installation

Complete guide to deploying and managing a high-performance Uptick validator node with enterprise-grade reliability

System Requirements

Component	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Ubuntu 20.04	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
CPU	4 Cores	8 Cores (AMD EPYC/Ryzen)
RAM	8GB	16GB DDR4
Storage	500GB SSD	1TB NVMe SSD (Gen4)
Network	10Mbps	100Mbps Dedicated

Step 1: Install Dependencies

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install curl git wget jq make gcc tmux unzip build-essential lz4 -y

Step 2: Install Go

ver="1.22.5"
wget "https://golang.org/dl/go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
rm "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile
source ~/.bash_profile
go version

Step 3: Install Binary

mkdir -p $HOME/go/bin
curl -LO https://github.com/UptickNetwork/uptick/releases/download/v0.2.4/uptick-linux-amd64-v0.2.4.tar.gz
tar -xvf uptick-linux-amd64-v0.2.4.tar.gz
rm uptick-linux-amd64-v0.2.4.tar.gz
chmod +x uptick-linux-amd64-v0.2.4/uptickd
mv uptick-linux-amd64-v0.2.4/uptickd $HOME/go/bin/

Step 4: Initialize Node with Custom Port

export CUSTOM_PORT=116
uptickd init YOUR_NODE_NAME --chain-id uptick_117-1

sed -i.bak -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/.uptickd/config/config.toml

sed -i.bak -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/.uptickd/config/app.toml

Step 5: Configure Pruning (Save Disk Space)

PRUNING="custom"
PRUNING_KEEP_RECENT="100"
PRUNING_INTERVAL="10"

sed -i -e "s/^pruning *=.*/pruning = \"$PRUNING\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-keep-recent *=.*/pruning-keep-recent = \"$PRUNING_KEEP_RECENT\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/app.toml
sed -i -e "s/^pruning-interval *=.*/pruning-interval = \"$PRUNING_INTERVAL\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/app.toml

sed -i -e "s/^indexer *=.*/indexer = \"null\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/config.toml

Step 6: Download Genesis and Set Peers

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UptickNetwork/uptick-testnet/main/uptick_117-1/genesis.json > $HOME/.uptickd/config/genesis.json

SEEDS=""
PEERS=""
sed -i.bak -e "s/^seeds =.*/seeds = \"$SEEDS\"/; s/^persistent_peers =.*/persistent_peers = \"$PEERS\"/" $HOME/.uptickd/config/config.toml

Step 7: Create Service File

sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/uptickd.service > /dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Uptick Node
After=network.target

[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$HOME/go/bin/uptickd start
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10
LimitNOFILE=65535
Environment="PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:$HOME/go/bin"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable uptickd

Step 8: Start Node

sudo systemctl start uptickd

Validator Configuration

Create Wallet

uptickd keys add wallet

⚠️ Securely backup your mnemonic phrase!

Create Validator

uptickd tx staking create-validator \
--amount 1000000auptick \
--from wallet \
--commission-rate 0.1 \
--commission-max-rate 0.2 \
--commission-max-change-rate 0.01 \
--min-self-delegation 1 \
--pubkey $(uptickd tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker "YOUR_MONIKER" \
--identity "" \
--website "" \
--details "" \
--chain-id uptick_117-1 \
--gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas auto --gas-prices 0.00252auptick \
-y

Check Sync Status

uptickd status | jq .sync_info