Running a Stargaze Node

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

Running Stargaze with Binary

Prerequisites

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

Steps

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

Configuring Stargazed

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