Validator Node Setup

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure your server meets the following system requirements:

• CPU: 4 vCPU cores
• RAM: 8 GB
• Disk: 50 GB NVMe SSD (200 GB SSD recommended)
• OS: Ubuntu 20.04 or later (Linux)

Install the necessary dependencies:

• Golang: Version 1.21 or higher
• Git: For cloning the repository

Step 1: Install Golang

To install Go, run the following commands:

ver="1.21.6"
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" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile

Verify the installation:

go version

Step 2: Clone the Babylon Repository and Build

1. Install build dependencies:

sudo apt install git build-essential curl jq -y

1. Clone the Babylon repository: