testnet-laconicd-stack/testnet-onboarding-validator.md

# testnet-onboarding-validator

## Onboard as a participant / validator on stage0

* Visit <https://wallet.laconic.com/> and click on `Create wallet`
  * Save the mnemonic for further usage

* Register your laconic address as a participant using the [Onboarding App](https://loro-signup.laconic.com)

  * Read and accept the `Terms and Conditions`

  * On next page, enter your email to register to join the LORO testnet

  * Visit the confirmation link sent on the registered email (email delivery might take a few minutes)

    * It should take you to the `Testnet Onboarding` page

    * Note: The confirmation link will only work the first time, visit <https://loro-signup.laconic.com/sign-with-nitro-key> for further attempts if required

  * Connect testnet-onboarding app to the wallet:

    * Click on `CONNECT WALLET` button on the testnet-onboarding app

    * Click on the WalletConnect icon on the top right corner in the wallet

      * If using the wallet website, enter WalletConnect URI for pairing

  * In the onboarding app, choose your nitro and laconicd account to onboard

  * Sign using the nitro key

    * Approve sign request on Wallet

  * Select the desired participant role (`Validator` or `Participant`) and accept the onboarding terms and conditions

  * In the next step, fund your laconic account by clicking on the `REQUEST TOKENS FROM FAUCET` button; ensure that the displayed balance is updated

  * Send transaction request to the wallet

    * From wallet, approve and send transaction to stage0 laconicd chain

## Join as a validator on stage1

### Prerequisites

* Minimum hardware requirements:

  ```bash
  RAM: 8-16GB
  Disk space: 200GB
  CPU: 2 cores
  ```

* Testnet genesis file and peer node address

* Mnemonic from the [wallet](https://wallet.laconic.com)

* Participant onboarded on stage0

### Setup

* Clone the stack repo:

  ```bash
  laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/testnet-laconicd-stack
  ```

* Clone required repositories:

  ```bash
  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/testnet-laconicd setup-repositories --pull

  # If this throws an error as a result of being already checked out to a branch/tag in a repo, remove the repositories and re-run the command
  ```

* Build the container images:

  ```bash
  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/testnet-laconicd build-containers
  ```

  This should create the following docker images locally:

  * `cerc/laconicd`

### Create a deployment

* Create a spec file for the deployment:

  ```bash
  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/testnet-laconicd deploy init --output testnet-laconicd-spec.yml
  ```

* Edit `network` in the spec file to map container ports to host ports as required:

  ```bash
  # testnet-laconicd-spec.yml
  ...
  network:
    ports:
      laconicd:
        - '6060:6060'
        - '26657:26657'
        - '26656:26656'
        - '9473:9473'
        - '9090:9090'
        - '1317:1317'
  ```

* Create the deployment from the spec file:

  ```bash
  laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/testnet-laconicd deploy create --spec-file testnet-laconicd-spec.yml --deployment-dir testnet-laconicd-deployment
  ```

* Copy over the published testnet genesis file (`.json`) to data directory in deployment (`testnet-laconicd-deployment/data/laconicd-data/tmp`):

  ```bash
  # Example
  mkdir -p testnet-laconicd-deployment/data/laconicd-data/tmp
  cp genesis.json testnet-laconicd-deployment/data/laconicd-data/tmp/genesis.json
  ```

### Configuration

* Inside the `testnet-laconicd-deployment` deployment directory, open `config.env` file and set following env variables:

  ```bash
  # Comma separated list of nodes to keep persistent connections to
  # Example: "node-1-id@laconicd.laconic.com:26656"
  # Use the provided node id
  CERC_PEERS=""

  # A custom human readable name for this node
  CERC_MONIKER=
  ```

### Start the deployment

```bash
laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment start
```

### Check status

* To list down and monitor the running containers:

  ```bash
  # With status
  docker ps -a

  # Follow logs for laconicd container
  laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment logs laconicd -f
  ```

* Check the sync status of your node:

  ```bash
  laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd "laconicd status | jq .sync_info"

  # `catching_up: false` indicates that node is completely synced
  ```

* After the node has caught up, view current list of validators:

  ```bash
  laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd "laconicd query staking validators"
  ```

  * Confirm that in the list of validators, your node moniker does not exist

### Join as testnet validator

* Create a validator from the onboarding app:

  * Visit the [validator creation](https://loro-signup.laconic.com/validator) page

  * Select the Laconic account (same as the one used while onboarding) using which you wish to send the create validator request

    * This should display the details of your onboarded participant

    * You can proceed if the participant has `validator` role

  * Enter your node's moniker (use the same one used while [configuring](#configuration) the `testnet-laconicd-deployment`)

  * Fetch and enter your validator's pubkey:

    ```bash
    laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd "laconicd cometbft show-validator" | jq -r .key
    ```

  * Send the transaction request to wallet

    * From wallet, approve and send transaction to stage1 laconicd chain

* Alternatively, create a validator using the laconicd CLI:

  * Import a key pair:

    ```bash
    KEY_NAME=alice

    # Restore existing key with mnemonic seed phrase
    # You will be prompted to enter mnemonic seed
    laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd "laconicd keys add $KEY_NAME --recover"

    # Query the keystore for your account's address
    laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd "laconicd keys show $KEY_NAME -a"
    ```

  * Check balance for your account:

    ```bash
    laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd "laconicd query bank balances <account-address>"
    ```

  * Create required validator configuration:

    ```bash
    # Note:
    # Edit the staking amount and other fields as required
    # Replace <your-node-moniker> with your node's moniker in command below

    laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd 'cat <<EOF > my-validator.json
    {
      "pubkey": $(laconicd cometbft show-validator),
      "amount": "1000000000000000alnt",
      "moniker": "<your-node-moniker>",
      "commission-rate": "0.1",
      "commission-max-rate": "0.2",
      "commission-max-change-rate": "0.01",
      "min-self-delegation": "1"
    }
    EOF'
    ```

  * Create a validator:

    ```bash
    laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd "laconicd tx staking create-validator my-validator.json \
    --fees 500000alnt \
    --chain-id=laconic_9000-1 \
    --from $KEY_NAME"
    ```

* View validators:

  ```bash
  laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd "laconicd query staking validators"
  ```

  * Check that in the list of validators `<your-node-moniker>` exists

* View validator set:

  ```bash
  laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment exec laconicd "laconicd query consensus comet validator-set"
  ```

### Clean up

* Stop all `testnet-laconicd` services running in the background:

  ```bash
  # Stop the docker containers
  laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment stop
  ```

* To stop all services and also delete data:

  ```bash
  # Stop the docker containers
  laconic-so deployment --dir testnet-laconicd-deployment stop --delete-volumes

  # Remove deployment directory (deployment will have to be recreated for a re-run)
  rm -r testnet-laconicd-deployment
  ```

## Troubleshooting

* If you face any issues in the onboarding app or the web-wallet, clear your browser cache and reload