Side protocol Validator Tools & Infrastructure Documentation

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

#Daemon configuration

sided config node https://rpc.lavenderfive.com:443/side/
sided config chain-id sidechain-1
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#🔑 Key management

#Add new key

sided keys add wallet
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#Recover existing key

sided keys add wallet --recover
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#List all keys

sided keys list
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#Delete key

sided keys delete wallet
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#Export key to the file

sided keys export wallet
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#Import key from the file

sided keys import wallet wallet.backup
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#Query wallet balance

sided q bank balances $(sided keys show wallet -a)
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#👷 Validator management

#Create new validator

sided tx staking create-validator \
--amount {{ minimum_gas_price }} \
--pubkey $(sided tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id sidechain-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 {{ minimum_gas_price }} \
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#Edit existing validator

sided tx staking edit-validator \
--new-moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id sidechain-1 \
--commission-rate 0.05 \
--from wallet \
--gas-adjustment 1.4 \
--gas auto \
--gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} \
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#Unjail validator

sided tx slashing unjail --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Jail reason

sided query slashing signing-info $(sided tendermint show-validator)
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#List all active validators

sided 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
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#List all inactive validators

sided 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
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#View validator details

sided q staking validator $(sided keys show wallet --bech val -a)
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#💲 Token management

#Withdraw rewards from all validators

sided tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Withdraw commission and rewards from your validator

sided tx distribution withdraw-rewards $(sided keys show wallet --bech val -a) --commission --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Delegate tokens to yourself

sided tx staking delegate $(sided keys show wallet --bech val -a) {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Delegate tokens to validator

sided tx staking delegate  {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Redelegate tokens to another validator

sided tx staking redelegate $(sided keys show wallet --bech val -a)  {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Unbond tokens from your validator

sided tx staking unbond $(sided keys show wallet --bech val -a) {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Send tokens to the wallet

sided tx bank send wallet  {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#🗳 Governance

#List all proposals

sided query gov proposals
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#View proposal by id

sided query gov proposal 1
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#Vote 'Yes'

sided tx gov vote 1 yes --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Vote 'No'

sided tx gov vote 1 no --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Vote 'Abstain'

sided tx gov vote 1 abstain --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#Vote 'NoWithVeto'

sided tx gov vote 1 NoWithVeto --from wallet --chain-id sidechain-1 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
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#⚡️ Utility

#Update ports

CUSTOM_PORT=263
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\"%" $HOME/.sided/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:${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/.sided/config/app.toml
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#Update Indexer

Disable indexer

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

sed -i -e 's|^indexer *=.*|indexer = "kv"|' $HOME/.sided/config/config.toml
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#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/.sided/config/app.toml
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#🚨 Maintenance

#Get validator info

sided status 2>&1 | jq .ValidatorInfo
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#Get sync info

sided status 2>&1 | jq .SyncInfo
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#Get node peer

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

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

curl -sS http://localhost:26357/net_info | jq -r '.result.peers[] | "\(.node_info.id)@\(.remote_ip):\(.node_info.listen_addr)"' | awk -F ':' '{print $1":"$(NF)}'
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#Set minimum gas price

sed -i -e "s/^minimum-gas-prices *=.*/minimum-gas-prices = \"{{ minimum_gas_price }}\"/" $HOME/.sided/config/app.toml
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#Enable prometheus

sed -i -e "s/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/" $HOME/.sided/config/config.toml
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#Reset chain data

sided tendermint unsafe-reset-all --home $HOME/.sided --keep-addr-book
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#Remove node

cd $HOME
sudo systemctl stop sided
sudo systemctl disable sided
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/sided.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
rm -f $(which sided)
rm -rf $HOME/.sided
rm -rf $HOME/sided
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#⚙️ Service Management

#Reload sided configuration

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
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#Enable sided

sudo systemctl enable sided
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#Disable sided

sudo systemctl disable sided
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#Start sided

sudo systemctl start sided
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#Stop sided

sudo systemctl stop sided
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#Restart sided

sudo systemctl restart sided
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#Check sided status

sudo systemctl status sided
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#Check sided logs

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