Running a Chihuahua Node

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

Running Chihuahua with Binary

Prerequisites

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

Steps

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

Configuring chihuahuad

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