` with whatever you'd like to name your validator.
## 4. Edit Config
```sh
# Add seed peer to config.toml
sed -i 's/seeds = ""/seeds = "ade4d8bc8cbe014af6ebdf3cb7b1e9ad36f412c0@seeds.polkachu.com:15556"/g' $HOME/.cantod/config/config.toml
# Set minimum gas price in app.toml
sed -i 's/minimum-gas-prices = "0acanto"/minimum-gas-prices = "0.0001acanto"/g' $HOME/.cantod/config/app.toml
```
## 5. Create systemd Service
Create the systemd service file:
```sh
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/cantod.service
```
Copy and paste the following configuration and save:
```sh
[Unit]
Description=Canto Node
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
WorkingDirectory=/root/
ExecStart=/usr/bin/cantod start --trace --log_level info --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3 --api.enable
Restart=on-failure
StartLimitInterval=0
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=65535
LimitMEMLOCK=209715200
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
{% hint style="warning" %}
If using a non-root user, set the `User` and `WorkingDirectory` parameters accordingly, e.g.:
```
User=alice
WorkingDirectory=/home/alice/
```
{% endhint %}
## 6. Start Node
```sh
# Reload service files
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
# Create the symlink
sudo systemctl enable cantod.service
# Start the node
sudo systemctl start cantod
# Show logs
journalctl -u cantod -f
```
You should then get several lines of log files, which may include an `INVALIDARGUMENT` error causing the service to exit. This is expected; `Ctrl + C` out and follow the next steps.
## 7. Sync Node
Unless you wish to run an [archive node](/canto-node/archive-node.md), you should sync your node to the current block using [manual snapshots](/canto-node/validators/node-snapshots.md) or state-sync snapshots.
To use state-sync:
# Set vars
SNAP_RPC="https://canto-rpc.polkachu.com:443"
LATEST_HEIGHT=$(curl -s $SNAP_RPC/block | jq -r .result.block.header.height)
BLOCK_HEIGHT=$((LATEST_HEIGHT - 2000))
TRUST_HASH=$(curl -s "$SNAP_RPC/block?height=$BLOCK_HEIGHT" | jq -r .result.block_id.hash)
echo $LATEST_HEIGHT $BLOCK_HEIGHT $TRUST_HASH
# Stop node
sudo systemctl stop cantod
# Reset cantod
cantod tendermint unsafe-reset-all --home $CANTO_HOME --keep-addr-book
# Add state-sync settings
sed -i -E "s|^(enable[[:space:]]+=[[:space:]]+).*$|\1true| ; \
s|^(rpc_servers[[:space:]]+=[[:space:]]+).*$|\1\"$SNAP_RPC,$SNAP_RPC\"| ; \
s|^(trust_height[[:space:]]+=[[:space:]]+).*$|\1$BLOCK_HEIGHT| ; \
s|^(trust_hash[[:space:]]+=[[:space:]]+).*$|\1\"$TRUST_HASH\"|" $HOME/.cantod/config/config.toml
# Restart
sudo systemctl start cantod
## 8. Create Validator Transaction
Modify the following items below, removing the `<>`
* `` should be the same as `` when you followed the steps above in creating or restoring your key.
* `` is whatever you'd like to name your node
* `` is whatever you'd like in the description field for your node
* `` is the email you want to use in the event of a security incident
* `` the website you want associated with your node
* `` is the amount of tokens staked by your node (minimum `1acanto`)
```sh
cantod tx staking create-validator \
--from \
--chain-id canto_7700-1 \
--moniker="" \
--commission-max-change-rate=0.01 \
--commission-max-rate=1.0 \
--commission-rate=0.05 \
--details="" \
--security-contact="" \
--website="" \
--pubkey $(cantod tendermint show-validator) \
--min-self-delegation="1" \
--amount acanto \
--fees 30000000000000000acanto \
--gas 300000
```
Your validator wallet must contain a non-zero amount of native CANTO in order to send the validator transaction. To get some, follow these steps:
1. Run `cantod debug addr $(cantod keys show -a)` to see your validator's Bech32 and 0x addresses.
2. Send funds from a Canto EVM wallet to the 0x address shown
3. Alternatively, ask a validator who already has native CANTO to send funds to the Bech32 Acc address.
## 9. Update Binary
Once your validating node is up-and-running, join the [Canto Network Validator Announcements channel](https://discord.com/channels/993968517906960445/995469213080752159/1071089114503462982) on Telegram to stay up-to-date with chain upgrades and other governance proposals.
In case of a binary upgrade, you will need to re-fetch the Canto repository and install the new binary before restarting your node:
```sh
git pull
git checkout v7.0.0
make install
# Don't forget to move the installed binary to your path
sudo mv $HOME/go/bin/cantod /usr/bin/
# Restart
sudo systemctl stop cantod.service
sudo systemctl start cantod.service
```
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