 Reboot if you need to load a newer kernel.

Go to the Xandeum Binaries repo and download the 

 file to your server.
This guide is using version 


You can right-click on the file name to copy the download link and do the upgrade manually if you want.

Otherwise, set some variables and upgrade using our process below.


Set the version and filename variables, some versions are listed here:

Add a directory for connection info, and empty it if there is old files.

Test a binary by running it in the local folder

Check the version and src match your chosen version from above:

Remove downloaded file if binaries are working

Set a symlink from our new release to the active_release folder we will use in our 

 later. (This command removes an old symlink to 

Check your Install of the software from the home dirctory to prove the symlink worked:

 user, time to test if everything worked.

Results should appear simlar to the following (check for correct version and src)

If everyting looks good, restart your validator while delinquincy is below 10% and monitor until it is caught back up to the chain.

 , then you can use the validator exit command. The validator will restart as soon as it creates a snapshot and stops.

Set up your Xandeum DevNet validator with ease using this comprehensive document. From user installation to downloading the Xandeum release, this guide covers it all. Discover the steps for creating a user, adding to the sudo group, and switching to the X

Validator UPDATE version (Feb 2026 restart)

Validator UPDATE version

Faucet Repayment

The document provides detailed instructions on how to set up a Xandeum DevNet Validator, including steps for installing necessary binaries, configuring the validator instance, generating keypairs, creating a vote account, and optimizing sysctl knobs for performance. The document also lists known validators for the network and advises on taking backups of private keys for security purposes.

Docs (getting-started)

Introduction

The blockchain storage trilemma

Xandeum's scalable storage solution

Getting Started

v1.2 Bonn

Xandeum Greenpaper

Original Xandeum Whitepaper

Core Concepts

Validator UPDATE version

Choose which release you want to install

Set our symlink to the new version

Check your Install of the software from the home dirctory to prove the symlink worked:

Restart your validator