1. System Requirements

Make sure your server meets the following minimum specifications:

• CPU: 8 cores
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Storage: 512 GB SSD (1 TB recommended)
• OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or later

2. Install Dependencies

Update your system and install required dependencies:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install build-essential jq -y

3. Install Go

Install Go version 1.19.4:

# Remove any old Go installations
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
rm -rf ~/go

# Download and install Go
wget <https://golang.org/dl/go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz>
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
rm go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz

# Set Go environment variables
echo 'export GOROOT=/usr/local/go' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export GOPATH=$HOME/go' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

# Verify Go installation
go version

4. Install Cosmovisor

Cosmovisor is a process manager for Cosmos SDK-based chains:

go install github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@latest