⚒️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/desmos-labs/desmos
cd desmos
git checkout v7.1.1
make install
desmos version

1. Initialize your node.

desmos init <node_name> --chain-id=desmos-mainnet

1. Download genesis.

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/desmos-labs/mainnet/main/genesis.json > ~/.desmos/config/genesis.json

1. Add persistent peers to config.toml.

peers="[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:41856"
sed -i.bak -e  "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$peers\"/" ~/.desmos/config/config.toml

1. Set up pruning (optional).

PRUNING="custom"
PRUNING_KEEP_RECENT="100"
PRUNING_INTERVAL="10"

sed -i -e "s/^pruning *=.*/pruning = \"$PRUNING\"/" $HOME/.desmos/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \
\"$PRUNING_KEEP_RECENT\"/" $HOME/.desmos/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \
\"$PRUNING_INTERVAL\"/" $HOME/.desmos/config/app.toml

1. Create service file.

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

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

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

1. Enable and start service.

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

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