheqd-node as a system service using a supervisor such as systemd.
Our Debian package uses postinst script for setting up our binary as a service. The same tool can be used to set up the binary as a service.
There is only one input parameter for postinst script, it's a path to where binary is.
To set up the binary using postint, execute the following with sudo privileges:
1
bash postinst <path/to/cheqd-noded/binary>
Copied!
This will add a service file and prepare all needed directories for configs/keys and data. The script also creates a new service user called cheqd, to ensure that all processes and directories related to cheqd-noded are isolated under that service user.
3.Configure node and run service
Continue following the instructions from Step 4 in the Debian package installation guide to complete the installation process.
Further information
After successful installation, learn how to configure your node as a validator node to participate in staking rewards, block creation, and governance.

Installing cheqd-node with Docker

Configure a cheqd node as validator

Last modified 11d ago

Export as PDF

Copy link

Edit on GitHub

Contents

Context

Installation steps for cheqd-node .tar.gz binary

Further information