Useful commands

🔑 Key management

ADD NEW KEY

nilchaind keys add wallet

RECOVER EXISTING KEY

nilchaind keys add wallet --recover

LIST ALL KEYS

nilchaind keys list

DELETE KEY

nilchaind keys delete wallet

EXPORT KEY TO A FILE

nilchaind keys export wallet

IMPORT KEY FROM A FILE

nilchaind keys import wallet wallet.backup

QUERY WALLET BALANCE

nilchaind q bank balances $(nilchaind keys show wallet -a)

👷 Validator management

Please make sure you have adjusted moniker, identity, details and website to match your values.

cd $HOME
# Create validator.json file
echo "{\"pubkey\":{\"@type\":\"/cosmos.crypto.ed25519.PubKey\",\"key\":\"$(nilchaind comet show-validator | grep -Po '\"key\":\s*\"\K[^"]*')\"},
    \"amount\": \"1000000unil\",
    \"moniker\": \"test\",
    \"identity\": \"\",
    \"website\": \"\",
    \"security\": \"\",
    \"details\": \"CoinHunters Community ❤️\",
    \"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
nilchaind tx staking create-validator validator.json \
    --from wallet \
    --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 \
	--gas auto --gas-adjustment 1.5 --fees 0unil \

UNJAIL VALIDATOR

nilchaind tx slashing unjail --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

JAIL REASON

nilchaind query slashing signing-info $(nilchaind tendermint show-validator)

LIST ALL ACTIVE VALIDATORS

nilchaind q staking validators -oj --limit=3000 | jq '.validators[] | select(.status=="BOND_STATUS_BONDED")' | jq -r '(.tokens|tonumber/pow(10; 6)|floor|tostring) + " \t " + .description.moniker' | sort -gr | nl

LIST ALL INACTIVE VALIDATORS

nilchaind q staking validators -oj --limit=3000 | jq '.validators[] | select(.status=="BOND_STATUS_UNBONDED")' | jq -r '(.tokens|tonumber/pow(10; 6)|floor|tostring) + " \t " + .description.moniker' | sort -gr | nl

VIEW VALIDATOR DETAILS

nilchaind q staking validator $(nilchaind keys show wallet --bech val -a)

💲 Token management

WITHDRAW REWARDS FROM ALL VALIDATORS

nilchaind tx distribution withdraw-rewards $(nilchaind keys show wallet --bech val -a) --commission --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

WITHDRAW COMMISSION AND REWARDS FROM YOUR VALIDATOR

nilchaind tx distribution withdraw-rewards $(nilchaind keys show wallet --bech val -a) --commission --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

DELEGATE TOKENS TO YOURSELF

nilchaind tx staking delegate $(nilchaind keys show wallet --bech val -a) 1000000unil --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

DELEGATE TOKENS TO VALIDATOR

nilchaind tx staking delegate <TO_VALOPER_ADDRESS> 1000000unil --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

REDELEGATE TOKENS TO ANOTHER VALIDATOR

nilchaind tx staking redelegate $(nilchaind keys show wallet --bech val -a) <TO_VALOPER_ADDRESS> 1000000unil --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

UNBOND TOKENS FROM YOUR VALIDATOR

nilchaind tx staking unbond $(nilchaind keys show wallet --bech val -a) 1000000unil --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

SEND TOKENS TO THE WALLET

nilchaind tx bank send wallet <TO_WALLET_ADDRESS> 1000000unil --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

🗳 Governance

LIST ALL PROPOSALS

nilchaind query gov proposals

VIEW PROPOSAL BY ID

nilchaind query gov proposal 1

VOTE ‘YES’

nilchaind tx gov vote 1 yes --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

VOTE ‘NO’

nilchaind tx gov vote 1 no --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

VOTE ‘ABSTAIN’

nilchaind tx gov vote 1 abstain --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

VOTE ‘NOWITHVETO’

nilchaind tx gov vote 1 NoWithVeto --from wallet --chain-id nillion-chain-testnet-1 --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0unil -y

⚡️ Utility

UPDATE PORTS

UPDATE PORTS
CUSTOM_PORT=120
sed -i -e "s%^proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26658\"%proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:${CUSTOM_PORT}58\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657\"%laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:${CUSTOM_PORT}57\"%; s%^pprof_laddr = \"localhost:6060\"%pprof_laddr = \"localhost:${CUSTOM_PORT}60\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}56\"%; s%^prometheus_listen_addr = \":26660\"%prometheus_listen_addr = \":${CUSTOM_PORT}66\"%" $HOME/.nillionapp/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}17\"%; s%^address = \":8080\"%address = \":${CUSTOM_PORT}80\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9090\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}90\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9091\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}91\"%" $HOME/.nillionapp/config/app.toml

UPDATE INDEXER

Disable indexer

sed -i -e 's|^indexer *=.*|indexer = "null"|' $HOME/.nillionapp/config/config.toml

Enable indexer

sed -i -e 's|^indexer *=.*|indexer = "kv"|' $HOME/.nillionapp/config/config.toml

UPDATE PRUNING

sed -i \
  -e 's|^pruning *=.*|pruning = "custom"|' \
  -e 's|^pruning-keep-recent *=.*|pruning-keep-recent = "100"|' \
  -e 's|^pruning-keep-every *=.*|pruning-keep-every = "0"|' \
  -e 's|^pruning-interval *=.*|pruning-interval = "19"|' \
  $HOME/.nillionapp/config/app.toml

🚨 Maintenance

GET VALIDATOR INFO

nilchaind status 2>&1 | jq .ValidatorInfo

GET SYNC INFO

nilchaind status 2>&1 | jq

GET NODE PEER

echo $(nilchaind tendermint show-node-id)'@'$(curl -s ifconfig.me)':'$(cat $HOME/.nillionapp/config/config.toml | sed -n '/Address to listen for incoming connection/{n;p;}' | sed 's/.*://; s/".*//')

CHECK IF VALIDATOR KEY IS CORRECT

[[ $(nilchaind q staking validator $(nilchaind keys show wallet --bech val -a) -oj | jq -r .consensus_pubkey.key) = $(nilchaind status | jq -r .ValidatorInfo.PubKey.value) ]] && echo -e "\n\e[1m\e[32mTrue\e[0m\n" || echo -e "\n\e[1m\e[31mFalse\e[0m\n"

GET LIVE PEERS

curl -sS http://localhost:26657/net_info | jq -r '.result.peers[] | "\(.node_info.id)@\(.remote_ip):\(.node_info.listen_addr)"' | awk -F ':' '{print $1":"$(NF)}'

SET MINIMUM GAS PRICE

sed -i -e "s/^minimum-gas-prices *=.*/minimum-gas-prices = \"0unil\"/" $HOME/.nillionapp/config/app.toml

ENABLE PROMETHEUS

sed -i -e "s/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/" $HOME/.nillionapp/config/config.toml

RESET CHAIN DATA

nilchaind tendermint unsafe-reset-all --keep-addr-book --home $HOME/.nillionapp --keep-addr-book

REMOVE NODE

Please, before proceeding with the next step! All chain data will be lost! Make sure you have backed up your priv_validator_key.json!

cd $HOME
sudo systemctl stop nillion.service
sudo systemctl disable nillion.service
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/nilchaind
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
rm -f $(which nilchaind)
rm -rf $HOME/.nillionapp
rm -rf $HOME/nillionapp

⚙️ Service Management

RELOAD SERVICE CONFIGURATION

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

ENABLE SERVICE

sudo systemctl enable nillion.service

DISABLE SERVICE

sudo systemctl disable nilchaind

START SERVICE

sudo systemctl start nillion.service

STOP SERVICE

sudo systemctl stop nillion.service

RESTART SERVICE

sudo systemctl restart nillion.service

CHECK SERVICE STATUS

sudo systemctl status nillion.service

CHECK SERVICE LOGS

sudo journalctl -u nillion.service -f --no-hostname -o cat

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