Quick Start
Prerequisite
You need to have Go version 1.18 installed and at least an Ubuntu 22 server.
Install Go
get -q -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/canha/golang-tools-install-script/master/goinstall.sh | bash -s -- --version 1.18
source ~/.profile
To verify that you have the right Go version, type in
go version
It will return go version go1.18 linux/amd64
You can also install from https://golang.org/doc/install
Install Make to compile the code
sudo apt install make
Install GCC in case GCC is not yet installed
sudo apt-get install gcc
Get the source code
git clone https://github.com/Metanovaverse/source_code.git
cd source_code
Compile mnovad
make install
Run a Node
chmod +x create_node.sh
./create_node.sh
Please change the some of the values to your liking. You can also edit the script if you want to change the directories.
To verify that your node is running you can use the command
./mnovad status
Become a Validator
Once you have the mnovad running, from the same repo run the create_validator.sh script
Don't forget to change some values like the moniker, key, amount and the others.
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