Kava RPC Node Deployment

Kava RPC Nodes can be installed easily within an Akash deployment following the step by step instructions found in this guide.

• Akash Console Access and Initial Setup
  • Akash Console Access
  • Akash Console Initial Setup
    • Connect Wallet
• Kava RPC Node Deployment
  • Create a Kava RPC Node as an Akash Deployment
• Kava RPC Node Deployment Complete
• Kava RPC Node Health Check
  • Kava RPC Node Status Page
    • Expected Status When Node is in Sync

Akash Console Access and Initial Setup

Akash Console Access

The Akash Console can be accessed here.

Akash Console Initial Setup

Connect Wallet

• The Akash Console currently supports Keplr wallets
• If Keplr is not installed as a browser extension and/or a funded Akash account is not available, follow the instructions in our Keplr Guide
• Select the desired Akash account in Keplr and then select the Connect Wallet option within the Akash Console as shown below

Kava RPC Node Deployment

Create a Kava RPC Node as an Akash Deployment

• Within the Akash Console template gallery, locate the Kava card and select the Deploy Now option

• Proceed with the deployment of the Kava Node by selecting the Deploy Now option

• Assign the Deployment an appropriate name and then click Review SDL

• The Kava RPC Node snapshot is updated every 24 hours and must be changed in the Akash SDL
• Obtain the latest snapshot URL here. Find the DOWNLOAD hyperlink > right click > and Copy Link Address.
• Replace the snapshot URL in the field highlighted in the depiction below with the new URL. Ensure the - SNAPSHOT_URL= portion of the field is left in place followed by the actual URL such as:

- SNAPSHOT_URL=https://<CURRENT_SNAPSHOT_URL>

• Select Save & Close when this single Akash SDL update is in place.

• Proceed by selecting Create Deployment

• The Akash Console will conduct necessary pre-deployment verifications to ensure that a wallet is connected with sufficient funds and that a certificate exists to communicate with the deployment
• If all pre-deployment checks pass, select the Next option to proceed

• A Keplr wallet prompt will display requesting approval of a small blockchain fee to proceed with deployment creation
• Select the Approve option to proceed

• The Akash open marketplace displays available cloud providers to deploy your Kava RPC Node on
• Select the cloud provider of your preference
• Once the cloud provider is selected, select the Submit Deploy Request option

NOTE - the cloud providers available for your deployment may be different than those shown in the example below

• Accept the Keplr prompt to approve small blockchain fee for lease creation with the selected cloud provider

Kava RPC Node Deployment Complete

• When the deployment of the Kava RPC Node is complete and live on the selected cloud provider, a verification screen will display
• Proceed to the Kava RPC Node Health Check section to conduct a health/status check of the node

Kava RPC Node Health Check

Kava RPC Node Status Page

• In the Akash Console a URL for the deployment is displayed
• Click on the URL hyperlink

• From the displayed web page, select the status link to view the current state of the Kava RPC Node

Expected Status When Node is in Sync

• When the Kava RPC node is in sync the following, example status should be displayed when the status hyperlink is visited
• Specifically look for "catching_up":false status indicating that the node is in full sync

NOTE - following the snapshot download the RPC Node may take a couple of hours to catch up on blocks that were written between the time of the snapshot capture and the current state

NOTE - the status output provided below is an example and the block height/other attributes will be different in your use

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":-1,"result":{"node_info":{"protocol_version":{"p2p":"8","block":"11","app":"0"},"id":"070d39ea8b993b887f817b3fe6dcfd49cdb4bdf4","listen_addr":"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656","network":"kava_2222-10","version":"v0.34.24","channels":"40202122233038606100","moniker":"my-moniker-1","other":{"tx_index":"on","rpc_address":"tcp://0.0.0.0:26657"}},"sync_info":{"latest_block_hash":"E7069706908F8122C96D87CBBB116DE5AA47503FF468F145411B3871D77320E9","latest_app_hash":"580AE91330C0ADA05FA759C5F8C9B57359275EC494C784C8C4018F921A39C856","latest_block_height":"3974035","latest_block_time":"2023-03-14T19:01:21.683269884Z","earliest_block_hash":"17FD31C78361C31ABDA818174062E72D4094E799E90C82996194C6EAC89AAD35","earliest_app_hash":"CCD5D5D23E985B5DDCE0446662EAF26DEBF26DD4EA322DA1789991C9B974B5B0","earliest_block_height":"3967596","earliest_block_time":"2023-03-14T07:28:43.971699061Z","catching_up":false},"validator_info":{"address":"B45D70839692CE2F731906753A71B867C2B1E7D0","pub_key":{"type":"tendermint/PubKeyEd25519","value":"s0xP4O/qscJ7Ez2KTiNAANkHNAUToWEETwvh6Oq0oAw="},"voting_power":"0"}}}