Guide to running a Avail node in Binanries

Requirements

To run the Avail node, you need to meet the following conditions:

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Guide to running Avail node

Step 1: Using binanries on ubuntu 22.04

To set up the coding environment, please copy and execute the commands provided below:

sudo apt-get -y update

sudo apt-get -y install build-essential &&
sudo apt-get -y install --assume-yes git clang curl libssl-dev protobuf-compiler && 
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh &&
source ~/.cargo/env &&
rustup default stable &&
rustup update &&
rustup update nightly && 
rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown --toolchain nightly

Step 2: Build the latest version of the Avail project (v1.8.0.0)

mkdir -p $HOME/avail-node 

cd $HOME/avail-node 

git clone https://github.com/availproject/avail.git &&
cd avail &&
mkdir -p output &&
mkdir -p $HOME/avail-node/data &&
git checkout v1.8.0.0 &&
cargo run --locked --release -- --chain goldberg -d ./output

Once the commands have been executed, please wait for the processing to complete. You can then press Ctrl + C to stop the execution.

Step 3: Create a system service for more stable startup

Before creating the service, it is important to read and understand all the notes provided below. Once you have done so, you can proceed with the command.

sudo touch /etc/systemd/system/availd.service

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/availd.service

Next, please paste the following command into the file. Before pasting it into the service, make sure to change the [HOME_PATH] and "your namenode" placeholders as instructed below:

To see your [HOMEPATH], enter the command:

pwd

Example: [HOME_PATH]/avail-node/avail/target/release/data-avail => /root/avail-node/avail/target/release/data-avail

"your namenode" is replaced by your namenode.

Ports 30333, 9933, 9615 must be opened in the firewall. After editing, press Ctrl + O and then Enter, then press Ctrl + X to exit.

[Unit] 

Description=Avail Validator 

After=network.target 

StartLimitIntervalSec=0 

[Service] 

User=root 

ExecStart=[HOME_PATH]/avail-node/avail/target/release/data-avail --base-path [HOME_PATH]/avail-node/data --chain goldberg --port 30333 --rpc-external --rpc-port 9944 --prometheus-port 9615 --prometheus-external --validator --name "your namenode" 

Restart=always 

RestartSec=120 

[Install] 

WantedBy=multi-user.target

Step 4: Enable and start service

systemctl enable availd.service && systemctl start availd.service

Step 5: Check service status

systemctl enable availd.service && systemctl start availd.service

Step 6: View logs while running with the following command

journalctl -f -u availd

Please check status: https://telemetry.avail.tools/

If you encounter any errors during the process, you can join the Telegram group for assistance from our team in fixing bugs.