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# Nillion

```

# Install dependencies
# Update system and install build tools
sudo apt -q update
sudo apt -qy install curl git jq lz4 build-essential
sudo apt -qy upgrade

# Install Go
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
curl -Ls https://go.dev/dl/go1.23.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz | sudo tar -xzf - -C /usr/local
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' | sudo tee /etc/profile.d/golang.sh
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/go/bin' >> $HOME/.profile

# Download project binaries
mkdir -p $HOME/.nillionapp/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
wget -O $HOME/.nillionapp/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/nilchaind https://snapshots.kjnodes.com/nillion-testnet/nilchaind-v0.2.2-linux-amd64
chmod +x $HOME/.nillionapp/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/nilchaind

# Create application symlinks
sudo ln -s $HOME/.nillionapp/cosmovisor/genesis $HOME/.nillionapp/cosmovisor/current -f
sudo ln -s $HOME/.nillionapp/cosmovisor/current/bin/nilchaind /usr/local/bin/nilchaind -f

# Set node configuration
nilchaind config set client chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1
nilchaind config set client keyring-backend test

# Initialize the node
nilchaind init <Your_Moniker> --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --home=$HOME/.nillionapp

# Download genesis and addrbook
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Validator247/NillionApp/main/addrbook.json
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Validator247/NillionApp/main/genesis.json

# Add seeds
sed -i -e "s|^seeds *=.*|seeds = \"3f472746f46493309650e5a033076689996c8881@nillion-testnet.rpc.kjnodes.com:18059\"|" $HOME/.nillionapp/config/config.toml

# Set minimum gas price
sed -i -e "s|^minimum-gas-prices *=.*|minimum-gas-prices = \"0unil\"|" $HOME/.nillionapp/config/app.toml

# Set pruning
sed -i \
  -e 's|^pruning *=.*|pruning = "custom"|' \
  -e 's|^pruning-keep-recent *=.*|pruning-keep-recent = "100"|' \
  -e 's|^pruning-keep-every *=.*|pruning-keep-every = "0"|' \
  -e 's|^pruning-interval *=.*|pruning-interval = "50"|' \
  $HOME/.nillionapp/config/app.toml


# Create systemd service
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/nillion-testnet.service > /dev/null << EOF
[Unit]
Description=nillion node service
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/nilchaind start --home=$HOME/.nillionapp
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10
LimitNOFILE=65535
Environment="DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.nillionapp"
Environment="DAEMON_NAME=nilchaind"
Environment="UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

# Reload systemd and enable the service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable nillion-testnet.service

# Start service and check the logs
sudo systemctl start nillion-testnet.service && sudo journalctl -u nillion-testnet.service -f --no-hostname -o cat

```


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