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# Light Node

[Official documentation](https://docs.celestia.org/how-to-guides/light-node)

<details>

<summary>Hardware Requirement</summary>

* Memory: 500 MB
* CPU: Single core
* Disk: 20 GB SSD

</details>

#### Server preparation

```
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install curl git wget htop tmux build-essential jq make gcc tar clang pkg-config libssl-dev ncdu -y
```

***

#### GO 1.23.1

```
ver="1.23.1"
wget "https://golang.org/dl/go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
rm "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile
go version
```

***

#### **Install Celestia-node**

```
cd $HOME
rm -rf celestia-node
git clone https://github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node.git
cd celestia-node/
git checkout tags/v0.31.2-mocha
make build
sudo make install
make cel-key
```

***

#### **Config and init app**

```
celestia light init --core.ip <RPC_NODE_IP> --p2p.network mocha
```

***

#### **Create wallet**

```
KEY_NAME="my_celes_key"
cd ~/celestia-node
./cel-key add $KEY_NAME --keyring-backend test --node.type light --p2p.network mocha
```

**(Optional) Restore an existing cel\_key**

```
KEY_NAME="my_celes_key"
cd ~/celestia-node
./cel-key add $KEY_NAME --keyring-backend test --node.type light --p2p.network mocha --recover
```

**You can find the address by running the following command in the celestia-node directory**

```
cd $HOME/celestia-node
./cel-key list --node.type light --keyring-backend test --p2p.network mocha
```

***

#### **Create Service file**

```
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/celestia-light.service > /dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=celestia light
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=$USER
ExecStart=$(which celestia) light start \
--p2p.network mocha \
--metrics.tls=true --metrics --metrics.endpoint otel.mocha.celestia.observer
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=65535

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
```

***

#### **Enable and start service**

```
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable celestia-light
sudo systemctl restart celestia-light && sudo journalctl -u celestia-light -fo cat
```