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# Useful commands

#### **Check light node wallet balance**

```
celestia state balance --node.store ~/.celestia-light/
```

#### **Get wallet address**

```
cd $HOME/celestia-node
./cel-key list --node.type light --keyring-backend test
```

#### **Restore an existing cel\_key**

```
KEY_NAME="my_celes_key"
cd ~/celestia-node
./cel-key add $KEY_NAME --keyring-backend test --node.type light  --recover
```

#### **Check light node status**

```
celestia header sync-state --node.store ~/.celestia-light/
```

#### **Get Node ID**

```
celestia p2p info --node.store ~/.celestia-light/
```

#### **(Optional) Add permissions for transferring keys to another server**

```
chmod -R 700 ~/.celestia-light
```

#### **Reset node**

```
celestia light unsafe-reset-store
```

#### Delete **light** node

```
sudo systemctl stop celestia-light
sudo systemctl disable celestia-light
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/celestia-light*
rm -rf $HOME/celestia-node $HOME/.celestia-light
```


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