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Become a Validator

Validators secure the ALYX network, process transactions, and maintain the integrity of the monetary and liquidity layer powering the AI economy.

Minimum Requirements

  • • 4–8 CPU cores
  • • 8–32GB RAM
  • • NVMe SSD
  • • Stable internet connection
  • • Linux (Ubuntu recommended)

Required Runtime

ALYX testnet validators must run the current Cosmovisor runtime binary used by the live validator set. New validator installations should place the required release directly into the active upgrade slot used by the network.

Important Update
This release includes on-chain LP Lock support in the DEX module. Liquidity locks are now enforced at protocol level, and RemoveLiquidity respects locked shares. Validators should run this release to stay aligned with the current network runtime.
Public Release
v0.2.2
LP Lock Enabled
Cosmovisor Slot
tokenfactory-v1

Quick Start

# Install Cosmovisor
go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@latest

# Ensure Go bin is available in PATH
export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"

# Set env
export DAEMON_NAME=alyxd
export DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.alyx
export DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=false
export DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE=true

# Create directories
mkdir -p ~/.alyx/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
mkdir -p ~/.alyx/cosmovisor/upgrades/tokenfactory-v1/bin
mkdir -p ~/.alyx/config

# Download required binary (v0.2.2)
wget https://alyxai.org/downloads/alyxtest-4/v0.2.2/linux-amd64/alyxd

# Verify checksum
echo "f82f2a91abf88c68ce58ec977feab99f57822a0f9de428e746a944cd4b307735  alyxd" | sha256sum -c -

# Install binary into active runtime slot
chmod +x alyxd
mv alyxd ~/.alyx/cosmovisor/upgrades/tokenfactory-v1/bin/

# Point current runtime to tokenfactory-v1
ln -sfn ~/.alyx/cosmovisor/upgrades/tokenfactory-v1 ~/.alyx/cosmovisor/current

# Initialize node
~/.alyx/cosmovisor/current/bin/alyxd init YOUR_MONIKER --chain-id alyxtest-4

# Download genesis
wget https://alyxai.org/networks/alyxtest-4/genesis.json -O ~/.alyx/config/genesis.json

# Start node
cosmovisor run start --home ~/.alyx

What's New in v0.2.2

  • • On-chain LP locking support
  • • Lock durations: 2y, 3y, 10y, forever
  • • Enforced RemoveLiquidity limits based on locked shares
  • • New DEX transactions: lock-liquidity, extend-liquidity-lock
  • • New DEX queries: liquidity-lock, liquidity-locks-by-provider

Create Validator

~/.alyx/cosmovisor/current/bin/alyxd tx staking create-validator   --amount=1000000ualyx   --from=<wallet>   --chain-id=alyxtest-4   --commission-rate="0.10"   --moniker="<your-name>"   --gas auto   --fees 5000ualyx

Validator Role

Validators are responsible for:

  • • Block production
  • • Transaction validation
  • • Network uptime
  • • Runtime coordination

Binary Release

Versionv0.2.2
Runtime Slottokenfactory-v1
Chainalyxtest-4
Denomualyx
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New validators should install the same runtime generation now used by the live Cosmovisor validator set. This release includes LP Lock support and updated DEX runtime behavior.

Economic Role

Validators participate in the ALYX fee system and secure the monetary hub underlying the DEX, TokenFactory, and expanding AI layer. As the DEX evolves, validator runtime alignment becomes critical for transaction compatibility and network consistency.

Next Steps

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