Running a Archway Node

Running a Archway node is crucial for participating in the Archway network. This guide covers various methods to set up and run a Archway node, including binary executions.

Running Archway with Binary

Prerequisites

• archwayd Binary: Build or download the latest on-chain version of archwayd.
• Permissions: Ensure executable permissions for your binary.

Steps

1. Execute archwayd Binary: Run the command ./archwayd [command] [flags]. For starting the daemon, use ./archwayd start.
2. Systemd Configuration: Configure archwayd to run as a systemd service for reliability.
   • Move the binary to /usr/bin with cp archwayd /usr/bin/.
   • Create and edit the systemd service file /etc/systemd/system/archwayd.service with appropriate configurations.
3. Manage Service:
   • Reload systemd: sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   • Restart archwayd: sudo systemctl restart archwayd
   • Enable on boot: sudo systemctl enable archwayd
   • Check logs: journalctl -u archwayd -f

Configuring archwayd

• Config Files: Located in $HOME/.archway/config.
  • config.toml: General settings.
  • app.toml: Application-specific settings.
  • client.toml: Stargaze client settings.