Althea Network Validator Tools & Infrastructure Documentation
Complete infrastructure toolkit for Althea Network validators and developers. Access our professional-grade services including RPC nodes, API endpoints, daily snapshots, and real-time metrics. Our althea infrastructure features optimized pruning configurations, automated backups, and comprehensive monitoring solutions. Supporting both mainnet and testnet environments with dedicated endpoints, state-sync services, and detailed technical documentation for seamless network participation and development.
Useful set of commands for node operators. From key management to chain governance.
#Daemon configuration
althea config node https://testnet-rpc.lavenderfive.com:443/althea/
althea config chain-id althea_417834-4
#🔑 Key management
#Add new key
althea keys add wallet
#Recover existing key
althea keys add wallet --recover
#List all keys
althea keys list
#Delete key
althea keys delete wallet
#Export key to the file
althea keys export wallet
#Import key from the file
althea keys import wallet wallet.backup
#Query wallet balance
althea q bank balances $(althea keys show wallet -a)
#👷 Validator management
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Please make sure you have adjusted **moniker**, **identity**, **details** and **website** to match your values.
#Create new validator
althea tx staking create-validator \
--amount {{ minimum_gas_price }} \
--pubkey $(althea tendermint show-validator) \
--moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id althea_417834-4 \
--commission-rate 0.05 \
--commission-max-rate 0.20 \
--commission-max-change-rate 0.01 \
--min-self-delegation 1 \
--from wallet \
--gas-adjustment 1.4 \
--gas auto \
--gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} \
-y
#Edit existing validator
althea tx staking edit-validator \
--new-moniker "YOUR_MONIKER_NAME" \
--identity "YOUR_KEYBASE_ID" \
--details "YOUR_DETAILS" \
--website "YOUR_WEBSITE_URL" \
--chain-id althea_417834-4 \
--commission-rate 0.05 \
--from wallet \
--gas-adjustment 1.4 \
--gas auto \
--gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} \
-y
#Unjail validator
althea tx slashing unjail --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Jail reason
althea query slashing signing-info $(althea tendermint show-validator)
#List all active validators
althea q staking validators -oj --limit=3000 | jq '.validators[] | select(.status=="BOND_STATUS_BONDED")' | jq -r '(.tokens|tonumber/pow(10; 6)|floor|tostring) + " \t " + .description.moniker' | sort -gr | nl
#List all inactive validators
althea q staking validators -oj --limit=3000 | jq '.validators[] | select(.status=="BOND_STATUS_UNBONDED")' | jq -r '(.tokens|tonumber/pow(10; 6)|floor|tostring) + " \t " + .description.moniker' | sort -gr | nl
#View validator details
althea q staking validator $(althea keys show wallet --bech val -a)
#💲 Token management
#Withdraw rewards from all validators
althea tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Withdraw commission and rewards from your validator
althea tx distribution withdraw-rewards $(althea keys show wallet --bech val -a) --commission --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Delegate tokens to yourself
althea tx staking delegate $(althea keys show wallet --bech val -a) {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Delegate tokens to validator
althea tx staking delegate {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Redelegate tokens to another validator
althea tx staking redelegate $(althea keys show wallet --bech val -a) {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Unbond tokens from your validator
althea tx staking unbond $(althea keys show wallet --bech val -a) {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Send tokens to the wallet
althea tx bank send wallet {{ minimum_gas_price }} --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#🗳 Governance
#List all proposals
althea query gov proposals
#View proposal by id
althea query gov proposal 1
#Vote 'Yes'
althea tx gov vote 1 yes --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Vote 'No'
althea tx gov vote 1 no --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Vote 'Abstain'
althea tx gov vote 1 abstain --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#Vote 'NoWithVeto'
althea tx gov vote 1 NoWithVeto --from wallet --chain-id althea_417834-4 --gas-adjustment 1.4 --gas auto --gas-prices {{ minimum_gas_price }} -y
#⚡️ Utility
#Update ports
CUSTOM_PORT=124
sed -i -e "s%^proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26658\"%proxy_app = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:${CUSTOM_PORT}58\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657\"%laddr = \"tcp://127.0.0.1:${CUSTOM_PORT}57\"%; s%^pprof_laddr = \"localhost:6060\"%pprof_laddr = \"localhost:${CUSTOM_PORT}60\"%; s%^laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656\"%laddr = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}56\"%; s%^prometheus_listen_addr = \":26660\"%prometheus_listen_addr = \":${CUSTOM_PORT}66\"%" $HOME/.althea/config/config.toml
sed -i -e "s%^address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:1317\"%address = \"tcp://0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}17\"%; s%^address = \":8080\"%address = \":${CUSTOM_PORT}80\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9090\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}90\"%; s%^address = \"0.0.0.0:9091\"%address = \"0.0.0.0:${CUSTOM_PORT}91\"%" $HOME/.althea/config/app.toml
#Update Indexer
Disable indexer
sed -i -e 's|^indexer *=.*|indexer = "null"|' $HOME/.althea/config/config.toml
Enable indexer
sed -i -e 's|^indexer *=.*|indexer = "kv"|' $HOME/.althea/config/config.toml
#Update pruning
sed -i \
-e 's|^pruning *=.*|pruning = "custom"|' \
-e 's|^pruning-keep-recent *=.*|pruning-keep-recent = "107"|' \
-e 's|^pruning-keep-every *=.*|pruning-keep-every = "0"|' \
-e 's|^pruning-interval *=.*|pruning-interval = "13"|' \
$HOME/.althea/config/app.toml
#🚨 Maintenance
#Get validator info
althea status 2>&1 | jq .ValidatorInfo
#Get sync info
althea status 2>&1 | jq .SyncInfo
#Get node peer
echo $(althea tendermint show-node-id)'@'$(curl -s ifconfig.me)':'$(cat $HOME/.althea/config/config.toml | sed -n '/Address to listen for incoming connection/{n;p;}' | sed 's/.*://; s/".*//')
#Check if validator key is correct
[[ $(althea q staking validator $(althea keys show wallet --bech val -a) -oj | jq -r .consensus_pubkey.key) = $(althea status | jq -r .ValidatorInfo.PubKey.value) ]] && echo -e "\n\e[1m\e[32mTrue\e[0m\n" || echo -e "\n\e[1m\e[31mFalse\e[0m\n"
#Get live peers
curl -sS http://localhost:12457/net_info | jq -r '.result.peers[] | "\(.node_info.id)@\(.remote_ip):\(.node_info.listen_addr)"' | awk -F ':' '{print $1":"$(NF)}'
#Set minimum gas price
sed -i -e "s/^minimum-gas-prices *=.*/minimum-gas-prices = \"{{ minimum_gas_price }}\"/" $HOME/.althea/config/app.toml
#Enable prometheus
sed -i -e "s/prometheus = false/prometheus = true/" $HOME/.althea/config/config.toml
#Reset chain data
althea tendermint unsafe-reset-all --home $HOME/.althea --keep-addr-book
#Remove node
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Please, before proceeding with the next step! All chain data will be lost! Make sure you have backed up your **priv_validator_key.json**!
cd $HOME
sudo systemctl stop althea
sudo systemctl disable althea
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/althea.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
rm -f $(which althea)
rm -rf $HOME/.althea
rm -rf $HOME/althea
#⚙️ Service Management
#Reload althea configuration
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
#Enable althea
sudo systemctl enable althea
#Disable althea
sudo systemctl disable althea
#Start althea
sudo systemctl start althea
#Stop althea
sudo systemctl stop althea
#Restart althea
sudo systemctl restart althea
#Check althea status
sudo systemctl status althea
#Check althea logs
sudo journalctl -u althea -f --no-hostname -o cat
Chain ID:
The unique identifier for the blockchain network.
althea_417834-4
Latest Version:
The latest version of the chain software.
v1.0.0-rc1
Github:
The Github repository hosting the code for the network in question.
Public endpoints
Public endpoints are rate limited but can be used for basic CLI usage, node syncing or testing environments. Request an API key for enhanced access limits, we offer free trial periods of 14 days and cheap shared access plans from $50 a month.
REST/LCD
REST endpoint for querying blockchain data through the REST framework. Often available for Cosmos chains but also the main framework for Aleo as an example.
testnet-rest.lavenderfive.com:443/althea
RPC
Remote Procedure Call endpoint for the consensus client of a blockchain. This is not an EVM endpoint (we call this json RPC) but the main framework for blockchain frameworks like Cosmos, Aptos, Sui and Near.
testnet-rpc.lavenderfive.com:443/althea
gRPC
High-performance RPC endpoint for blockchain communication using the Google gRPC framework. This is often standard gRPC and not the "WEB" framework which is sometimes also accesible.
testnet-althea.lavenderfive.com:443
WebSocket
WebSocket endpoint for real-time blockchain updates of the consensus client. This is not the EVM websocket integration, we name and expose that separately. WS is commonly available for Cosmos and Move networks that also expose a REST endpoint.
wss://testnet-rpc.lavenderfive.com:443/althea/websocket
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