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-testnet.service
sudo systemctl disable nillion-testnet.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-testnet.service

DISABLE SERVICE

sudo systemctl disable nilchaind

START SERVICE

sudo systemctl start nillion-testnet.service

STOP SERVICE

sudo systemctl stop nillion-testnet.service

RESTART SERVICE

sudo systemctl restart nillion-testnet.service

CHECK SERVICE STATUS

sudo systemctl status nillion-testnet.service

CHECK SERVICE LOGS

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