⚒️Installation

1. Update packages and install useful tools.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade --yes && \
sudo apt install git build-essential ufw curl jq snapd screen ncdu nano fuse ufw --yes

1. Install go using snap.

sudo snap install go --classic && \
echo 'export GOPATH="$HOME/go"' >> ~/.profile && \
echo 'export GOBIN="$GOPATH/bin"' >> ~/.profile && \
echo 'export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"' >> ~/.profile && \
source ~/.profile && \
go version

1. Build the binary from source.

git clone https://github.com/axone-protocol/axoned
cd axoned
git checkout v12.0.0
make install
axoned version

1. Initialize your node.

axoned init <node_name> --chain-id axone-1

1. Download genesis.

wget -O $HOME/.axoned/config/genesis.json "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/axone-protocol/networks/refs/heads/main/chains/1/genesis.json"

1. Add persistent peers to config.toml.

peers="[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:26632,[email protected]:26332,[email protected]:18656,[email protected]:20056,[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:26616"
sed -i.bak -e "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$PEERS\"/" $HOME/.axoned/config/config.toml

1. Set up minimum gas price.

sed -i.bak -e "s/^minimum-gas-prices *=.*/minimum-gas-prices = \"0uaxone\"/;" $HOME/.axoned/config/app.toml

1. Set up pruning (optional).

pruning="custom"
pruning_keep_recent="100"
pruning_keep_every="0"
pruning_interval="10"
sed -i -e "s/^pruning *=.*/pruning = \"$pruning\"/" $HOME/.axoned/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \"$pruning_keep_recent\"/" $HOME/.axoned/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-every *=.*/pruning-keep-every = \"$pruning_keep_every\"/" $HOME/.axoned/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \"$pruning_interval\"/" $HOME/.axoned/config/app.toml

1. Create service file.

sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/axoned.service > /dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Axone Daemon
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which axoned) start
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=65535

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

1. Enable and start service.

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable axoned
systemctl restart axoned
journalctl -u axoned -f -o cat

If you would like to speed up the sync process, you may try using State Sync.