Sifchain mainnet (EN)

Let's Node!

⠀Sifchain is DEX for digital assets, unlocking liquidity in various chains to free people from egregious fees and inefficient trades.

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Server requirements

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⠀Minimal (VPS/VDS/DS):
4 CPU, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, Ubuntu 20.04

⠀Recommended (VPS/VDS/DS):
8 CPU, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, Ubuntu 20.04

⠀Our experience (VPS/VDS/DS):
4 CPU, 8 GB RAM, 400 GB SSD, Ubuntu 20.04

⠀Suitable servers:

Launching

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⠀Update packages

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

⠀Install dependencies

sudo apt install tar wget jq unzip build-essential git make -y

⠀Download and install a node binary (execute as one command)

cd; \
sifchain_version="v0.9.14"; \
wget -q "https://github.com/Sifchain/sifnode/releases/download/${sifchain_version}/sifnoded-${sifchain_version}-linux-amd64.zip"; \
unzip "sifnoded-${sifchain_version}-linux-amd64.zip" -d /usr/bin; \
rm -rf "sifnoded-${sifchain_version}-linux-amd64.zip"

⠀Install GO

. <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecorD0/utils/main/installers/golang.sh)

⠀Install Cosmovisor

go install github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@latest; \
mv `which cosmovisor` /usr/bin

⠀Put the node binary to Cosmovisor

mkdir -p $HOME/.sifnoded/cosmovisor/genesis/bin $HOME/.sifnoded/cosmovisor/upgrades; \
cp /usr/bin/sifnoded $HOME/.sifnoded/cosmovisor/genesis/bin

⠀Come up with a name for a node, run a command and enter the name, thereby adding it to the system as a variable

. <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecorD0/utils/main/miscellaneous/insert_variable.sh) -n sifchain_moniker

⠀Add the chain ID to the system as a variable

. <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecorD0/utils/main/miscellaneous/insert_variable.sh) -n sifchain_chain_id -v "sifchain-1"

⠀Initialize the node

sifnoded init "$sifchain_moniker" --chain-id "$sifchain_chain_id"

⠀Make a backup copy of the settings folder, saving it in a safe place (the command displays the path)

echo $HOME/.sifnoded/config/

⠀Download a genesis file

wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sifchain/networks/master/betanet/sifchain-1/genesis.json.gz; \
gunzip -c genesis.json.gz > $HOME/.sifnoded/config/genesis.json

⠀Edit config file

bootstrap_node="http://62.171.177.11:26657/"; \
bootstrap_node2="http://62.171.177.11:26657/"; \
latest_height=`wget -qO- "${bootstrap_node}/block" | jq -r ".result.block.header.height"`; \
block_height=$((latest_height - 2000)); \
trust_hash=`wget -qO- "${bootstrap_node}/block?height=${block_height}" | jq -r ".result.block_id.hash"`; \
sed -i -e "s%^moniker *=.*%moniker = \"$sifchain_moniker\"%; "\
"s%^external_address *=.*%external_address = \"`wget -qO- eth0.me`:26656\"%; "\
"s%^persistent_peers *=.*%persistent_peers = \"f49b974b5115557b1b276680d35b5d1f2e72fcff@62.171.177.10:26656\"%; "\
"s%^enable *=.*%enable = true%; "\
"s%^rpc_servers *=.*%rpc_servers = \"${bootstrap_node},${bootstrap_node2}\"%; "\
"s%^trust_height *=.*%trust_height = $block_height%; "\
"s%^trust_hash *=.*%trust_hash = \"$trust_hash\"%" $HOME/.sifnoded/config/config.toml

⠀Create a service file

sudo tee <<EOF >/dev/null /etc/systemd/system/sifchaind.service
[Unit]
Description=Sifchain node
After=network.target

[Service]
User=$USER
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=sifnoded"
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.sifnoded"
Environment="DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE=true"
Environment="DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=true"
Environment="UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true"
ExecStart=`which cosmovisor` start --x-crisis-skip-assert-invariants
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=65535

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

⠀Run the service file

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable sifchaind
sudo systemctl restart sifchaind

⠀Add a command to view a log of the node in the system as a variable

. <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecorD0/utils/main/miscellaneous/insert_variable.sh) -n sifchain_log -v "sudo journalctl -fn 100 -u sifchaind" -a

⠀Open the log

sifchain_log

⠀After a while the downloading and unpacking of the snapshot will start

⠀After full synchronization update persistent_peers and restart the node

sed -i -e "s%persistent_peers *=.*%persistent_peers = \"0d4981bdaf4d5d73bad00af3b1fa9d699e4d3bc0@44.235.108.41:26656,bcc2d07a14a8a0b3aa202e9ac106dec0bef91fda@13.55.247.60:26656,663dec65b754aceef5fcccb864048305208e7eb2@34.248.110.88:26656,0120f0a48e7e81cc98829ef4f5b39480f11ecd5a@52.76.185.17:26656,6535497f0152293d773108774a705b86c2249a9c@44.238.121.65:26656,fdf5cffc2b20a20fab954d3b6785e9c382762d14@34.255.133.248:26656,8c240f71f9e060277ce18dc09d82d3bbb05d1972@13.211.43.177:26656,9fbcb6bd5a7f20a716564157c4f6296d2faf5f64@18.138.208.95:26656\"%;" $HOME/.sifnoded/config/config.toml; \
sudo systemctl restart sifchaind

Information about a node

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⠀Add a command to view information about the node in the system as a variable

. <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecorD0/utils/main/miscellaneous/insert_variable.sh) -n sifchain_node_info -v ". <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecorD0/Sifchain/main/node_info.sh) 2> /dev/null" -a

⠀Execute the following command to view information about the node

sifchain_node_info

Wallet

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⠀Come up with a name for a wallet, run a command and enter the name, thereby adding it to the system as a variable

. <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecorD0/utils/main/miscellaneous/insert_variable.sh) -n sifchain_wallet_name

Already have

⠀Recover the wallet

sifnoded keys add "$sifchain_wallet_name" --recover --keyring-backend file

⠀It is necessary to enter the mnemonic phrase of the wallet and twice the password for encrypt

Not yet

⠀Create the wallet

sifnoded keys add "$sifchain_wallet_name"

⠀It is necessary to set a password, remember it and

Save the command output in a safe place

Validator

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⠀Wait for full node synchronization

sifchain_node_info

⠀Transfer at least 2 ROWAN (1 for the self delegation, 1 to pay commissions) from an exchange to the wallet

⠀You can specify your own --amount value to change self delegation, where 1 human ROWAN = 1*10^18 node ROWAN, for example:

1 ROWAN =  1000000000000000000rowan
225 ROWAN = 225000000000000000000rowan
10000.1 ROWAN = 10000100000000000000000rowan

sifnoded tx staking create-validator \
  --amount 1000000000000000000rowan \
  --moniker "$sifchain_moniker" \
  --pubkey `sifnoded tendermint show-validator` \
  --commission-max-change-rate 0.1 \
  --commission-max-rate 0.1 \
  --commission-rate 0.09 \
  --min-self-delegation 1 \
  --from "$sifchain_wallet_name" \
  --chain-id "$sifchain_chain_id" \
  --fees 100000000000000000rowan \
  --node `cat $HOME/.sifnoded/config/config.toml | grep -oPm1 "(?<=^laddr = \")([^%]+)(?=\")"`

Useful commands

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⠀Available variables (remove echo while using)

echo $sifchain_moniker
echo $sifchain_wallet_address
echo $sifchain_chain_id

⠀Show the last 100 entries in the node's log

sifchain_log
sudo journalctl -fn 100 -u sifchaind

⠀View information about the node

sifchain_node_info
. <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SecorD0/Sifchain/main/node_info.sh)

⠀Delegate tokens

sifnoded tx staking delegate "VAL_ADDR" "NUMBERrowan" \
  --chain-id "$sifchain_chain_id" \
  --from "$sifchain_wallet_name" \
  --fees 100000000000000000rowan \
  --node `cat "$HOME/.sifnoded/config/config.toml" | grep -oPm1 "(?<=^laddr = \")([^%]+)(?=\")"`

VAL_ADDR — the address of a validator to whom you delegate;
NUMBER — number of tokens for the delegation, 1 human ROWAN = 1*10^18 node ROWAN.

⠀Withdraw rewards from delegation

sifnoded tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards \
  --chain-id "$sifchain_chain_id" \
  --from "$sifchain_wallet_name" \
  --fees 100000000000000000rowan \
  --node `cat $HOME/.sifnoded/config/config.toml | grep -oPm1 "(?<=^laddr = \")([^%]+)(?=\")"` \
  -y

⠀Withdraw validator commissions

sifnoded tx distribution withdraw-rewards "VAL_ADDR" \
  --chain-id "$sifchain_chain_id" \
  --from "$sifchain_wallet_name" \
  --fees 100000000000000000rowan \
  --commission \
  --node `cat $HOME/.sifnoded/config/config.toml | grep -oPm1 "(?<=^laddr = \")([^%]+)(?=\")"` \
  -y

VAL_ADDR — the address of a validator to withdraw rewards.

⠀Send tokens

sifnoded tx bank send "$sifchain_wallet_name" "ADDRESS" NUMBERrowan \
  --chain-id "$sifchain_chain_id" \
  --from "$sifchain_wallet_name" \
  --fees 100000000000000000rowan \
  --node `cat $HOME/.sifnoded/config/config.toml | grep -oPm1 "(?<=^laddr = \")([^%]+)(?=\")"`

ADDRESS — an address to which to send tokens;
NUMBER — number of tokens to send, 1 human ROWAN = 1*10^18 node ROWAN.

⠀Restart the node

sudo systemctl restart sifchaind

Useful links

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Official WebSite | Official Telegram group

Discord | Twitter | GitHub

Medium | Official documentaion

Acknowledgments

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Let’s Node! Team — studying the project, writing the article

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