# Installation

Manual Installation

<table><thead><tr><th width="252.14630126953125">Chain ID</th><th width="259.689208984375">                          Version </th><th>        Custom Port</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>xrplevm_1449000-1</td><td>                       7.0.0</td><td>               24</td></tr></tbody></table>

Official Documentation Recommended Hardware: 4 Cores, 32GB RAM, 500GB of storage (NVME)

```bash
# 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
```

Node NameWalletPortPruningPruning Keep RecentPruning Interval

```bash
# 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 XRPL_CHAIN_ID="xrplevm_1449000-1"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export XRPL_PORT="24"" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile

# download binary
cd $HOME
rm -rf xrp
git clone https://github.com/xrplevm/node.git
cd node
git checkout v6.0.0
make install

# config and init app
exrpd config set client chain-id $XRPL_CHAIN_ID
exrpd init $MONIKER --chain-id $XRPL_CHAIN_ID
sed -i -e "s|^node *=.*|node = \"tcp://localhost:${XRPL_PORT}657\"|" $HOME/.exrpd/config/client.toml

# download genesis and addrbook
wget -O $HOME/.exrpd/config/genesis.json https://server-2.itrocket.net/testnet/xrplevm/genesis.json
wget -O $HOME/.exrpd/config/addrbook.json  https://server-2.itrocket.net/testnet/xrplevm/addrbook.json

# set seeds and peers
SEEDS="6a271a9b7d07393a1521b1c7386a9fa9147a1762@xrplevm-testnet-seed.itrocket.net:16656"
PEERS="7acc7bf700acfc04705538a823dc0ac3567392b5@xrp-testnet-peer.monkeylabs.me:24656,166f7e48e1c756cc663fee5be96ab2bbdb4db970@xrplevm-testnet-peer.itrocket.net:13656,a4f2d903cebf5bc83fcb66fbda0af5cb922a6436@135.181.139.249:47656,de2117667b79d2e89aa9dd7b97b9f34c923692a1@94.130.23.254:30056,b01a918af85f90d38dda24238500fc5573f9145a@207.180.222.90:26656,5998f89c7549ec10672bf16a4d5b90786e856393@195.3.223.73:22656,3445cd5447b3d1993f0c4235a74057a11950f52c@192.3.6.118:26656,2d14b84e5e2f1784b8e942216a330df05cecd137@152.53.49.146:13656,6c5b34685a0c1956bde097914e42bc537f5ca5c7@79.137.70.143:26646,e8b19c2f802327f42da554f099aab959611c3e66@144.76.112.58:19656,72d6ee0a449bcd3d70f7f4807be526a536c45398@88.99.137.138:19656,24b71f58417414fa1bd21c788a0a85a98f49e7f9@162.55.181.91:26656"
sed -i -e "/^\[p2p\]/,/^\[/{s/^[[:space:]]*seeds *=.*/seeds = \"$SEEDS\"/}" \
       -e "/^\[p2p\]/,/^\[/{s/^[[:space:]]*persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \"$PEERS\"/}" $HOME/.exrpd/config/config.toml

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

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

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

# set minimum gas price, enable prometheus and disable indexing
sed -i 's|minimum-gas-prices =.*|minimum-gas-prices = "0axrp"|g' $HOME/.exrpd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/" $HOME/.exrpd/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s/^indexer *=.*/indexer = \"null\"/" $HOME/.exrpd/config/config.toml

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

# reset and download snapshot
exrpd tendermint unsafe-reset-all --home $HOME/.exrpd
if curl -s --head curl https://server-2.itrocket.net/testnet/xrplevm/xrplevm_2025-03-20_477281_snap.tar.lz4 | head -n 1 | grep "200" > /dev/null; then
  curl https://server-2.itrocket.net/testnet/xrplevm/xrplevm_2025-03-20_477281_snap.tar.lz4 | lz4 -dc - | tar -xf - -C $HOME/.exrpd
    else
  echo "no snapshot found"
fi

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

### Automatic Installation <a href="#auto-installation" id="auto-installation"></a>

pruning: custom: 100/0/19 | indexer: null

```bash
source <(curl -s https://itrocket.net/api/testnet/xrplevm/autoinstall/)
```

### Create wallet <a href="#create-wallet" id="create-wallet"></a>

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

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

# save wallet and validator address
WALLET_ADDRESS=$(exrpd keys show $WALLET -a)
VALOPER_ADDRESS=$(exrpd 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"
exrpd status 2>&1 | jq 

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

### Node Sync Status Checker <a href="#node-sync-status" id="node-sync-status"></a>

```bash
#!/bin/bash
rpc_port=$(grep -m 1 -oP '^laddr = "\K[^"]+' "$HOME/.exrpd/config/config.toml" | cut -d ':' -f 3)
while true; do
  local_height=$(curl -s localhost:$rpc_port/status | jq -r '.result.sync_info.latest_block_height')
  network_height=$(curl -s https://xrplevm-testnet-rpc.itrocket.net/status | jq -r '.result.sync_info.latest_block_height')

  if ! [[ "$local_height" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || ! [[ "$network_height" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
    echo -e "\033[1;31mError: Invalid block height data. Retrying...\033[0m"
    sleep 5
    continue
  fi

  blocks_left=$((network_height - local_height))
  echo -e "\033[1;33mNode Height:\033[1;34m $local_height\033[0m \033[1;33m| Network Height:\033[1;36m $network_height\033[0m \033[1;33m| Blocks Left:\033[1;31m $blocks_left\033[0m"
  sleep 5
done
```

### Create validator <a href="#create-validator" id="create-validator"></a>

MonikerIdentityDetailsAmount, uxrpCommission rateCommission max rateCommission max change rateWebsite

```bash
cd $HOME
# Create validator.json file
echo "{\"pubkey\":{\"@type\":\"/cosmos.crypto.ed25519.PubKey\",\"key\":\"$(exrpd comet show-validator | grep -Po '\"key\":\s*\"\K[^"]*')\"},
    \"amount\": \"1000000uxrp\",
    \"moniker\": \"test\",
    \"identity\": \"\",
    \"website\": \"\",
    \"security\": \"\",
    \"details\": \"I love blockchain ❤️\",
    \"commission-rate\": \"0.1\",
    \"commission-max-rate\": \"0.2\",
    \"commission-max-change-rate\": \"0.01\",
    \"min-self-delegation\": \"1\"
}" > validator.json
# Create a validator using the JSON configuration
exrpd tx staking create-validator validator.json \
    --from $WALLET \
    --chain-id xrplevm_1449000-1 \
	--gas auto --gas-adjustment 1.5
	
```

### Security <a href="#security" id="security"></a>

To protect you keys please don\`t share your privkey, mnemonic and follow basic security rules

#### Firewall security <a href="#firewall" id="firewall"></a>

Set the default to allow outgoing connections, deny all incoming, allow ssh and node p2p port

```bash
sudo ufw default allow outgoing 
sudo ufw default deny incoming 
sudo ufw allow ssh/tcp 
sudo ufw allow ${XRPL_PORT}656/tcp
sudo ufw enable
```

### Delete node <a href="#delete" id="delete"></a>

```bash
sudo systemctl stop exrpd
sudo systemctl disable exrpd
sudo rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/exrpd.service
sudo rm $(which exrpd)
sudo rm -rf $HOME/.exrpd
sed -i "/XRPL_/d" $HOME/.bash_profile
```
