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160 lines
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# Deploy a Testnet
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## Starting Gaiad
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Start the full node:
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```
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gaiad start
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```
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Check the everything is running smoothly:
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```
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gaiacli status
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```
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## Generate keys
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You'll need a private and public key pair \(a.k.a. `sk, pk` respectively\) to be able to receive funds, send txs, bond tx, etc.
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To generate your a new key \(default _ed25519 _elliptic curve\):
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```
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KEYNAME=<set_a_name_for_your_new_key>
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gaiacli keys add $KEYNAME
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```
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Next, you will have to enter a passphrase for your`$KEYNAME`key twice. Save the _seed phrase _in a safe place in case you forget the password.
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Now if you check your private keys you will see the `$KEYNAME `key among them:
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```
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gaiacli keys show $KEYNAME
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```
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You can see your other available keys by typing:
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```
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gaiacli keys list
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```
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Save your address and pubkey into a variable
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```
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MYADDR=<your_newly_generated_address>
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MYPUBKEY=<your_newly_generated_public_key>
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```
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_IMPORTANT: We strongly recommend to **NOT** use the same passphrase for your different keys. The Tendermint team and the Interchain Foundation will not be responsible for the lost of funds._
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## Getting Coins
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Go to the faucet in [http://atomexplorer.com/](http://atomexplorer.com/) and claim some coins for your testnet by typing the address of your key, as printed out above.
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## Send tokens
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```
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gaiacli send --from=$MYADDR --amount=1000fermion --chain-id=<name_of_testnet_chain> --sequence=1 --name=$KEYNAME --to=<destination_address>
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```
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The `--amount` flag defines the corresponding amount of the coin in the format `--amount=<value|coin_name>`
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The `--sequence` flag corresponds to the sequence number to sign the tx.
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Now check the destination account and your own account to check the updated balances \(by default the latest block\):
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```
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gaiacli account <destination_address>
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gaiacli account $MYADDR
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```
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You can also check your balance at a given block by using the `--block` flag:
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```
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gaiacli account $MYADDR --block=<block_height>
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```
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##### Custom fee \(coming soon\)
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You can also define a custom fee on the transaction by adding the `--fee` flag using the same format:
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```
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gaiacli send --from=$MYADDR --amount=1000fermion --fee=1fermion --chain-id=<name_of_testnet_chain> --sequence=1 --name=$KEYNAME --to=<destination_address>
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```
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### Transfer tokens to other chain
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The command to`transfer`tokens to other chain is the same as`send`, we just need to add the`--chain`flag:
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```
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gaiacli transfer --from=$MYADDR --amount=20fermion --chain-id=<name_of_testnet_chain> --chain=<destination_chain> --sequence=1 --name=$KEYNAME --to=<sidechain_destination_address>
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```
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## Staking: Add a Validator
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Get your public key by typing:
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```
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gaiad show_validator
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```
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The returned value is your validator address in hex. This can be used to create a new validator candidate by staking some tokens:
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gaiacli declare-candidacy --amount=500fermions --pubkey=$PUBKEY --address-candidate=$MYADDR --moniker=satoshi --chain-id=<name_of_the_testnet_chain> --sequence=1 --name=$KEYNAME
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```
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You can add more information of the validator candidate such as`--website`, `--keybase-sig `or additional`--details`. If you want to edit the candidate info:
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gaiacli edit-candidacy --details="To the cosmos !" --website="https://cosmos.network"
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```
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Finally, you can check all the candidate information by typing:
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gaiacli candidate --address-candidate=$MYADDR --chain-id=<name_of_the_testnet_chain>
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```
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To check that the validator is active you can find it on the validator set list:
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basecli validatorset <height>
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```
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\*_Note: Remember that to be in the validator set you need to have more total power than the Xnd validator, where X is the assigned size for the validator set \(by default _`X = 100`_\). _
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#### Delegating: Bonding and unbonding to a validator
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You can delegate \(i.e. bind\) **Atoms** to a validator to obtain a part of its fee revenue in exchange \(the fee token in the Cosmos Hub are **Photons**\).
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gaiacli delegate --amount=10fermion --address-delegator=$MYADDR --address-candidate=<bonded_validator_address> --shares=MAX --name=$KEYNAME --chain-id=<name_of_testnet_chain> --sequence=1
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```
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If for any reason the validator misbehaves or you just want to unbond a certain amount of the bonded tokens:
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```
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gaiacli unbond --address-delegator=$MYADDR --address-candidate=<bonded_validator_address> --shares=MAX --name=$KEYNAME --chain-id=<name_of_testnet_chain> --sequence=1
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```
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You can unbond a specific amount of`shares`\(eg:`12.1`\) or all of them \(`MAX`\).
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You should now see the unbonded tokens reflected in your balance and in your delegator bond :
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```
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gaiacli account $MYADDR
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gaiacli delegator-bond --address-delegator=$MYADDR --address-candidate=<bonded_validator_address> --chain-id=<name_of_testnet_chain>
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```
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#### Relaying
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Relaying is key to enable interoperability in the Cosmos Ecosystem. It allows IBC packets of data to be sent from one chain to another.
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The command to relay packets is the following:
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```
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gaiacli relay --from-chain-id=<name_of_testnet_chain> --to-chain-id=<destination_chain_name> --from-chain-node=<host>:<port> --to-chain-node=<host>:<port> --name=$KEYNAME --sequence=1
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```
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