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# Arch way

**Install the Validator**

Make sure you have the latest Go build and system components installed

Install Node

```
cd $HOME
rm -rf archway
git clone https://github.com/archway-network/archway.git
cd archway
git checkout v4.0.2
make install
archwayd version
```

Initialize Node

```
archwayd init NodeName --chain-id=archway-1
```

Download Genesis

```
curl -Ls https://ss.archway.nodestake.top/genesis.json > $HOME/.archway/config/genesis.json 
```

Download addrbook

```
curl -Ls https://ss.archway.nodestake.top/addrbook.json > $HOME/.archway/config/addrbook.json
```

Create Service

```
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/archwayd.service > /dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=archwayd Daemon
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which archwayd) start
Restart=always
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=65535
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable archwayd
```

Download Snapshot

```
SNAP_NAME=$(curl -s https://ss.archway.nodestake.top/ | egrep -o ">20.*\.tar.lz4" | tr -d ">")
curl -o - -L https://ss.archway.nodestake.top/${SNAP_NAME}  | lz4 -c -d - | tar -x -C $HOME/.archway
```

Launch Node

```
sudo systemctl restart archwayd
journalctl -u archwayd -f - cat
```

Get Sync Status

```
archwayd status 2>&1 | jq .SyncInfo.catching_up
```

## Add New Key & Create a validator

Add New Key

```
archwayd keys add wallet
```

Recover Existing Key

```
archwayd keys add wallet --recover
```

Query Wallet Balance

```
archwayd q bank balances $(archwayd keys show wallet -a)
```

Create a validator

```
archwayd tx staking create-validator \
--amount 500000000000aarch \
--pubkey $(archwayd tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker "Name" \
--chain-id archway-1 \
--commission-rate 0.05 \
--commission-max-rate 0.20 \
--commission-max-change-rate 0.01 \
--min-self-delegation 1 \
--from=wallet \
--gas-adjustment 1.4 \
--gas auto \
--gas-prices 1000000000000aarch \
-y
```

## Command

Unjail Validator

```
archwayd tx staking delegate $(archwayd keys show wallet --bech val -a) 1000000000000aarch --from wallet --chain-id archway-1 --gas-prices 1000000000000aarch --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto -y
```

Delegate to yourself

```
archwayd tx staking delegate $(archwayd keys show wallet --bech val -a) 1000000000000aarch --from wallet --chain-id archway-1 --gas-prices 1000000000000aarch --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto -y
```

Reload systemd

```
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable archwayd 
sudo systemctl restart archwayd && journalctl -u archwayd -f --no-hostname -o cat
```