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Useful set of commands for node operators. From key management to chain governance.

#Daemon configuration

kava config node https://rpc.lavenderfive.com:443/kava
kava config chain-id kava_2222-10

#🔑 Key management

#Add new key

kava keys add wallet

#Recover existing key

kava keys add wallet --recover

#List all keys

kava keys list

#Delete key

kava keys delete wallet

#Export key to the file

kava keys export wallet

#Import key from the file

kava keys import wallet wallet.backup

#Query wallet balance

kava q bank balances $(kava keys show wallet -a)

#👷 Validator management

ⓘ Please make sure you have adjusted **moniker**, **identity**, **details** and **website** to match your values.

#Create new validator

kava tx staking create-validator \
--amount 0ukava \
--pubkey $(kava tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id kava_2222-10 \
--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 0ukava \
-y

#Edit existing validator

kava tx staking edit-validator \
--new-moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id kava_2222-10 \
--commission-rate 0.05 \
--from wallet \
--gas-adjustment 1.4 \
--gas auto \
--gas-prices 0ukava \
-y

#Unjail validator

kava tx slashing unjail --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Jail reason

kava query slashing signing-info $(kava tendermint show-validator)

#List all active validators

kava q staking validators -oj --limit=3000 | jq '.validators[] | select(.status=="BOND_STATUS_BONDED")' | jq -r '(.tokens|tonumber/pow(10; 6)|floor|tostring) + " \t " + .description.moniker' | sort -gr | nl

#List all inactive validators

kava q staking validators -oj --limit=3000 | jq '.validators[] | select(.status=="BOND_STATUS_UNBONDED")' | jq -r '(.tokens|tonumber/pow(10; 6)|floor|tostring) + " \t " + .description.moniker' | sort -gr | nl

#View validator details

kava q staking validator $(kava keys show wallet --bech val -a)

#💲 Token management

#Withdraw rewards from all validators

kava tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Withdraw commission and rewards from your validator

kava tx distribution withdraw-rewards $(kava keys show wallet --bech val -a) --commission --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Delegate tokens to yourself

kava tx staking delegate $(kava keys show wallet --bech val -a) 0ukava --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Delegate tokens to validator

kava tx staking delegate  0ukava --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Redelegate tokens to another validator

kava tx staking redelegate $(kava keys show wallet --bech val -a)  0ukava --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Unbond tokens from your validator

kava tx staking unbond $(kava keys show wallet --bech val -a) 0ukava --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Send tokens to the wallet

kava tx bank send wallet  0ukava --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#🗳 Governance

#List all proposals

kava query gov proposals

#View proposal by id

kava query gov proposal 1

#Vote 'Yes'

kava tx gov vote 1 yes --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Vote 'No'

kava tx gov vote 1 no --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Vote 'Abstain'

kava tx gov vote 1 abstain --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#Vote 'NoWithVeto'

kava tx gov vote 1 NoWithVeto --from wallet --chain-id kava_2222-10 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0ukava -y

#⚡️ Utility

#Update ports

CUSTOM_PORT=139
sed -i -e "s%^proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26658\"%proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:${CUSTOM_PORT}58\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657\"%laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:${CUSTOM_PORT}57\"%; s%^pprof_laddr = \"localhost:6060\"%pprof_laddr = \"localhost:${CUSTOM_PORT}60\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}56\"%; s%^prometheus_listen_addr = \":26660\"%prometheus_listen_addr = \":${CUSTOM_PORT}66\"%" $HOME/.kava/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}17\"%; s%^address = \":8080\"%address = \":${CUSTOM_PORT}80\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9090\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}90\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9091\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}91\"%" $HOME/.kava/config/app.toml

#Update Indexer

Disable indexer

sed -i -e 's|^indexer *=.*|indexer = "null"|' $HOME/.kava/config/config.toml

Enable indexer

sed -i -e 's|^indexer *=.*|indexer = "kv"|' $HOME/.kava/config/config.toml

#Update pruning

sed -i \
  -e 's|^pruning *=.*|pruning = "custom"|' \
  -e 's|^pruning-keep-recent *=.*|pruning-keep-recent = "107"|' \
  -e 's|^pruning-keep-every *=.*|pruning-keep-every = "0"|' \
  -e 's|^pruning-interval *=.*|pruning-interval = "13"|' \
  $HOME/.kava/config/app.toml

#🚨 Maintenance

#Get validator info

kava status 2&gt;&amp;1 | jq .ValidatorInfo

#Get sync info

kava status 2&gt;&amp;1 | jq .SyncInfo

#Get node peer

echo $(kava tendermint show-node-id)'@'$(curl -s ifconfig.me)':'$(cat $HOME/.kava/config/config.toml | sed -n '/Address to listen for incoming connection/{n;p;}' | sed 's/.*://; s/".*//')

#Check if validator key is correct

[[ $(kava q staking validator $(kava keys show wallet --bech val -a) -oj | jq -r .consensus_pubkey.key) = $(kava status | jq -r .ValidatorInfo.PubKey.value) ]] &amp;&amp; echo -e "\n\e[1m\e[32mTrue\e[0m\n" || echo -e "\n\e[1m\e[31mFalse\e[0m\n"

#Get live peers

curl -sS http://localhost:13957/net_info | jq -r '.result.peers[] | "\(.node_info.id)@\(.remote_ip):\(.node_info.listen_addr)"' | awk -F ':' '{print $1":"$(NF)}'

#Set minimum gas price

sed -i -e "s/^minimum-gas-prices *=.*/minimum-gas-prices = \"0ukava\"/" $HOME/.kava/config/app.toml

#Enable prometheus

sed -i -e "s/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/" $HOME/.kava/config/config.toml

#Reset chain data

kava tendermint unsafe-reset-all --home $HOME/.kava --keep-addr-book

#Remove node

⚠ Please, before proceeding with the next step! All chain data will be lost! Make sure you have backed up your **priv_validator_key.json**!

cd $HOME
sudo systemctl stop kava
sudo systemctl disable kava
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/kava.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
rm -f $(which kava)
rm -rf $HOME/.kava
rm -rf $HOME/kava

#⚙️ Service Management

#Reload kava configuration

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

#Enable kava

sudo systemctl enable kava

#Disable kava

sudo systemctl disable kava

#Start kava

sudo systemctl start kava

#Stop kava

sudo systemctl stop kava

#Restart kava

sudo systemctl restart kava

#Check kava status

sudo systemctl status kava

#Check kava logs

sudo journalctl -u kava -f --no-hostname -o cat

Chain ID:

The unique identifier for the blockchain network.

kava_2222-10

Latest Version:

The latest version of the chain software.

v0.26.0

Github:

The Github repository hosting the code for the network in question.

kava-Labs/kava

Public endpoints

Public endpoints are rate limited but can be used for basic CLI usage, node syncing or testing environments. Request an API key for enhanced access limits, we offer free trial periods of 14 days and cheap shared access plans from $50 a month.

REST/LCD

REST endpoint for querying blockchain data through the REST framework. Often available for Cosmos chains but also the main framework for Aleo as an example.

rest.lavenderfive.com:443/kava

RPC

Remote Procedure Call endpoint for the consensus client of a blockchain. This is not an EVM endpoint (we call this json RPC) but the main framework for blockchain frameworks like Cosmos, Aptos, Sui and Near.

rpc.lavenderfive.com:443/kava

gRPC

High-performance RPC endpoint for blockchain communication using the Google gRPC framework. This is often standard gRPC and not the "WEB" framework which is sometimes also accesible.

kava.lavenderfive.com:443

WebSocket

WebSocket endpoint for real-time blockchain updates of the consensus client. This is not the EVM websocket integration, we name and expose that separately. WS is commonly available for Cosmos and Move networks that also expose a REST endpoint.

wss://rpc.lavenderfive.com:443/kava/websocket

Json-RPC

JSON-RPC endpoint for EVM interactions and queries. This is the main endpoint for Ethereum like networks but might co-exist alongside a consensus RPCs on Cosmos like networks that have a separate consensus endpoint like Berachain, Story and Evmos.

jsonrpc.lavenderfive.com:443/kava

Json-RPC (websocket)

The websocket interface for the json-RPC EVM endpoint to listen/subscribe to event feeds.

wss://jsonrpc.lavenderfive.com:443/kava/ws

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