Story Protocol

System Requirements

Component	Requirement
Operating System	Ubuntu 22.04
CPU	4 cores
RAM	8 GB
Storage	200 GB SSD
Go Version	1.21.6 or higher

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Server Preparation

• Rent a Server: Choose a reliable hosting provider, such as PQ.Hosting, Digital Ocean, or Hetzner.

2. Install Necessary Packages

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install curl git make jq build-essential gcc unzip wget lz4 aria2 -y

3. Download and Install Story-Geth

wget -q --show-progress https://story-geth-binaries.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/story-public/story-linux-amd64-0.9.11-2a25df1.tar.gz
tar -xzvf story-linux-amd64-0.9.11-2a25df1.tar.gz
sudo mv story-linux-amd64-0.9.11-2a25df1/story /usr/local/bin/

4. Initialize the Node

story init --network iliad --moniker <YOUR_NODE_NAME>

5. Create Service Files

• For Story-Geth:

  sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/story-geth.service > /dev/null <<EOF
  [Unit]
  Description=Story Geth Client
  After=network.target
  
  [Service]
  User=root
  ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/story-geth --iliad --syncmode full
  Restart=on-failure
  RestartSec=3
  LimitNOFILE=4096
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=multi-user.target
  EOF

• For Story Client:

  sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/story.service > /dev/null <<EOF
  [Unit]
  Description=Story Client
  After=network.target
  
  [Service]
  ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/story run
  WorkingDirectory=/root/.story/story
  Restart=always
  User=root
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=multi-user.target
  EOF

6. Start the Services

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start story-geth
sudo systemctl enable story-geth
sudo systemctl start story
sudo systemctl enable story

7. Check Node Status

curl localhost:26657/status | jq

8. Create a Validator

Export your validator data and create your validator using the following commands:

story validator export --export-evm-key --evm-key-path ~/.story/story/.env

# Replace <YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY> with your actual private key.
story validator create --stake 1000000000000000000 --private-key <YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY>