Follow this guide to download and compile the binaries.
Create a directory to store your keys and testnet blockchain data
mkdir ~/.testexzo
cd ~/ExzoCoin
Run this to generate your keys
./exzocoin secrets init --data-dir ~/.testexzo
You should see something like this:
[SECRETS INIT]
Public key (address) = 0xXXXXXXXXXX...
BLS Public key = 0xXXXXXXXXXX...
Node ID = 16UXXXXXXXXX...
Save that somewhere and continue to the next step.
Download staking contracts:
git clone https://github.com/ExzoNetwork/staking-contracts.git
cd staking-contracts
npm i
cp .env.example .env
Now open up the .env file and fill out the missing parts. Fill out the variables like so:
JSONRPC_URL=https://testnet.exzo.technology
PRIVATE_KEYS=YOUR_VALIDATOR_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE
STAKING_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=0x0000000000000000000000000000000000001001
The YOUR_VALIDATOR_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE variable can be found in this file:
~/.testexzo/consensus/validator.key
Save the .env file and continue on
Send at least 1.1 XZO to the wallet address that you generated in Part 2:
Public key (address) = 0xXXXXX...
Once you have completed the steps above, run the following:
npm run stake
It run run a few seconds until the transaction confirms. Once the script is done running, you can run this script to confirm that your validator was added as well as the total staked amount and list of validators.
npm run info
When you are done staking and want to un-stake, run this command:
npm run info
./exzocoin server --data-dir ~/.testexzo --chain testnet-genesis.json --seal --max-slots 40960 --grpc 0.0.0.0:9632 --libp2p 0.0.0.0:1478 --jsonrpc 0.0.0.0:8545 --max-inbound-peers 128 --max-outbound-peers 16
Once you run that, your validator will start syncing with the testnet blockchain and begin validating.