Running a Paloma Node

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

Running Paloma with Binary

Prerequisites

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

Steps

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

Configuring palomad

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