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# Dymension

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

Install Cosmovisor

```
go install github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@v1.0.0
```

Install Node

```
git clone https://github.com/dymensionxyz/dymension.git dymension
cd dymension
git checkout v3.1.0
make install
```

Initialize Node 

```
dymd init YOUR_MONIKER --chain-id dymension_1100-1
```

Download Genesis

```
wget -O genesis.json https://snapshots.polkachu.com/genesis/dymension/genesis.json --inet4-only
mv genesis.json ~/.dymension/config
```

Configure Seed

```
sed -i 's/seeds = ""/seeds = "ade4d8bc8cbe014af6ebdf3cb7b1e9ad36f412c0@seeds.polkachu.com:20556"/' ~/.dymension/config/config.toml
```

Configure Cosmovisor Folder

```
# Create Cosmovisor Folders
mkdir -p ~/.dymension/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
mkdir -p ~/.dymension/cosmovisor/upgrades

# Load Node Binary into Cosmovisor Folder
cp ~/go/bin/dymd ~/.dymension/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
```

Create Service File

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

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable dymd
```

## Download Snapshot

Install lz4 if needed

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd -y
sudo snap install lz4
```

Download the snapshot

```
curl -o - -L https://snapshots.polkachu.com/snapshots/dymension/dymension_1170907.tar.lz4 | lz4 -c -d - | tar -x -C $HOME/.dymension
```

Launch Node

```
sudo systemctl restart dymd
journalctl -u dymd -f -o cat
```

## Wallet & Validator

Add new key

```
dymd keys add wallet
```

Recover existing key

```
dymd keys add wallet --recover
```

Create Validator

```
dymd tx staking create-validator \
  --amount 1000000adym \
  --commission-max-change-rate "0.05" \
  --commission-max-rate "0.10" \
  --commission-rate "0.05" \
  --min-self-delegation "1" \
  --pubkey=$(dymd tendermint show-validator) \
  --moniker 'Your_nodename' \
  --website "Your_website" \
  --identity "your_keybase" \
  --details "I Love Validator247" \
  --security-contact "Your_mail" \
  --chain-id dymension_1100-1 \
  --gas auto --gas-prices 20000000000adym \
  --gas-adjustment 1.6 \
  --from wallet -y
```

## DONE


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