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Run a Validator or a Full Node on Chiado

Validators and Full Nodes protect the network by validating transactions and blocks. They are the backbone of the network and are responsible for the security of the network. This guide shows you how to use Sedge to set up a full node or a validator on Chiado, a Gnosis testnet.

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Validating the Gnosis Beacon Chain requires 1 GNO per validator process.

Running a Full Node​

For running a full node (without a validator node) with random clients, you only need to add the --no-validator to sedge cli. For example:

sedge cli --no-validator --network=chiado

Running a Validator​

For running a validator with random clients, you need to omit the --no-validator flag. For example:

sedge cli --network=chiado

Create keystore for validator​

To create a keystore for a validator, you need to run the following command:

sedge keys --network chiado

Consensus Clients Requirements​

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The hardware requirements you are about to see are for Gnosis. Chiado is a lighter network, the following requirements can be considered as minimum for a full node in Chiado:

  • 2 CPU cores
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 160 GB SDD

Lighthouse Client​

Lighthouse Minimum​

  • Dual-core CPU, 2015 or newer
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 500 GB SSD
  • 10 Mb/s download, 5 Mb/s upload broadband connection
  • Quad-core AMD Ryzen, Intel Broadwell, ARMv8 or newer
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 1 TB SSD
  • 100 Mb/s download, 20 Mb/s upload broadband connection

Teku Client​

Teku Minimum​

  • Dual Core CPU, i5-760 or AMD FX-8100 or better
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 500 GB SSD
  • 1 Mb/s broadband connection
  • Quad core CPU, Intel Core i7–4770 or AMD FX-8310 or better
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 1 TB SSD
  • 10 Mb/s broadband connection

Nimbus Client​

Nimbus Minimum​

  • Dual-core CPU, 2015 or newer
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 500 GB solid state storage
  • 10 Mb/s download, 5 Mb/s upload broadband connection
  • Quad-core CPU
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 1 TB solid state storage
  • 100 Mb/s download, 20 Mb/s upload broadband connection

Prysm Client​

Prysm Minimum​

  • Operating System: 64-bit Linux, Mac OS X 10.14+, Windows 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5–760 or AMD FX-8100 or better
  • Memory: 8GB RAM
  • Storage: 500GB available space SSD
  • Internet: Broadband connection
  • Processor: Intel Core i7–4770 or AMD FX-8310 or better
  • Memory: 16GB RAM
  • Storage: 1 TB available space SSD
  • Internet: Broadband connection
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We recommend using Lighthouse or Teku while using Sedge for Chiado as they are the most stable and tested clients.

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Sedge supports Prysm for Chiado, but Prysm version for this network is not stable. Use it at your own risk. We do not recommend to use Prysm for Chiado.

For a more detailed description, you can look at the Beacon Chain Node Requirements in the Gnosis Chain documentation.

Execution Client Requirements​

Nethermind Client​

  • OS: Ubuntu
  • CPU: 2 cores
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Disk: 500gb SSD

For a more detailed description, you can look at the Guide for Run a Gnosis Execution Layer Node

Useful data​