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Install Gaia
This guide will explain how to install the gaiad and gaiacli entrypoints onto your system. With these installed on a server, you can participate in the latest testnet as either a Full Node or a Validator.
Install Go
Install go by following the official docs. Remember to set your $GOPATH, $GOBIN, and $PATH environment variables, for example:
mkdir -p $HOME/go/bin
echo "export GOPATH=$HOME/go" >> ~/.bash_profile
echo "export GOBIN=$GOPATH/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile
echo "export PATH=$PATH:$GOBIN" >> ~/.bash_profile
::: tip Go 1.11.5+ is required for the Cosmos SDK. :::
Install the binaries
Next, let's install the latest version of Gaia. Here we'll use the master branch, which contains the latest stable release.
If necessary, make sure you git checkout the correct
released version.
mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/cosmos
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/cosmos
git clone https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
cd cosmos-sdk && git checkout master
make tools install
NOTE: If you have issues at this step, please check that you have the latest stable version of GO installed.
That will install the gaiad and gaiacli binaries. Verify that everything is OK:
$ gaiad version --long
$ gaiacli version --long
gaiacli for instance should output something similar to:
cosmos-sdk: 0.31.2-10-g1fba7308
git commit: 1fba7308fa226e971964cd6baad9527d4b51d9fc
vendor hash: 1aec7edfad9888a967b3e9063e42f66b28f447e6
build tags: netgo ledger
go version go1.11.5 linux/amd64
Build Tags
Build tags indicate special features that have been enabled in the binary.
| Build Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| netgo | Name resolution will use pure Go code |
| ledger | Ledger devices are supported (hardware wallets) |
Next
Now you can join the public testnet or create you own testnet