Cosmovisor Sync

Setup steps for cosmovisor gang.

Cosmovisor is a binary manager that can perform upgrades automatically. It can be configured to automatically download binaries, but this is not recommended!

Download and configure Cosmovisor

1. Download the latest cosmovisor binary cosmovisor v1.5.0 binary:

Linux

wget https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/download/cosmovisor%2Fv1.5.0/cosmovisor-v1.5.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz && tar -xvzf cosmovisor-v1.5.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz

MacOS

wget https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/download/cosmovisor%2Fv1.5.0/cosmovisor-v1.5.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz && tar -xvzf cosmovisor-v1.5.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz

Linux ARM64

wget https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/download/cosmovisor%2Fv1.5.0/cosmovisor-v1.5.0-linux-arm64.tar.gz && tar -xvzf cosmovisor-v1.5.0-linux-arm64.tar.gz

1. Add the following to the end of your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc file:

# cosmovisor
export DAEMON_NAME=layerd
export DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.layer
export DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE=true
export DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=false
export DAEMON_POLL_INTERVAL=300ms
export UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true
export DAEMON_PREUPGRADE_MAX_RETRIES=0

Use source ~/.bashrc or source ~/.zshrc to load the variables.

1. Initialize cosmovisor:

# Initialize cosmovisor.
./cosmovisor init ~/layer/binaries/v6.1.8/layerd

1. Start your node with cosmovisor:

./cosmovisor run start --home ~/.layer --keyring-backend test --key-name YOUR_ACCOUNT_NAME --api.enable --api.swagger

When a new upgrade is announced, follow the Binary Upgrades page to download the binary and run add-upgrade before the upgrade height.