# Deploy a Testnet

This document describes 2 ways to setup a network of `panacead` nodes.

1. [Using multiple machines](#using-multiple-machines)
2. [Using a single machine (using Docker)](#using-a-single-machine-using-docker)

## Using multiple machines

### Deploy the first node

```bash
# Initialize the genesis.json file that will help you to bootstrap the network
panacead init node1 --chain-id=testing

# Create a key to hold your validator account
panacead keys add validator

# Add that key into the genesis.app_state.accounts array in the genesis file
# NOTE: this command lets you set the number of coins. Make sure this account has some coins
# with the genesis.app_state.staking.params.bond_denom denom.
panacead genesis add-genesis-account $(panacead keys show validator -a) 100000000000000umed

# Generate the transaction that creates your validator
panacead genesis gentx validator 1000000000000umed --commission-rate 0.1 --commission-max-rate 0.2 --commission-max-change-rate 0.01  --min-self-delegation 1000000 --chain-id testing

# Add the generated bonding transaction to the genesis file
panacead genesis collect-gentxs

# Now its safe to start `panacead`
panacead start
```

This setup puts all the data for `panacead` in `~/.panacea`. You can examine the genesis file that you created at `~/.panacea/config/genesis.json`.

### Deploy the second node

Init the second node using another moniker: `node2`.

```bash
panacead init node2 --chain-id=testing
```

Overwrite `~/.panacea/config/genesis.json` with the first node's `genesis.json`.

Get a node ID of the first node.

```bash
panacead tendermint show-node-id
# example response
> 46046c89ec576daa0662613ee0142ab61dd2421e
```

Set a `persistent_peers` in the `~/.panacea/config/config.toml` of the second node.

```toml
# Comma separated list of nodes to keep persistent connections to
persistent_peers = "<first_node_id>@<first_node_ip>:26656"
```

Start the second node.

```bash
panacead start
```


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