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Useful commands


🔑 Key management

add new key
Terminal window
_project_bin_ keys add wallet
recover existing key
Terminal window
_project_bin_ keys add wallet --recover
list all keys
Terminal window
_project_bin_ keys list
delete key
Terminal window
_project_bin_ keys delete wallet
export key to a file
Terminal window
_project_bin_ keys export wallet
import key from a file
Terminal window
_project_bin_ keys import wallet wallet.backup
query wallet balance
Terminal window
_project_bin_ q bank balances $(_project_bin_ keys show wallet -a)

👷 Validator management

create new validator
Terminal window
_project_bin_ tx staking create-validator \
--amount 1000000_utoken_ \
--pubkey $(_project_bin_ tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id _chain_id_ \
--commission-rate 0.05 \
--commission-max-rate 0.20 \
--commission-max-change-rate 0.05 \
--min-self-delegation 1 \
--from wallet \
--gas-adjustment 1.4 \
--gas auto \
--gas-prices 0_utoken_ \
-y
edit existing validator
Terminal window
_project_bin_ tx staking edit-validator \
--new-moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id _chain_id_ \
--commission-rate 0.05 \
--from wallet \
--gas-adjustment 1.4 \
--gas auto \
--gas-prices 0_utoken_ \
-y
unjail validator
Terminal window
_project_bin_ tx slashing unjail --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
jail reason
Terminal window
_project_bin_ query slashing signing-info $(_project_bin_ tendermint show-validator)
list all active validators
Terminal window
_project_bin_ 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
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_project_bin_ 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
Terminal window
_project_bin_ q staking validator $(_project_bin_ keys show wallet --bech val -a)

💲 Token management

withdraw rewards from all validators
Terminal window
_project_bin_ tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
withdraw commission and rewards from your validator
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_project_bin_ tx distribution withdraw-rewards $(_project_bin_ keys show wallet --bech val -a) --commission --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
delegate tokens to yourself
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_project_bin_ tx staking delegate $(_project_bin_ keys show wallet --bech val -a) 1000000_utoken_ --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
delegate tokens to validator
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_project_bin_ tx staking delegate [TO_VALOPER_ADDRESS] 1000000_utoken_ --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
redelegate tokens to another validator
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_project_bin_ tx staking redelegate $(_project_bin_ keys show wallet --bech val -a) [TO_VALOPER_ADDRESS] 1000000_utoken_ --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
unbond tokens from your validator
Terminal window
_project_bin_ tx staking unbond $(_project_bin_ keys show wallet --bech val -a) 1000000_utoken_ --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
send tokens to the wallet
Terminal window
_project_bin_ tx bank send wallet [TO_WALLET_ADDRESS] 1000000_utoken_ --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y

🗳 Governance

list all proposals
Terminal window
_project_bin_ query gov proposals
view proposal by id
Terminal window
_project_bin_ query gov proposal 1
vote ‘yes’
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_project_bin_ tx gov vote 1 yes --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
vote ‘no’
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_project_bin_ tx gov vote 1 no --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
vote ‘abstain’
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_project_bin_ tx gov vote 1 abstain --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y
vote ‘nowithveto’
Terminal window
_project_bin_ tx gov vote 1 NoWithVeto --from wallet --chain-id _chain_id_ --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices 0_utoken_ -y

⚡️ Utility

update ports
Terminal window
CUSTOM_PORT=110
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\"%" $HOME/._project_name_/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:${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/._project_name_/config/app.toml
update indexer

Disable indexer

Terminal window
sed -i -e 's|^indexer _=._|indexer = "null"|' $HOME/._project_name_/config/config.toml

Enable indexer

Terminal window
sed -i -e 's|^indexer _=._|indexer = "kv"|' $HOME/._project_name_/config/config.toml
update pruning
Terminal window
sed -i \
-e 's|^pruning _=._|pruning = "custom"|' \
-e 's|^pruning-keep-recent _=._|pruning-keep-recent = "1000"|' \
-e 's|^pruning-keep-every _=._|pruning-keep-every = "0"|' \
-e 's|^pruning-interval _=._|pruning-interval = "100"|' \
$HOME/._project_name_/config/app.toml

🚨 Maintenance

get validator info
Terminal window
_project_bin_ status 2>&1 | jq .ValidatorInfo
get sync info
Terminal window
_project_bin_ status 2>&1 | jq .SyncInfo

or

Terminal window
_project_bin_ status 2>&1 | jq .sync_info
get node peer
Terminal window
echo $(_project_bin_ tendermint show-node-id)'@'$(curl -s ifconfig.me)':'$(cat $HOME/._project_name_/config/config.toml | sed -n '/Address to listen for incoming connection/{n;p;}' | sed 's/._://; s/"._//')
check if validator key is correct
Terminal window
[[$(_project_bin_ q staking validator $(_project_bin_ keys show wallet --bech val -a) -oj | jq -r .consensus_pubkey.key) = $(_project_bin_ 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"
get live peers
Terminal window
curl -sS http://localhost:26657/net_info | jq -r '.result.peers[] | "\(.node_info.id)@\(.remote_ip):\(.node_info.listen_addr)"' | awk -F ':' '{print $1":"$(NF)}'
set minimum gas price
Terminal window
sed -i -e "s/^minimum-gas-prices _=._/minimum-gas-prices = \"0_utoken_\"/" $HOME/._project_name_/config/app.toml
enable prometheus
Terminal window
sed -i -e "s/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/" $HOME/._project_name_/config/config.toml
reset chain data
Terminal window
_project_bin_ tendermint unsafe-reset-all --keep-addr-book --home $HOME/._project_name_ --keep-addr-book
remove node
Terminal window
cd $HOME
sudo systemctl stop _project_name_.service
sudo systemctl disable _project_name_.service
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/_project_name_.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
rm -f $(which _project_bin_)
rm -rf $HOME/._project_name_
rm -rf $HOME/_project_name_

⚙️ Service Management

reload service configuration
Terminal window
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
enable service
Terminal window
sudo systemctl enable _project_name_.service
disable service
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sudo systemctl disable _project_name_.service
start service
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sudo systemctl start _project_name_.service
stop service
Terminal window
sudo systemctl stop _project_name_.service
restart service
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sudo systemctl restart _project_name_.service
check service status
Terminal window
sudo systemctl status _project_name_.service
check service logs
Terminal window
sudo journalctl -u _project_name_.service -f --no-hostname -o cat