The scripts were tested on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS machines which respect the hardware requirements imposed by CasperLabs as seen here.

• .env - this contains important environment variables which are needed in order to properly install the Casper client and its prerequisites
  • USERNAME - in order to install the Casper client, you should do it with a non-root and non-casper user; this variable will ensure the creation of an user with sudo privileges that will start the installation
  • HOMEDIR - home directory of the ${USERNAME} user
  • STARTDIR - start directory of the scripts (basically, full path of the casper-delegate directory as downloaded on your machine)
  • CASPER_VERSION - version which should be used (please, follow the #mainnet-announcements or #testnet-announcements channels on Discord, according to your usecase, to see the latest updates)
  • CASPER_NETWORK - Casper network (casper for Mainnet and casper-test for Testnet)
• .delegate_env - this contains important environment variables which are needed in order to properly start a delegation request
  • CASPER_VERSION - same as above
  • USERNAME - same as above
  • HOMEDIR - same as above
  • GAS - amount of motes (1 CSPR = 10^9 motes) to pay for the delegation request - standard is 3 CSPR (= 3 * 10^9 motes)
  • AMOUNT - amount of CSPR you wish to delegate - PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU INPUT
  • VALIDATOR_PUBLIC_KEY_HEX - public key hex of the validator you wish to delegate to - PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU INPUT
  • INTERESTING FACT: THE DEFAULT VALIDATOR_PUBLIC_KEY_HEX FOUND IN THE FILE IS BwareLabs' OWN CASPER VALIDATOR - FEEL FREE TO DELEGATE TO US!
• .transfer_env - this contains important environment variables which are needed in order to properly start a transfer to another wallet
  • CASPER_VERSION - same as above
  • ID - transaction ID (type in an integer of your choice so you know this is your transaction)
  • AMOUNT - amount of CSPR you wish to transfer - PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU INPUT
  • TARGET_PUBLIC_KEY_HEX - public key hex of the target wallet/account - PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU INPUT
  • INTERESTING FACT: ALL THE TRANSFERS ON THE CASPER BLOCKCHAIN HAVE A STANDARD TRANSACTION FEE OF 10000 MOTES - THIS IS HARDCODED IN THE TRANSFER SCRIPT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT
• check_balance.sh - main script that checks balance of an account (either from local machine OR by providing a public key hex) - either provide a PUBLIC_KEY_HEX of a known account, or the script will try and find the PUBLIC_KEY_HEX from your local machine
• install_client_for_delegation.sh - main script that starts the installation of the Casper client
• start_transfer.sh - main script that starts a transfer (to a known account)
• start_delegating.sh - main script that starts a delegation request (to a known validator)
• utils - directory which contains helper scripts

• create_user.sh - creates user with ${USERNAME} name with sudo privileges (if the user with the pointed name doesn't already exist - will require your manual intervention to insert the password for the user)
• generate_keys.sh - generates keypair (if they do not already exist from manual install - it is highly recommended to save your private keys somewhere safe - you will need the public key for creating your account on the blockchain explorer, for receiving staking rewards, etc)
• install_prerequisites_for_delegation.sh - installs main binaries and builds the contracts (will require your manual intervention at some point)

• Make sure you have git installed on your machine (if not sure, you can run the following command to make sure you have the package installed)

sudo apt install git -y 

• Clone the git main git repository via HTTPS or SSH (below example is with HTTPS since it's easier, but it is not the recommended way)

git clone https://github.com/bwarelabs/casper-delegate.git

• Go to casper-delegate directory

cd casper-delegate

• Carefully complete .env with the appropiate values, depending on your use case (mainnet/testnet, latest version, etc.)
• From the ${START_DIR}, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo bash install_client_for_delegation.sh

• This can be run as root, the user handling is made inside the scripts
• IMPORTANT: IN THIS STEP YOU WILL CREATE A KEY PAIR FOR YOUR NEW CSPR ACCOUNT

• In the installation step, you have created a new KEY PAIR, which can be found in /etc/casper/validator_keys

ls -alt /etc/casper/validator_keys

• IMPORTANT: YOU SHOULD STORE YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION (ESPECIALLY YOU PRIVATE KEY) IN A SAFE MANNER
• You can find the public key for your account in the /etc/casper/validator_keys/public_key_hex file

cat /etc/casper/validator_keys/public_key_hex

• Your private key is the one stored in /etc/casper/validator_keys/secret_key.pem

cat /etc/casper/validator_keys/secret_key.pem

• You can copy paste the value stored in /etc/casper/validator_keys/public_key_hex in the Casper Explorer to check your balance
• This address (the public_key_hex) can now be used to withdraw CSPR from your preferred exchange (Coinlist, Huobi, AscendEx, etc) if you want to delegate them to a known validator

• Go to casper-delegate

cd casper-delegate

• Carefully complete .delegate_env with the appropiate values, depending on your use case (BE CAREFUL AT THE VALIDATOR PUBLIC KEY)
• From the ${START_DIR}, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo bash start_delegating.sh

• This can be run as root, the user handling is made inside the scripts
• GAS FEE FOR THIS OPERATION IS 3 CSPR (STANDARD)
• FEEL FREE TO DELEGATE TO OUR OWN VALIDATOR ON THE CASPER MAINNET: 01d760ef05a8ff2569f92fdc08df515dc8e22ea2baf3484d249fad2ccdebcc9a51

• Go to casper-delegate directory

cd casper-delegate

• Carefully complete .transfer_env with the appropiate values, depending on your use case (BE CARFEUL AT THE TARGET PUBLIC KEY)
• From the ${START_DIR}, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo bash start_transfer.sh

• This can be run as root, the user handling is made inside the scripts
• GAS FEE FOR THIS OPERATION IS 10,000 MOTES (STANDARD)

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