Launch the Node

Launch your validator node

Launch Node

Configure Cosmovisor Folder

Create Cosmovisor folders and load the node binary.

# Create Cosmovisor Folders
mkdir -p ~/.elys/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
mkdir -p ~/.elys/cosmovisor/upgrades

# Load Node Binary into Cosmovisor Folder
cp ~/go/bin/elysd ~/.elys/cosmovisor/genesis/bin

Create Service File

Create a elys.service file in the /etc/systemd/system folder with the following code snippet. Make sure to replace USER with your Linux user name. You need sudo previlege to do this step.

[Unit]
Description="elys node"
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=USER
ExecStart=/home/USER/go/bin/cosmovisor start
Restart=always
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=4096
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=elysd"
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=/home/USER/.elys"
Environment="DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=false"
Environment="DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE=true"
Environment="UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Download Snapshot

You may utilize Polkachu's snapshot download service to download and extract Elys Network snapshot.

Start Node Service

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable elys.service

# Start service
sudo service elys start

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -fu elys