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Story Protocol Installation Guide

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing a Story Protocol 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

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Ensure your system meets the following hardware requirements to run the Story Protocol node efficiently:

  • CPU: 8 cores or more
  • RAM: 32 GB or more
  • Disk Space: 500 GB SSD 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 Story & Geth

Install Story
OS_TYPE=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
ARCH_TYPE=$(uname -m)
ARCH_TYPE=$(echo $ARCH_TYPE | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/' | sed 's/aarch64/arm64/')
STORY_NAME="story-${OS_TYPE}-${ARCH_TYPE}"
STORY_DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/piplabs/story/releases/download/v1.1.0/${STORY_NAME}"
wget $STORY_DOWNLOAD_URL
sudo chmod +x $STORY_NAME
sudo mv $STORY_NAME /usr/local/bin/story
Install Geth
OS_TYPE=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
ARCH_TYPE=$(uname -m)
ARCH_TYPE=$(echo $ARCH_TYPE | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/' | sed 's/aarch64/arm64/')
GETH_NAME="geth-${OS_TYPE}-${ARCH_TYPE}"
GETH_DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/piplabs/story-geth/releases/download/v1.0.1/${GETH_NAME}"
wget $GETH_DOWNLOAD_URL
sudo chmod +x $GETH_NAME
sudo mv $GETH_NAME /usr/local/bin/story-geth

Verify the installation by checking the version

story version
story-geth version

3. Configure the Node

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

CHAIN_ID='aeneid'
MONIKER='Your Node Name'
DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.story/story
story init --network $CHAIN_ID --moniker $MONIKER --home $DAEMON_HOME

4. 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=story DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.story/story cosmovisor init $(which story)

5. Create Service

To ensure that the Story and Geth 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 for Story:

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

Create a new systemd service file for Geth:

Create Geth Service
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/story-geth.service >/dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Story execution daemon
After=network-online.target
 
[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which story-geth) --aeneid --syncmode full --datadir $HOME/.story/geth/aeneid  --http --http.addr 127.0.0.1 --http.port 8545 --ws --ws.addr 127.0.0.1 --ws.port 8546 --http.vhosts=*
Restart=always
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=infinity
LimitNPROC=infinity
Environment="PATH=$PATH"
 
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

Now apply the service configuration and start the services

sudo systemctl enable story.service
sudo systemctl enable story-geth.service
sudo systemctl restart story.service
sudo systemctl restart story-geth.service

To check the logs for the story service, use the following command:

sudo journalctl -fu story -o cat

To view the logs for the geth service, use the following command:

sudo journalctl -fu story-geth -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=$(curl "https://scan.aldebaranode.xyz/api/scan/peers?rpc_url=https://rpc-story-testnet.aldebaranode.xyz" | jq -r 'flatten | join(",")')
sed -i.bak -e "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$PERSISTENT_PEERS\"/" $HOME/.story/story/config/config.toml

7. Applying Snapshot

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

Download snapshot

STORY_SNAPSHOT_URL="https://snapshots.aldebaranode.xyz/story/default/story.tar.lz4"
STORY_GETH_SNAPSHOT_URL="https://snapshots.aldebaranode.xyz/story/default/geth.tar.lz4"
(echo $STORY_SNAPSHOT_URL; echo $STORY_GETH_SNAPSHOT_URL) | aria2c -x 16 -s 16 -k 1M -i -

Stop Service

sudo systemctl stop story
sudo systemctl stop story-geth

Backup Files

cp $HOME/.story/story/data/priv_validator_state.json $HOME/.story/priv_validator_state.json.backup

Remove Old Data

rm -rf $HOME/.story/story/data
rm -rf $HOME/.story/geth/aeneid/geth/chaindata

Extract Snapshot

mkdir -p $HOME/.story/story/data
mkdir -p $HOME/.story/geth/aeneid/geth/chaindata
lz4 -d -c story.tar.lz4 | pv | sudo tar xv -C $HOME/.story/story/ > /dev/null
lz4 -d -c geth.tar.lz4 | pv | sudo tar xv -C $HOME/.story/geth/aeneid/geth/ > /dev/null

Restore Files

cp $HOME/.story/priv_validator_state.json.backup $HOME/.story/story/data/priv_validator_state.json

Start Service

sudo systemctl start story
sudo systemctl start story-geth
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