⚒️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/UptickNetwork/uptick.git
cd uptick
git checkout v0.3.0
make install
uptickd version

1. Initialize your node.

uptickd init --chain-id uptick_117-1 <node_name>

1. Download genesis.

curl -o $HOME/.uptickd/config/genesis.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UptickNetwork/uptick-mainnet/master/uptick_117-1/genesis.json

1. Add seed and persistent peers to config.toml.

seeds="[email protected]:30600"
peers="[email protected]:55056,[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:21656"
sed -i.bak -e "s/^seeds *=.*/seeds = \"$seeds\"/; s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$peers\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/config.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\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \"$pruning_keep_recent\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-every *=.*/pruning-keep-every = \"$pruning_keep_every\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \"$pruning_interval\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/app.toml

1. Create service file.

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

[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which uptickd) start --chain-id uptick_117-1
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=65535

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

1. Enable and start service.

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

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