2025-05-16 09:54:09 +00:00 · 2025-06-25 20:26:43 +00:00
19 changed files with 279 additions and 95 deletions
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 *-deployment
 *-spec.yml
-mainnet-genesis

 # Playbook vars
 *-vars.yml
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # laconicd-stack

- Follow [run-first-validator.md](run-first-validator.md) to run the first validator node
- Follow [run-validator.md](run-validator.md) to run subsequent validator nodes
+- Follow [run-first-validator.md](docs/run-first-validator.md) to run the first validator node
+- Follow [run-validator.md](docs/run-validator.md) to run subsequent validator nodes
--- a/genesis/.gitkeep
+++ b/genesis/.gitkeep
--- a/docs/demo.md
+++ b/docs/demo.md
@ -7,18 +7,10 @@

 ## Run node

- Follow these steps to run first validator node: [run-first-validator.md](run-first-validator.md)
+- Follow these steps to run first validator node: [run-first-validator.md](./run-first-validator.md)

 - Following steps can be used to run subsequent validator nodes

- Fetch the stack:
-
-  ```bash
-  laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd-stack --git-ssh --pull
-  ```
-
-  This command clones the entire repository into the `~/cerc` folder, which includes the genesis file published by the first validator.
-
 - Copy the example variables file:

  ```bash
@ -36,6 +28,8 @@
 - Update `cerc_peers` in `~/cerc/laconicd-stack/playbooks/validator/validator-vars.yml`:

  ```bash
+  cerc_moniker: "LaconicMainnetNode-2"
+
  cerc_peers: "<node-id>@host.docker.internal:26656"
  ```

@ -50,7 +44,7 @@
  export MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR=
  ```

- Update port mappings in `~/cerc/laconicd-stack/playbooks/validator/templates/specs/spec-template.yml.j2` with:
+- Update port mappings in `~/cerc/laconicd-stack/playbooks/validator/templates/specs/spec-template.yml.j2` to avoid port conflicts with first validator node:

  ```bash
  network:
@ -64,12 +58,6 @@
        - '3317:1317'
  ```

- Update permission for `genesis/mainnet-genesis.json`:
-
-  ```bash
-  sudo chmod 777 ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/genesis/mainnet-genesis.json
-  ```
-
 - Run ansible playbook to set up and start your validator node:

  ```bash
@ -81,3 +69,31 @@
  ```bash
  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR logs laconicd -f
  ```
+
+## Create Validator
+
+- Export required env vars:
+
+  ```bash
+  # private key of the existing account
+  export PVT_KEY=<private-key-in-hex-format>
+
+  # desired key name
+  export KEY_NAME=<key-name>
+
+  export DATA_DIRECTORY=<data-directory>
+  export MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR=<mainnet-deployment-dir>
+  ```
+
+- Run ansible playbook to create validator on running chain:
+
+  <!-- TODO: Use OS keyring -->
+  ```bash
+  ansible-playbook -i localhost, -c local ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/playbooks/validator/create-validator.yml
+  ```
+
+- Check the validator list:
+
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query staking validators'
+  ```
--- a/docs/run-first-validator.md
+++ b/docs/run-first-validator.md
@ -5,16 +5,22 @@
 - [ansible](playbooks/README.md#ansible-installation)
 - [laconic-so](https://github.com/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator/?tab=readme-ov-file#install)

-## Stop testnet node
+## Generate mainnet genesis file

- Stop the testnet node:
+- Get your private key from testnet deployment:
+
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so deployment --dir <testnet-deployment-dir> exec laconicd "laconicd keys export <key-name> --unarmored-hex --unsafe"
+  ```
+
+  NOTE: Store this key securely as it is needed in later steps
+
+- Stop the node for SAPO testnet:

  ```bash
  laconic-so deployment --dir <testnet-deployment-dir> stop
  ```

-## Generate mainnet genesis file
-
 - Fetch the stack in machine where the testnet chain node is running:

  ```bash
@ -37,10 +43,13 @@

 - Copy over the exported `testnet-state.json` file to target machine

+- Copy over the LPS lockup distribution `distribution.json` file to target machine
+
 - Set envs:

  ```bash
  export EXPORTED_STATE_PATH=<absolute-path-to-exported-testnet-state-json>
+  export LPS_DISTRIBUTION_PATH=<absolute-path-to-distribution-json>
  export EARLY_SUPPORTS_ACC_ADDR=<account-address-controlled-by-laconic-foundation>
  ```

@ -53,7 +62,7 @@
 - Run playbook to use exported state for generating mainnet genesis:

  ```bash
-  ansible-playbook -i localhost, -c local ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/playbooks/first-validator/generate-genesis.yml -e "exported_state_path=$EXPORTED_STATE_PATH" -e "early_supports_acc_address=$EARLY_SUPPORTS_ACC_ADDR"
+  ansible-playbook -i localhost, -c local ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/playbooks/first-validator/generate-genesis.yml -e "exported_state_path=$EXPORTED_STATE_PATH" -e "lps_distribution_path=$LPS_DISTRIBUTION_PATH" -e "early_supports_acc_address=$EARLY_SUPPORTS_ACC_ADDR"
  ```

 - Genesis file will be generated in output directory along with a file specifying the staking amount
@ -65,8 +74,6 @@

 ## Run node

-<!-- TODO: Add steps to get private key of validator account from laconic testnet -->
-
 - Copy the example variables file if not already done:

  ```bash
@ -76,17 +83,21 @@
 - Update `~/cerc/laconicd-stack/playbooks/first-validator/first-validator-vars.yml` with required values:

  ```bash
-  # Private key of the existing account in hex format (required for gentx)
-  pvt_key: ""
+  # Use the private key of the existing account that was exported in previous steps
+  pvt_key: "<private-key>"

-  # Path to the generated mainnet genesis file generated in the previous step
-  genesis_file: "<path-to-generated-genesis-file>"
+  # Path to the generated mainnet genesis file
+  # Use the absolute path of generated output directory in the previous steps
+  genesis_file: "<absolute-path-to-generated-output-dir>/genesis.json"
+
+  # Path to staking-amount.json generated in previous steps
+  staking_amount_file: "<absolute-path-to-generated-output-dir>/staking-amount.json"

  # Set custom moniker for the node
  cerc_moniker: "LaconicMainnetNode"

  # Set desired key name
-  key_name: "validator"
+  key_name: "laconic-validator"
  ```

 - Export the data directory and mainnet deployment directory as environment variables:
@ -118,12 +129,39 @@
  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query bond list'
  ```

-## Publish Genesis File and Node Address
-
- Copy the genesis file to [genesis](./genesis) folder:
+- Check `alps` and `alnt` tokens total supply:

  ```bash
-  sudo cp $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR/data/laconicd-data/config/genesis.json ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/genesis/mainnet-genesis.json
+  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query bank total-supply'
+  ```
+
+- Query the `lps_lockup` account and view distribution:
+
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query auth module-account lps_lockup'
+  ```
+
+- Query the `lps_lockup` and early supports accounts balances:
+
+  ```bash
+  lockup_account_address=$(laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query auth module-account lps_lockup -o json | jq -r .account.value.base_account.address')
+  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd "laconicd query bank balances $lockup_account_address"
+
+  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd "laconicd query bank balances $EARLY_SUPPORTS_ACC_ADDR"
+  ```
+
+## Publish required artifacts
+
+- Copy the genesis file to [config](./config) folder:
+
+  ```bash
+  cp $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR/data/laconicd-data/config/genesis.json ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/config/mainnet-genesis.json
+  ```
+
+- Copy the staking amount file to [config](./config) folder:
+
+  ```bash
+  cp <absolute-path-to-generated-output-dir>/staking-amount.json ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/config/staking-amount.json
  ```

 - Get your node's address:
@ -134,4 +172,4 @@

 - Add your node's address to [node-addresses.yml](./node-addresses.yml)

- Submit a PR with this genesis file and node address so that it is available to other validators
+- Submit a PR with this genesis file, staking amount file and node address so that it is available to other validators
--- a/docs/run-validator.md
+++ b/docs/run-validator.md
@ -5,16 +5,22 @@
 - [ansible](playbooks/README.md#ansible-installation)
 - [laconic-so](https://github.com/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator/?tab=readme-ov-file#install)

-## Stop testnet node
+## Run node

- Stop the testnet node:
+- Get your private key from testnet deployment:
+
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so deployment --dir <testnet-deployment-dir> exec laconicd "laconicd keys export <key-name> --unarmored-hex --unsafe"
+  ```
+
+  NOTE: Store this key securely as it is needed in later steps
+
+- Stop the node for SAPO testnet:

  ```bash
  laconic-so deployment --dir <testnet-deployment-dir> stop
  ```

-## Run node
-
 - Fetch the stack:

  ```bash
@ -32,23 +38,11 @@
 - Update `~/cerc/laconicd-stack/playbooks/validator/validator-vars.yml` with required values:

  ```bash
-  # Path to the genesis file published by the first validator
-  genesis_file: "~/cerc/laconicd-stack/genesis/mainnet-genesis.json"
-
  # Set custom moniker for the node
-  cerc_moniker: "LaconicMainnetNode"
-
-  # Set chain ID (should match the one in the genesis file)
-  cerc_chain_id: "laconic-mainnet"
-
-  # Set minimum gas price
-  min_gas_price: 0.001
-
-  # Set log level
-  cerc_loglevel: "info"
+  cerc_moniker: "<your-moniker>"

  # Set persistent peers (comma-separated list of node IDs and addresses)
-  # You can find the list of available peers in node-addresses.yml
+  # You can find the list of available peers in https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd-stack/src/branch/main/node-addresses.yml
  cerc_peers: "<node-id>@<node-host>:26656,<node-id>@<node-host>:26656"
  ```

@ -75,6 +69,34 @@
  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR logs laconicd -f
  ```

+## Create Validator
+
+- Export required env vars:
+
+  ```bash
+  # Use the private key of the existing account that was exported in previous steps
+  export PVT_KEY=<private-key-in-hex-format>
+
+  # desired key name
+  export KEY_NAME=<key-name>
+
+  export DATA_DIRECTORY=<data-directory>
+  export MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR=<mainnet-deployment-dir>
+  ```
+
+- Run ansible playbook to create validator on running chain:
+
+  <!-- TODO: Use OS keyring -->
+  ```bash
+  ansible-playbook -i localhost, -c local ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/playbooks/validator/create-validator.yml
+  ```
+
+- Check the validator list:
+
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query staking validators'
+  ```
+
 ## Register Your Node

 - Get your node's address:
--- a/playbooks/first-validator/first-validator-vars.example.yml
+++ b/playbooks/first-validator/first-validator-vars.example.yml
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ cerc_moniker: "LaconicMainnetNode"
 cerc_chain_id: "laconic-mainnet"
 min_gas_price: 0.001
 cerc_loglevel: "info"
-key_name: "validator"
+key_name: "laconic-validator"
 pvt_key: ""
-genesis_file:
+genesis_file: ""
+staking_amount_file: ""
--- a/playbooks/first-validator/generate-genesis.yml
+++ b/playbooks/first-validator/generate-genesis.yml
@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
      ansible.builtin.shell:
        cmd: "laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/mainnet-laconicd setup-repositories --git-ssh --pull"

+    # TODO: Add a flag to control force rebuild
    - name: Build containers
      ansible.builtin.shell:
-        cmd: "laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/mainnet-laconicd build-containers"
+        cmd: "laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/mainnet-laconicd build-containers --force-rebuild"

    - name: Copy exported testnet state file
      ansible.builtin.copy:
@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
    - block:
        - name: Run script to generate genesis file
          ansible.builtin.shell:
-            cmd: "CHAIN_ID={{ cerc_chain_id }} EARLY_SUPPORTS_ACC_ADDRESS={{ early_supports_acc_address }} {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/cerc/laconicd-stack/scripts/generate-mainnet-genesis.sh {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/cerc/laconicd-stack/testnet-state.json"
+            cmd: "CHAIN_ID={{ cerc_chain_id }} EARLY_SUPPORTS_ACC_ADDRESS={{ early_supports_acc_address }} {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/cerc/laconicd-stack/scripts/generate-mainnet-genesis.sh {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/cerc/laconicd-stack/testnet-state.json {{ lps_distribution_path }}"
            chdir: "{{ lookup('env', 'PWD') }}"
      always:
        - name: Clean up temporary genesis directory
--- a/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator.yml
+++ b/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator.yml
@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
      fail:
        msg: >-
          Required key files are not defined.
-          Please set genesis_file in first-validator-vars.yml.
-      when: not genesis_file
+          Please set genesis_file and staking_amount_file in first-validator-vars.yml.
+      when: not genesis_file or not staking_amount_file
+
    - name: Fetch laconicd stack
      shell: laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd-stack --git-ssh --pull

@ -32,7 +33,7 @@

    - name: Build container images
      shell: |
-        laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/mainnet-laconicd build-containers
+        laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/mainnet-laconicd build-containers --force-rebuild

    - name: Create deployment spec file
      shell: |
@ -62,6 +63,12 @@
        state: directory
        mode: '0755'

+    - name: Copy staking amount file to laconicd-data tmp directory
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ staking_amount_file }}"
+        dest: "{{data_directory}}/{{ mainnet_deployment_dir }}/data/laconicd-data/tmp/staking-amount.json"
+        mode: '0644'
+
    - name: Copy genesis file to laconicd-data tmp directory
      copy:
        src: "{{ genesis_file }}"
--- a/playbooks/validator/create-validator.yml
+++ b/playbooks/validator/create-validator.yml
@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+- name: Create validator on running chain
+  hosts: localhost
+  vars:
+    data_directory: "{{ lookup('env', 'DATA_DIRECTORY') }}"
+    deployment_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR') }}"
+    key_name: "{{ lookup('env', 'KEY_NAME') }}"
+    pvt_key: "{{ lookup('env', 'PVT_KEY') }}"
+  tasks:
+    - name: Fail if DATA_DIRECTORY or MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR env vars are not set
+      fail:
+        msg: >-
+          Required environment variables are not set.
+          Please export both DATA_DIRECTORY and MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR before running the playbook.
+      when: lookup('env', 'DATA_DIRECTORY') == '' or lookup('env', 'MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR') == ''
+
+    - name: Fail if pvt_key is not set
+      fail:
+        msg: >-
+          Neither private key (pvt_key) is set.
+          Please export PVT_KEY.
+      when: not pvt_key
+
+    - name: Import private key in laconicd
+      shell: |
+        laconic-so deployment --dir {{ data_directory }}/{{ deployment_dir }} exec laconicd "laconicd keys import-hex {{ key_name }} {{ pvt_key }} --keyring-backend test"
+
+    - name: Run create-validator script
+      shell: |
+        laconic-so deployment --dir {{ data_directory }}/{{ deployment_dir }} exec laconicd "KEY_NAME={{ key_name }} /scripts/create-validator.sh"
--- a/playbooks/validator/run-validator.yml
+++ b/playbooks/validator/run-validator.yml
@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
      fail:
        msg: >-
          Required key files are not defined.
-          Please set genesis_file in validator-vars.yml.
-      when: not genesis_file
+          Please set genesis_file and staking_amount_file in validator-vars.yml.
+      when: not genesis_file or not staking_amount_file
+
    - name: Fetch laconicd stack
      shell: laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd-stack --git-ssh --pull

@ -63,6 +64,12 @@
        state: directory
        mode: '0755'

+    - name: Copy staking amount file to laconicd-data tmp directory
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ staking_amount_file }}"
+        dest: "{{data_directory}}/{{ mainnet_deployment_dir }}/data/laconicd-data/tmp/staking-amount.json"
+        mode: '0644'
+
    - name: Copy genesis file to laconicd-data tmp directory
      copy:
        src: "{{ genesis_file }}"
--- a/playbooks/validator/validator-vars.example.yml
+++ b/playbooks/validator/validator-vars.example.yml
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-cerc_moniker: "LaconicMainnetNode"
 cerc_chain_id: "laconic-mainnet"
 min_gas_price: 0.001
 cerc_loglevel: "info"
-genesis_file: "~/cerc/laconicd-stack/genesis/mainnet-genesis.json"
+genesis_file: "~/cerc/laconicd-stack/config/mainnet-genesis.json"
+staking_amount_file: "~/cerc/laconicd-stack/config/staking-amount.json"
+cerc_moniker: ""
 cerc_peers: ""
--- a/scripts/generate-mainnet-genesis.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-mainnet-genesis.sh
@ -5,23 +5,30 @@ set -e
 set -u

 # Check args
-if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 <testnet-state-json-file-path>"
+if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <testnet-state-json-file-path> <lps-distribution-json-file-path>"
  exit 1
 fi

 TESTNET_STATE_FILE="$1"
+LPS_DISTRIBUTION_FILE="$2"
 MAINNET_GENESIS_DIR=mainnet-genesis
 OUTPUT_DIR=output

+if ! jq empty $LPS_DISTRIBUTION_FILE >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "$LPS_DISTRIBUTION_FILE is not a valid JSON"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # Create a required target directories
 mkdir -p $MAINNET_GENESIS_DIR
 mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR

 # --------

-# Copy testnet state file to required dir
+# Copy testnet state file and distribution to required dir
 cp $TESTNET_STATE_FILE $MAINNET_GENESIS_DIR/testnet-state.json
+cp $LPS_DISTRIBUTION_FILE $MAINNET_GENESIS_DIR/distribution.json

 # --------

@ -37,12 +44,18 @@ docker run \
 # --------

 # Install required bech32 dependency
-# TODO: Avoid installing bech32 system-wide
-python3 -m pip install bech32 --break-system-packages
+# Define and create venv if not exists
+venv_dir="$PWD/venv"
+if [ ! -d "$venv_dir" ]; then
+  python3 -m venv "$venv_dir"
+  "$venv_dir/bin/pip" install bech32
+fi

-# Carry over state from testnet to mainnet
 echo "Carrying over state from testnet state to mainnet genesis..."
-python3 $script_dir/transfer-state.py
+"$venv_dir/bin/python" "$script_dir/transfer-state.py"
+
+# Clean up venv
+rm -rf "$venv_dir"

 # --------

--- a/scripts/genesis.sh
+++ b/scripts/genesis.sh
@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ if [ -z "$EARLY_SUPPORTS_ACC_ADDRESS" ]; then
  exit 1
 fi

-# alps allocations
-# Total supply: 129600 * 10^18 alps
-EARLY_SUPPORTS_ALLOC="12960000000000000000000" # Early supports: 12960 * 10^18 alps (10% of total supply)
-LOCKUP_ALLOC="116640000000000000000000" # Lockup: 116640 * 10^18 alps (90% of total supply)
+# lps allocations
+# Total supply: 129600 lps
+EARLY_SUPPORTS_ALLOC="25920" # Early supports: 25920 lps (20% of total supply)
+LOCKUP_ALLOC="103680" # Lockup: 103680 lps (80% of total supply)
 LPS_LOCKUP_MODULE_ACCOUNT="lps_lockup"
-LPS_DENOM="alps"
+LPS_DENOM="lps"

 testnet_state_file="$NODE_HOME/testnet-state.json"
+distribution_file="$NODE_HOME/distribution.json"
 mainnet_genesis_file="$NODE_HOME/config/genesis.json"

 # Update any module params if required here
@ -43,22 +44,9 @@ update_genesis '.app_state["gov"]["params"]["expedited_threshold"]="1.0000000000
 # Set normal threshold to 99% since it needs to be lesser than expedited threshold
 update_genesis '.app_state["gov"]["params"]["threshold"]="0.990000000000000000"'

-# Perform alps allocations
+# Perform lps allocations
 laconicd genesis add-genesis-account $EARLY_SUPPORTS_ACC_ADDRESS $EARLY_SUPPORTS_ALLOC$LPS_DENOM --keyring-backend $KEYRING --append
-
-# Use zero address to add an account for lps_lockup
-zero_address="laconic1qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqklcls0"
-laconicd genesis add-genesis-account $zero_address $LOCKUP_ALLOC$LPS_DENOM --keyring-backend $KEYRING --module-name $LPS_LOCKUP_MODULE_ACCOUNT
-
-# Update the lps_lockup address in bank module state
-lps_lockup_address=$(jq -r '.app_state.auth.accounts[] | select(.name == "lps_lockup") | .base_account.address' $HOME/.laconicd/config/genesis.json)
-jq --arg old "$zero_address" --arg new "$lps_lockup_address" \
-  '.app_state.bank.balances |= map(if .address == $old then .address = $new else . end)' "$mainnet_genesis_file" > tmp.$$.json \
-  && mv tmp.$$.json "$mainnet_genesis_file"
-jq '(.app_state.auth.accounts[] | select(.name == "lps_lockup") | .permissions) = []' "$mainnet_genesis_file" > tmp.$$.json \
-  && mv tmp.$$.json "$mainnet_genesis_file"
-
-# TODO: Dump JSON for allocations in LPS_LOCKUP_MODULE_ACCOUNT state
+laconicd genesis add-genesis-lockup-account lps_lockup $distribution_file $LOCKUP_ALLOC$LPS_DENOM

 # Ensure that resulting genesis file is valid
 laconicd genesis validate
--- a/scripts/transfer-state.py
+++ b/scripts/transfer-state.py
@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ mainnet_state["app_state"]["registry"] = testnet_state["app_state"]["registry"]
 mainnet_state["app_state"]["slashing"]["params"] = testnet_state["app_state"]["slashing"]["params"]
 mainnet_state["consensus"]["params"] = testnet_state["consensus"]["params"]

+# Update authority auction durations from 3600s to 60s
+mainnet_state["app_state"]["registry"]["params"]["authority_auction_commits_duration"] = "60s"
+mainnet_state["app_state"]["registry"]["params"]["authority_auction_reveals_duration"] = "60s"
+
 #------

 # Allocate back delegation stakes
--- a/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml
@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ services:
    volumes:
      - laconicd-data:/root/.laconicd
      - ../config/mainnet-laconicd/run-laconicd.sh:/opt/run-laconicd.sh
+      - ../config/mainnet-laconicd/create-validator.sh:/scripts/create-validator.sh
    ports:
      - "6060"
      - "26657"
--- a/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh
@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -e

 NODE_HOME=/root/.laconicd
 genesis_file_path=$NODE_HOME/config/genesis.json
+# TODO: Set to OS keyring backend
 KEYRING="test"

 if [ -f "$genesis_file_path" ]; then
@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ if [ ! -f ${input_genesis_file} ]; then
  exit 1
 fi

+staking_amount_file="$NODE_HOME/tmp/staking-amount.json"
+if [ ! -f "$staking_amount_file" ]; then
+  echo "staking-amount.json file not provided, exiting..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 DENOM=alnt

 # Strip leading and trailing quotes ("") if they exist
@ -53,8 +60,8 @@ if [ -z "$account_address" ]; then
  exit 1
 fi

-# TODO: Use staking amount from output/staking-amount.json
-stake_amount=900000000
+# Set staking amount
+stake_amount=$(jq -r '.common_staking_amount' "$staking_amount_file")

 # Create gentx with staked amount equal to allocated balance
 laconicd genesis gentx $KEY_NAME $stake_amount$DENOM --chain-id $CHAIN_ID --keyring-backend $KEYRING
--- a/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-validator.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-validator.sh
@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+DENOM=alnt
+
+NODE_HOME=/root/.laconicd
+KEYRING="test"
+
+staking_amount_file="$NODE_HOME/tmp/staking-amount.json"
+if [ ! -f "$staking_amount_file" ]; then
+  echo "staking-amount.json file not provided, exiting..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [-z "$KEY_NAME" ]; then
+  echo "KEY_NAME environment variable not set, exiting..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$CERC_MONIKER" ]; then
+  echo "CERC_MONIKER environment variable not set, exiting..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set staking amount
+stake_amount=$(jq -r '.common_staking_amount' "$staking_amount_file")
+
+# Create validator.json file
+validator_json="$NODE_HOME/tmp/validator.json"
+cat > "$validator_json" << EOF
+{
+  "pubkey": $(laconicd tendermint show-validator),
+  "amount": "${stake_amount}${DENOM}",
+  "moniker": "${CERC_MONIKER}",
+  "commission-rate": "0.0",
+  "commission-max-rate": "0.0",
+  "commission-max-change-rate": "0.0",
+  "min-self-delegation": "1"
+}
+EOF
+
+# Create validator using the JSON file
+laconicd tx staking create-validator "$validator_json" \
+  --chain-id "$CERC_CHAIN_ID" \
+  --gas auto \
+  --gas-adjustment 1.5 \
+  --gas-prices $MIN_GAS_PRICE$DENOM \
+  --from $KEY_NAME \
+  --keyring-backend $KEYRING \
+  --yes
--- a/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/run-laconicd.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/run-laconicd.sh
@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ else
  sed -i 's/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/g' $NODE_HOME/config/config.toml
 fi

-
 echo "Starting laconicd node..."
 laconicd start \
  --api.enable \