VIPER

Viper Node Setup Guide

Welcome to the Viper Node Setup Guide! This comprehensive walkthrough will assist you in configuring your server to run a Viper node, enabling you to participate in the network.

Hardware Requirements

4 CPUs (or vCPUs)
8 GB RAM
100 GB Disk

Prerequisites

• Configure your DNS if you have a domain.

Login with SSH

replace mynode.vipernet.xyz with your own DNS name or IP address

ssh [e-mail]

Set Hostname

1. Open the /etc/hostname file with the nano editor:

nano /etc/hostname

1. Change the localhost value to your Hostname, e.g., mynode.vipernet.xyz

2. Save the file and exit the editor (press Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X).

3. Reboot the server:

reboot

Create New User

1. Create a new user named viper and add it to the sudo group:

useradd -m -g sudo -s /bin/bash viper && passwd viper

1. Switch to the new user:

su - viper

Install Dependencies

sudo apt update

sudo apt dist-upgrade -y

sudo apt-get install git build-essential curl file nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx jq -y

Viper Setup

1. Create a directory for the Vipernet network:

sudo mkdir -p viper-network

cd viper-network

1. Clone the Vipernet binaries repository:

sudo git clone https://github.com/vipernet-xyz/viper-binaries

cd viper-binaries

1. Copy the binary to /usr/local/bin/viper (replace $YOUR_ARCH_TYPE_BINARY with the actual file name, e.g., viper_linux_amd64):

sudo cp $YOUR_ARCH_TYPE_BINARY /usr/local/bin/viper

Viper Configuration

1. Create a new account:

viper wallet create-account

1. Create a validator (replace address with the address obtained from the previous command):

viper servicers create-validator address

1. Fund your account by requesting test tokens from the #🤑|req-tokens channel at Viper Network Discord server and wait till the tx gets included in the block (It may take a couple of mintues for the amount to reflect)

2. Update the Tendermint configuration:

echo $(viper util print-configs) | jq '.tendermint_config.P2P.Seeds = "[e-mail]:26656"' | jq . > ~/.viper/config/configuration.json

1. Generate chains (enter the chain ID and the URLof the non-native chain node when prompted):

viper util gen-chains

Enter the ID of the Viper network:

0001

Enter the URL of the network identifier.

http://127.0.0.1:8082/

Enter y if you want to add non-native chains (Enter "n" for now)

For Non-Native Chains:

• When prompted, enter the chain ID. This is a unique identifier for the blockchain network you want to service through the Viper node. For example, if you want to service the Ethereum network, you would enter the chain ID of Etherereum.
• Next, when prompted, enter the URL of the non-native chain node you wish to service through the Viper node. This should be the RPC endpoint of the blockchain node you want to connect to.

• Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each additional non-native chain you want to service through the Viper node.

• Once you have entered all the required chain IDs and URLs, the command will generate the necessary configuration files for those chains within the Viper node.

1. Generate the geozone (enter the geo ID when prompted):

viper util gen-geozone

1. Change to the ~/.viper/config directory:

cd ~/.viper/config

1. Download the genesis file:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vipernet-xyz/genesis/main/testnet/genesis.json genesis.json

Increase ulimit

ulimit -Sn 16384

Create Systemd Service

1. Create a systemd service file for the Vipernet node:

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

1. Copy and paste the following content into the file:

[Unit]
Description=viper service
After=network.target
Wants=network-online.target systemd-networkd-wait-online.service

[Service]
User=viper
Group=sudo
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/viper network start
ExecStop=/usr/local/bin/viper network stop

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

1. Save the file and exit the editor (press Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X).

2. Reload the systemd daemon:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

1. Enable and start the viper.service service:

sudo systemctl enable viper.service

sudo systemctl start viper.service

SSL Configuration

1. Obtain an SSL certificate using Certbot (replace $HOSTNAME with your actual hostname):

sudo certbot --nginx --domain $HOSTNAME --register-unsafely-without-email --no-redirect --agree-tos

Nginx Configuration

1. Open the Nginx configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/viper

1. Copy and paste the following content into the file (replace $HOSTNAME with your actual hostname):

server {
    add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*";
    listen 80 ;
    listen [::]:80 ;
    listen 8081 ssl;
    listen [::]:8081 ssl;
    root /var/www/html;
    index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
    server_name $HOSTNAME;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }

    listen [::]:443 ssl ipv6only=on;
    listen 443 ssl;
    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/$HOSTNAME/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/$HOSTNAME/privkey.pem;
    include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;
    ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/reverse-access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/reverse-error.log;

    location ~* ^/v1/client/(dispatch|relay|sim|trigger) {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8082;
        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods "POST, OPTIONS";
        allow all;
    }

    location = /v1 {
        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods "GET";
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8082;
        allow all;
    }

    location = /v1/query/height {
        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods "GET";
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8082;
        allow all;
    }
}

1. Save the file and exit the editor (press Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X).

2. Stop the Nginx service:

sudo systemctl stop nginx

1. Remove the default Nginx configuration:

sudo rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

1. Create a symbolic link to the new Vipernet configuration:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/viper /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/viper

1. Start the Nginx service:

sudo systemctl start nginx

UFW Configuration

1. Enable UFW:

sudo ufw enable

1. Deny incoming traffic by default:

sudo ufw default deny

1. Allow SSH:

sudo ufw allow ssh

1. Allow HTTP:

sudo ufw allow 80

1. Allow HTTPS:

sudo ufw allow 443

1. Allow Vipernet-specific port (8081):

sudo ufw allow 8081

1. Allow Vipernet-specific port (26656):

sudo ufw allow 26656

Stake

Stake your validator (replace addr, amount, chainIDs(comma seperated; for, e.g., 0001,0002,0003) and https://hostname:443 with your own values). When staking, you need to specify the amount in the smallest unit of VIPR, which is uVIPR. 1 VIPR is equal to 1,000,000 uVIPR. The minimum stake amount required is 10,000 VIPR, but it's recommended to stake around 11,000 VIPR.

viper servicers stake self addr amount chainIDs https://hostname:443 testnet

Note: Replace hostname with your actual hostname