Install Dependencies

Update system package and install build tools

sudo apt -q update
sudo apt -qy install curl git jq lz4 build-essential fail2ban ufw
sudo apt -qy upgrade

Configure Moniker

Replace <your-moniker-name> with your own validator name

MONIKER="<your-moniker-name>"

Install Go

install go version 1.20.10

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
curl -Ls <https://go.dev/dl/go1.20.10.linux-amd64.tar.gz> | sudo tar -xzf - -C /usr/local
eval $(echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' | sudo tee /etc/profile.d/golang.sh)
eval $(echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/go/bin' | tee -a $HOME/.profile)

Build Binaries

Cloning project repository & Compile binaries

cd $HOME
rm -rf lava
git clone <https://github.com/lavanet/lava.git>
cd lava
git checkout v2.0.0

Export binaries name and build

export LAVA_BINARY=lavadmake build

Prepare binaries for cosmovisor

mkdir -p $HOME/.lava/cosmovisor/genesis/binmv build/lavad $HOME/.lava/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/rm -rf build

Create symlinks

sudo ln -s $HOME/.lava/cosmovisor/genesis $HOME/.lava/cosmovisor/current -fsudo ln -s $HOME/.lava/cosmovisor/current/bin/lavad /usr/local/bin/lavad -f

Cosmovisor Setup

Install cosmovisor