Side

Installation

# install dependencies, if needed
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install curl git wget htop tmux build-essential jq make lz4 gcc unzip -y

# install go, if needed
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

# set vars
echo "export WALLET="wallet"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export MONIKER="test"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export SIDE_CHAIN_ID="sidechain-testnet-4"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export SIDE_PORT="45"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile

# download binary
cd $HOME
rm -rf side
git clone https://github.com/sideprotocol/side.git
cd side
git checkout v0.9.5
make install

# config and init app
sided config node tcp://localhost:${SIDE_PORT}657
sided config keyring-backend os
sided config chain-id sidechain-testnet-4
sided init "test" --chain-id sidechain-testnet-4

# download genesis and addrbook
wget -O $HOME/.side/config/genesis.json https://server-5.itrocket.net/testnet/side/genesis.json
wget -O $HOME/.side/config/addrbook.json  https://server-5.itrocket.net/testnet/side/addrbook.json

# set seeds and peers
SEEDS="9c14080752bdfa33f4624f83cd155e2d3976e303@side-testnet-seed.itrocket.net:45656"
PEERS="bbbf623474e377664673bde3256fc35a36ba0df1@side-testnet-peer.itrocket.net:45656"
sed -i -e "/^\[p2p\]/,/^\[/{s/^[[:space:]]*seeds *=.*/seeds = \"$SEEDS\"/}" \
       -e "/^\[p2p\]/,/^\[/{s/^[[:space:]]*persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$PEERS\"/}" $HOME/.side/config/config.toml

# set custom ports in app.toml
sed -i.bak -e "s%:1317%:${SIDE_PORT}317%g;
s%:8080%:${SIDE_PORT}080%g;
s%:9090%:${SIDE_PORT}090%g;
s%:9091%:${SIDE_PORT}091%g;
s%:8545%:${SIDE_PORT}545%g;
s%:8546%:${SIDE_PORT}546%g;
s%:6065%:${SIDE_PORT}065%g" $HOME/.side/config/app.toml

# set custom ports in config.toml file
sed -i.bak -e "s%:26658%:${SIDE_PORT}658%g;
s%:26657%:${SIDE_PORT}657%g;
s%:6060%:${SIDE_PORT}060%g;
s%:26656%:${SIDE_PORT}656%g;
s%^external_address = \"\"%external_address = \"$(wget -qO- eth0.me):${SIDE_PORT}656\"%;
s%:26660%:${SIDE_PORT}660%g" $HOME/.side/config/config.toml

# config pruning
sed -i -e "s/^pruning *=.*/pruning = \"custom\"/" $HOME/.side/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \"100\"/" $HOME/.side/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \"19\"/" $HOME/.side/config/app.toml

# set minimum gas price, enable prometheus and disable indexing
sed -i 's|minimum-gas-prices =.*|minimum-gas-prices = "0.005uside"|g' $HOME/.side/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/" $HOME/.side/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s/^indexer *=.*/indexer = \"null\"/" $HOME/.side/config/config.toml

# create service file
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/sided.service > /dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Side node
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
WorkingDirectory=$HOME/.side
ExecStart=$(which sided) start --home $HOME/.side
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

# reset and download snapshot
sided tendermint unsafe-reset-all --home $HOME/.side
curl https://server-5.itrocket.net/testnet/side/side_2025-01-27_1758313_snap.tar.lz4 | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C $HOME/.side

# enable and start service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable sided
sudo systemctl restart sided && sudo journalctl -u sided -fo cat

Create Wallet

# to create a new wallet, use the following command. don’t forget to save the mnemonic
sided keys add $WALLET

# to restore exexuting wallet, use the following command
sided keys add $WALLET --recover

# save wallet and validator address
WALLET_ADDRESS=$(sided keys show $WALLET -a)
VALOPER_ADDRESS=$(sided keys show $WALLET --bech val -a)
echo "export WALLET_ADDRESS="$WALLET_ADDRESS >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export VALOPER_ADDRESS="$VALOPER_ADDRESS >> $HOME/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile

# check sync status, once your node is fully synced, the output from above will print "false"
sided status 2>&1 | jq

# before creating a validator, you need to fund your wallet and check balance
sided query bank balances $WALLET_ADDRESS

Create Validator

sided tx staking create-validator \
--amount 1000000uside \
--from $WALLET \
--commission-rate 0.1 \
--commission-max-rate 0.2 \
--commission-max-change-rate 0.01 \
--min-self-delegation 1 \
--pubkey $(sided tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker "test" \
--identity "" \
--website "" \
--details "" \
--chain-id sidechain-testnet-4 \
--gas auto --gas-adjustment 1.5 --fees 1500uside \
-y