Running a Osmosis Node

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

Running Osmosis with Binary

Prerequisites

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

Steps

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

Configuring osmosisd

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