Cardano Relay Configuration

Let's start by creating a folder structure for our nodes:
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cd 
mkdir -p cnode
cd cnode
mkdir -p config db sockets keys logs scripts  
cd config
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We will be download the latest default configuration and genesis files from here:  https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/index.html​
cardano alonzo configuration files
Let's download them from our server's console:
Mainnet
Testnet
#checking the latest built for configs
export LAST_BUILD=$(curl -s https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/index.html | grep -e "This item has moved" |  sed -e 's/.*build\/\(.*\)\/download.*/\1/')
#downloading configs
wget -q -O mainnet-config.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/mainnet-config.json
wget -q -O mainnet-alonzo-genesis.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/mainnet-alonzo-genesis.json
wget -q -O mainnet-byron-genesis.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/mainnet-byron-genesis.json
wget -q -O mainnet-shelley-genesis.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/mainnet-shelley-genesis.json
wget -q -O mainnet-topology.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/mainnet-topology.json
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#list downloaded files
ls -al mainnet*
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#checking the latest built for configs
export LAST_BUILD=$(curl -s https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/index.html | grep -e "This item has moved" |  sed -e 's/.*build\/\(.*\)\/download.*/\1/')
#downloading configs
wget -q -O testnet-config.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/testnet-config.json
wget -q -O testnet-alonzo-genesis.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/testnet-alonzo-genesis.json
wget -q -O testnet-byron-genesis.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/testnet-byron-genesis.json
wget -q -O testnet-shelley-genesis.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/testnet-shelley-genesis.json
wget -q -O testnet-topology.json https://hydra.iohk.io/build/${LAST_BUILD}/download/1/testnet-topology.json
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#list downloaded files
ls -al testnet*
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you should have now 5 files in the config folder:
OPTIONAL: By default you have IOG (relays-new.cardano-mainnet.iohk.io)  relay in your topology file, let's add one more: relays.stakepool247.eu
cat > mainnet-topology.json << EOF
{
  "Producers": [
    {
      "addr": "relays-new.cardano-mainnet.iohk.io",
      "port": 3001,
      "valency": 2
    },
    {
      "addr": "relays.stakepool247.eu",
      "port": 3001,
      "valency": 1
    }
  ]
}
EOF
We are almost done - I know that you are eager to test what we have done so far :) So let's test and run our  Node on port 3000
Let's start with the core node:
cardano-node run --database-path /home/cardano/cnode/db --socket-path /home/cardano/cnode/sockets/node.socket --port 3000 --config /home/cardano/cnode/config/mainnet-config.json  --topology /home/cardano/cnode/config/mainnet-topology.json
Starting from version 1.23.0 the "LiveView" screen has been removed - now we have only text-based output. For more graphical output check the RTView application.
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If you followed the guide, you should see this:
carano node syncing blocks
great! You can now exit this by pressing ctrl+c and continuing to the next chapter!
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