✅mantra

status: active - testnet phase 1

source

https://docs.mantrachain.io/operate-a-node/join-testnet/testnet-phase-1#challenges

system requirements

minimum

CPU: 2vCPU (1 core)
Memory: 4 GB
Storage: 200 - 500 GB

recommended

CPU: 4vCPU (2 cores)
Memory: 8 - 16GB
Storage: 500 - 1000 GB

update system & install prerequisites.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install -y curl git jq lz4 build-essential unzip

bash <(curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MANTRA-Finance/public/main/go_install.sh")
source .bash_profile

install binary.

mkdir bin
cd bin
source ~/.profile

wget https://<Location to be provided>/mantrachaind-linux-amd64.zip
unzip mantrachaind-linux-amd64.zip
rm -rf mantrachaind-linux-amd64.zip

install cosmwasm library

sudo wget -P /usr/lib https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm/releases/download/v1.3.0/libwasmvm.x86_64.so

initialise node

mantrachaind init <your-moniker> --chain-id mantrachain-testnet-1

• where <your-moniker>is the moniker and can be any valid string name (e.g. val-01),

• and mantrachain-testnet-1 is the Chain ID and must be exactly as specified.

download "genesis.json" - TESTNET

Obtain the MANTRA Chain genesis.json for the MANTRA Chain TESTNET.

curl -Ls https://<Location to be provided>/genesis.json > $HOME/.mantrachain/config/genesis.json

Update the config.toml with the seed node and the peers for the MANTRA Chain TESTNET.

CONFIG_TOML="$HOME/.mantrachain/config/config.toml"
SEEDS="69fa5f7927f2b013f152b6dfc56324156feb1973@34.172.80.207:26656"
PEERS="182a37a556ff0b6733fe58020e7746de3292492d@35.222.198.102:26656,64691a4202c1ad29a416b21ce21bfc9659783406@34.136.169.18:26656"
sed -i.bak -e "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$PEERS\"/" $CONFIG_TOML
sed -i.bak -e "s/^seeds =.*/seeds = \"$SEEDS\"/" $CONFIG_TOML
external_address=$(wget -qO- eth0.me)
sed -i.bak -e "s/^external_address *=.*/external_address = \"$external_address:26656\"/" $CONFIG_TOML
sed -i 's|^minimum-gas-prices *=.*|minimum-gas-prices = "0.0002uaum"|g' $CONFIG_TOML
sed -i 's|^prometheus *=.*|prometheus = true|' $CONFIG_TOML
sed -i -e "s/^filter_peers *=.*/filter_peers = \"true\"/" $CONFIG_TOML

install cosmovisor

go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@v1.4.0
mkdir -p ~/.mantrachain/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
mkdir -p ~/.mantrachain/cosmovisor/upgrades
cp ~/bin/mantrachaind ~/.mantrachain/cosmovisor/genesis/bin

configure "mantrachaind" as a service

sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/mantrachaind.service > /dev/null << EOF
[Unit]
Description=Mantra Node
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which cosmovisor) run start
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=10000
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=mantrachaind"
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.mantrachain"
Environment="DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=false"
Environment="DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE=true"
Environment="UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

starting, stoping and restarting service

#reload, enable and start
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable mantrachaind
sudo systemctl start mantrachaind

#stop
sudo systemctl stop mantrachaind
​
#restart
sudo systemctl restart mantrachaind

#logs
sudo journalctl -xefu mantrachaind
​
#logs - filtered on block height lines
sudo journalctl -xefu mantrachaind -g ".*txindex"

Once started, the node will take some time to sync with the blockchain. Visit https://explorer.testnet.mantrachain.io/mantrachain to see the current height of the blockchain. Use the journalctl command to check on the node's progress.

convert node into a validator

You can, either, create a new account or import an existing account.

create keys

Create a key file.

mantrachaind config keyring-backend file

Generate a new public key with mnemonic phrase.

mantrachaind keys add <your-moniker-keys>

where <your-moniker-keys>is the moniker and can be any valid string name (e.g. validator01-keys)

The above command will produce output like this:

- address: mantra1q55nrzygas0nespfu8mwt2yntq8gxll3kyug82
  name: validator01-keys
  pubkey: '{"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey","key":"A/YebpAX8AqUNcNXcqIy53fJo8BGFCSaQA5A0XQWMlCG"}'
  type: local
	
	
**Important** write this mnemonic phrase in a safe place.
It is the only way to recover your account if you ever forget your password.
	
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KEEP THE MNEMONIC PHRASE IN A SAFE PLACE!

import keys

Alternatively, if you already have an existing mnemonic that you'd like to use, then run the following:

$ mantrachaind keys add <your-moniker-keys> --recover

faucet

https://faucet.testnet.mantrachain.io/

1 IP address can get 1uaum every 24 hours. In case you need to transfer uaum tokens between wallets, follow this command

mantrachaind tx bank send sender_address receiver_address amount_to_send --gas="auto" --gas-adjustment 2 --gas-prices="0.0001uaum" -y

Replace sender_address receiver_address amount_to_send with your values

execute "create-validator" transaction

You can create new validator from the public key of your node with the following command:

mantrachaind tx staking create-validator \
  --amount=1000000uaum \
  --pubkey=$(mantrachaind tendermint show-validator) \
  --moniker=<MONIKER> \
  --chain-id=mantrachain-testnet-1 \
  --commission-rate="0.10" \
  --commission-max-rate="0.20" \
  --commission-max-change-rate="0.01" \
  --min-self-delegation="1000000" \
  --gas="auto" \
  --gas-adjustment 2 \
  --gas-prices="0.0001uaum" \
  --from=<KEY-NAME>

execute "edit-validator" transaction

mantrachaind tx staking edit-validator \
  --new-moniker=<NEW-MONIKER> \
  --website="https://your-website.com" \
  --details="Some impressive info about your validator." \
  --chain-id=mantrachain-testnet-1 \
  --commission-rate="0.10" \
  --gas="auto" \
  --gas-adjustment 2 \
  --gas-prices="0.0001uaum" \
  --from=<KEY-NAME>

explorer

https://explorer.indonode.net/mantra-testnet/staking

https://explorer.testnet.mantrachain.io/mantrachain