Running a Terra2 Node

Running a Terra2 node is crucial for participating in the Terra2 network. This guide covers various methods to set up and run a Terra2 node, including binary executions.

Running Terra2 with Binary

Prerequisites

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

Steps

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

Configuring terrad

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