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0G Testnet Installation Guide

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing a 0G Testnet node on your system. Before you begin, ensure you have the necessary prerequisites.

Prerequisites

  • Operating System: Linux (Ubuntu/Debian recommended) or macOS
  • Go: Version 1.18 or higher
  • Git: For cloning the repository
  • Terminal: Access to a command-line interface

Hardware Requirement

⚠️

Ensure your system meets the following hardware requirements to run the 0G Testnet node efficiently:

  • CPU: 8 cores or more
  • RAM: 64 GB or more
  • Disk Space: 1000 GB SSD NVMe or more
  • Network: Broadband internet connection with at least 100 Mbps upload/download speed

Installation

1. Setup prerequisites

Install Package
sudo apt update -q
sudo apt install -y -qq make unzip clang pkg-config lz4 libssl-dev build-essential git jq ncdu bsdmainutils htop aria2 pv
Install Go
GO_VERSION=$(curl -s https://go.dev/VERSION?m=text | head -n1)
wget "https://dl.google.com/go/${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf "${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
rm "${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
echo "export GOROOT=/usr/local/go" | tee -a ~/.profile
echo "export GOPATH=\$HOME/go" | tee -a ~/.profile
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:\$HOME/go/bin" | tee -a ~/.profile
source ~/.profile

2. Install 0G Binary

Install 0G
git clone https://github.com/0glabs/0g-chain.git
cd 0g-chain
git checkout v0.5.0
git submodule update --init
make install
0gchaind version

Verify the installation by checking the version

0gchaind version

3. Configure the Node

Use 0gchaind init to set up your node for the Odyssey testnet. Replace 'Your Node Name' with a unique identifier.

CHAIN_ID='zgtendermint_16600-2'
MONIKER='Your Node Name'
DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.0gchain
0gchaind config keyring-backend os
0gchaind config chain-id $OG_CHAIN_ID
0gchaind init $MONIKER --chain-id $OG_CHAIN_ID --home $DAEMON_HOME
0gchaind config node tcp://localhost:26657

4. Configure the Settings

DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.0gchain
rm $DAEMON_HOME/config/genesis.json
wget -P $DAEMON_HOME/config https://github.com/0glabs/0g-chain/releases/download/v0.2.3/genesis.json
 
sed -i -e "s/^pruning *=.*/pruning = \"custom\"/" $DAEMON_HOME/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \"100\"/" $DAEMON_HOME/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \"50\"/" $DAEMON_HOME/config/app.toml

Change custom port (optional)

DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.0gchain
PORT_PREFIX=26
sed -i -e "
s%:1317%:${PORT_PREFIX}317%g;
s%:8080%:${PORT_PREFIX}080%g;
s%:9090%:${PORT_PREFIX}090%g;
s%:9091%:${PORT_PREFIX}091%g;
s%:8545%:${PORT_PREFIX}545%g;
s%:8546%:${PORT_PREFIX}546%g;
s%:6065%:${PORT_PREFIX}065%g
" $DAEMON_HOME/config/app.toml

5. Install and Initialize Cosmovisor

Download the Cosmovisor binary using the go install command

go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@latest
cosmovisor version

Initialize Cosmovisor

DAEMON_NAME=0gd DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.0gchain cosmovisor init $(which 0gchaind)

6. Create Service

To ensure that the 0G Node processes run continuously and restart automatically on failure, you can create a systemd service. This will help manage the lifecycle of the processes and ensure they start on boot.

Create a new systemd service file :

Create 0G Service
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/0gd.service >/dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Cosmovisor 0G Chain
After=network-online.target
 
[Service]
User=$USER
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=$HOME/.0gchain
ExecStart=$(which cosmovisor) run start --home $HOME/.0gchain
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=infinity
LimitNPROC=infinity
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=0gd"
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.0gchain"
Environment="UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true"
Environment="PATH=$PATH"
 
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

Now apply the service configuration and start the services

sudo systemctl enable 0gd.service
sudo systemctl restart 0gd.service

To check the logs for the 0G Chain service, use the following command:

sudo journalctl -fu 0gd -o cat

6. Applying Peers

To enhance network synchronization, we recommend applying our peers by following the steps below, or you can change the RPC URL to your own desired RPC URL:

PERSISTENT_PEERS=$(curl "https://scan.aldebaranode.xyz/api/scan/peers?rpc_url=https://rpc-a0gi-testnet.aldebaranode.xyz" | jq -r 'flatten | join(",")')
sed -i.bak -e "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$PERSISTENT_PEERS\"/" $HOME/.0gchain/config/config.toml
sudo systemctl restart 0gd.service

7. Applying Snapshot

To apply a snapshot for faster synchronization, follow the steps below:

Download snapshot

SNAP_NAME=light_0gchain_snapshot.lz4
SNAPSHOT_URL="https://josephtran.co/$SNAP_NAME"
(echo $SNAPSHOT_URL;) | aria2c -x 16 -s 16 -k 1M -i -

Stop Service

sudo systemctl stop 0gd

Backup Files

cp $HOME/.0gchain/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.0gchain/priv_validator_state.json.backup

Remove Old Data

0gchaind tendermint unsafe-reset-all --home $HOME/.0gchain --keep-addr-book

Extract Snapshot

lz4 -d -c $SNAP_NAME | pv | tar xv -C $HOME/.0gchain/ > /dev/null

Restore Files

cp $HOME/.0gchain/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.0gchain/data/priv_validator_state.json

Start Service

sudo systemctl start 0gd

8. Setup Validator

Wallet Config

0gchaind keys add "WALLET" --eth

Get Token

Get testnet tokens through faucet

Check Balance

0gchaind q bank balances $(0gchaind keys show "WALLET" -a)

Create Validator

0gchaind tx staking create-validator \
  --amount=1000ua0gi \
  --pubkey=$(0gchaind tendermint show-validator) \
  --moniker="Your_node_name" \
  --chain-id=zgtendermint_16600-2 \
  --commission-rate="0.10" \
  --commission-max-rate="0.20" \
  --commission-max-change-rate="0.01" \
  --details="Your validator description" \
  --min-self-delegation="1" \
  --from="WALLET" \
  --gas=auto \
  --gas-adjustment=1.4 \
  --gas-prices 0.00252ua0gi \
  -y
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