Run sentry node

This document describes the procedure of creating and running a sentry node.

Here you can find additional information about this node type.

Check requirements.
Install cored binary.
Verify that network variables are set up correctly.
Set up node prerequisites
Set the moniker variable to reuse it in the following instructions.
```
export MONIKER="sentry1"
```
Init the node.
```
cored init $MONIKER $COREUM_CHAIN_ID_ARGS
```
The command will create a default node configuration
Install the required util: crudini.
Set the common connection config using the doc.
Capture the validator peer and ip that this node will connect to.

Attention! This command must be executed on the validator node. The "$COREUM_EXTERNAL_IP" is configured in the doc", If it isn't set, set it for the node.
```
echo "COREUM_VALIDATOR_PEER=$(cored tendermint show-node-id)@$COREUM_EXTERNAL_IP:26656"
echo "COREUM_VALIDATOR_ID=$(cored tendermint show-node-id)"
```

Set the validator peer variable

COREUM_VALIDATOR_PEER={Validator peer from prev step}
COREUM_VALIDATOR_ID=={Validator id from prev step}

Update the sentry node config.

COREUM_NODE_CONFIG=$COREUM_HOME/config/config.toml

crudini --set $COREUM_NODE_CONFIG p2p pex true
crudini --set $COREUM_NODE_CONFIG p2p persistent_peers "\"$COREUM_VALIDATOR_PEER\""
crudini --set $COREUM_NODE_CONFIG p2p private_peer_ids "\"$COREUM_VALIDATOR_ID\""
crudini --set $COREUM_NODE_CONFIG p2p unconditional_peer_ids "\"$COREUM_VALIDATOR_ID\""

Capture the sentry peer that other nodes will use to connect to this sentry.

Attention! This command must be executed on the sentry node. The "$COREUM_EXTERNAL_IP" is configured in the doc", If it isn't set, set it for the node.
```
echo "$(cored tendermint show-node-id)@$COREUM_EXTERNAL_IP:26656"
```

Capture the sentry ID.

echo "$(cored tendermint show-node-id)"

Start the node.
- Start with cosmovisor (recommended)
```
cosmovisor run start $COREUM_CHAIN_ID_ARGS
```
- Start with cored
```
cored start $COREUM_CHAIN_ID_ARGS
```
Attention! Be sure that the node will be automatically started after a node restart. Add it as an OS "service", or schedule the start using the tools you prefer.

Repeat the operation for all sentry nodes and capture the peers of them.

Example of peers:

[email protected]:26656,[email protected]:26656

Example of ids:

86c5be788da1ebd1c5a7f52d5e2f159039ee218c,095f7e0a462cf749027ee22913d77619fe1c2267

Go to the validator node and connect it to the sentries.

COREUM_SENTRY_PEERS="{Sentry peers}"
COREUM_SENTRY_IDS="{Sentry ids}"

crudini --set $COREUM_NODE_CONFIG p2p pex false
crudini --set $COREUM_NODE_CONFIG p2p persistent_peers "\"$COREUM_SENTRY_PEERS\""
crudini --set $COREUM_NODE_CONFIG p2p private_peer_ids "\"$COREUM_SENTRY_IDS"\"
crudini --set $COREUM_NODE_CONFIG p2p unconditional_peer_ids "\"$COREUM_SENTRY_IDS"\"
crudini --set $COREUM_NODE_CONFIG p2p addr_book_strict false

Run Validator Node

System Requirements