# Galactica **Info** > [\ > https://galactica.com/]() > > > Faucet: **Public Endpoints** > API: [https://galactica-testnet-api.validator247.com](https://galactica-testnet-api.validator247.com/) > > RPC: [https://galactica-testnet-rpc.validator247.com](https://galactica-testnet-rpc.validator247.com/) **Explorer** > ## Manual Installation Install Dependencies ``` sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install curl git wget htop tmux build-essential jq make lz4 gcc unzip -y ``` Set Environment Variables ``` echo "export WALLET="wallet"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile echo "export MONIKER="Your_nodename"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile echo "export GALACTICA_CHAIN_ID="galactica_9301-1"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile echo "export GALACTICA_PORT="46"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile source $HOME/.bash_profile ``` Install Go ``` cd $HOME VER="1.21.3" wget "https://golang.org/dl/go$VER.linux-amd64.tar.gz" sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf "go$VER.linux-amd64.tar.gz" rm "go$VER.linux-amd64.tar.gz" [ ! -f ~/.bash_profile ] && touch ~/.bash_profile echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:~/go/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile source $HOME/.bash_profile [ ! -d ~/go/bin ] && mkdir -p ~/go/bin ``` Download and Build Galactica ``` cd $HOME rm -rf galactica git clone https://github.com/Galactica-corp/galactica cd galactica git checkout v0.1.1 make build mv $HOME/galactica/build/galacticad $HOME/go/bin ``` Configure and Initialize the App ``` galacticad config node tcp://localhost:${GALACTICA_PORT}657 galacticad config keyring-backend os galacticad config chain-id galactica_9301-1 galacticad init "Your_nodename" --chain-id galactica_9301-1 ``` Download Genesis and Addrbook ``` wget -O addrbook.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Validator247/Galactica-Network/main/addrbook.json wget -O genesis.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Validator247/Galactica-Network/main/genesis.json ``` Configure Pruning, Minimum Gas Price, Prometheus, and Indexing ``` sed -i -e "s/^pruning *=.*/pruning = \"custom\"/" $HOME/.galactica/config/app.toml sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \"100\"/" $HOME/.galactica/config/app.toml sed -i -e "s/^pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \"50\"/" $HOME/.galactica/config/app.toml sed -i 's|minimum-gas-prices =.*|minimum-gas-prices = "10agnet"|g' $HOME/.galactica/config/app.toml sed -i -e "s/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/" $HOME/.galactica/config/config.toml sed -i -e "s/^indexer *=.*/indexer = \"null\"/" $HOME/.galactica/config/config.toml ``` Create Systemd Service ``` sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/galacticad.service > /dev/null < /dev/null; then curl https://testnet-files.itrocket.net/galactica/snap_galactica.tar.lz4 | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C $HOME/.galactica else echo no have snap fi ``` Enable and Start the Service ``` sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable galacticad sudo systemctl restart galacticad && sudo journalctl -u galacticad -f ``` ## Wallet Add New Wallet Key ``` galacticad keys add wallet ``` Get Wallet Hex ``` galacticad keys convert-bech32-to-hex $(galacticad keys show wallet -a) ``` check Balance ``` galacticad q bank balances $(galacticad keys show wallet -a) ``` ## Create Validator ``` galacticad tx staking create-validator \ --amount 1000000000000000000agnet \ --from wallet \ --commission-rate 0.1 \ --commission-max-rate 0.2 \ --commission-max-change-rate 0.01 \ --min-self-delegation 1 \ --pubkey $(galacticad tendermint show-validator) \ --moniker “Your-nodename” \ --identity “keybase \ --details “love you forever” \ --website “your-web” \ --security-contact “your-mail” \ --chain-id galactica_9302-1 \ --gas-prices 10agnet \ --gas 300000 \ --yes ``` Edit Existing Validator ``` galacticad tx staking edit-validator \ --commission-rate 0.1 \ --new-moniker "new-moniker" \ --identity "new-kepase" \ --details "To The Moon" \ --from wallet \ --chain-id galactica_9302-1 \ --gas-prices 10agnet \ --gas 300000 \ -y ``` Delegate Token to your own validator ``` galacticad tx staking delegate $(galacticad keys show wallet --bech val -a) 1000000000000000000agnet --from wallet --chain-id galactica_9302-1 --gas-prices 10agnet -y ``` Unjail validator ``` galacticad tx slashing unjail --from wallet--chain-id galactica_9302-1 --gas-prices 10agnet -y ``` ## Remove node ``` cd $HOME sudo systemctl stop galacticad sudo systemctl disable galacticad rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/galacticad.service rm -rf .galactica rm -rf galactica rm -rf $(which galacticad) ``` ## Vote ``` galacticad tx gov vote 1 yes --from=wallet --gas-prices=10agnet --chain-id=galactica_9302-1 -y ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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