light nodes

This package is designed for running light nodes on the Arabica devnet and Mocha testnet. It is currently in development, but can be used with the following versions:

• Mainnet: v0.12.4
• Arabica: v0.12.4
• Mocha: v0.12.4

It was built on macOS for macOS and Linux.

Installation

You can install the package globally using the following command:

Yarn

yarn global add light-nodes

Start a node on Mainnet with yarn

This installs the package, installs a Mainnet Beta light node, and runs it.

yarn global add light-nodes && mainnet && start

Start a node on Mocha with yarn

This installs the package, installs a Mocha testnet light node, and runs it.

yarn global add light-nodes && mocha && start-m

Start a node on Arabica with yarn

This installs the package, installs a Arabica devnet light node, and runs it.

yarn global add light-nodes && arabica && start-a

Uninstall with yarn

To uninstall, run:

yarn global remove light-nodes

NPM

npm i -g light-nodes

Start a node on Mainnet with npm

This installs the package, installs an Mainnet light node, and runs it.

npm i -g light-nodes && mainnet && start

Start a light node on Arabica with npm

This installs the package, installs a Arabica light node, and runs it.

npm i -g add light-nodes && arabica && start-a

Start a light node on Mocha with npm

This installs the package, installs a Mocha light node, and runs it.

npm i -g add light-nodes && mocha && start-m

Uninstall with NPM

To uninstall, run:

npm uninstall -g light-nodes

Usage

After installing the package, you can use the light nodes on Mainnet Beta, Arabica devnet, and Mocha testnet. Here's a basic guide:

Help

To show the help menu, use:

light-nodes-help

Mainnet

To initialize a light node on the Mainnet Beta, use the mainnet command:

mainnet

Then start the node:

start

Mocha

To initialize a light node on the Mocha devnet, use the mocha command:

mocha

Then start the node:

start-m

Arabica

To initialize a light node on the Arabica devnet, use the arabica command:

arabica

Then start the node:

start-a

Cleanup

To remove all files associated with light-nodes, use the clean-light-nodes command:

clean-light-nodes

This removes:

CELESTIA_BINARY="$HOME/go/bin/celestia"
CELESTIA_NODE="$HOME/celestia-node"
DATA_STORE_ARABICA="$HOME/.celestia-light-arabica-11"
DATA_STORE_MOCHA="$HOME/.celestia-light-mocha-4"
DATA_STORE_MAINNET="$HOME/.celestia-light"

To uninstall Golang, run this in your terminal:

rm -rf /usr/local/go

Troubleshooting

Linux

To upgrade your OS:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

If you do not have them already, download essential packages for downloading files, compiling, and building the node:

sudo apt install curl tar wget clang pkg-config libssl-dev jq build-essential git make ncdu -y