### Run Keplr example

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/javascript

Installs dependencies and starts the Keplr example development server. After running, navigate to http://127.0.0.1:3000/ to use the example.

```bash
cd examples/keplr  

npm i  

npm run dev  

```

--------------------------------

### Complete VPN Workflow

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/python

A full example demonstrating how to initialize the SDK, query a node, subscribe, start a session, and establish a VPN connection.

```python
import json  

from sentinel_protobuf.sentinel.types.v1.price_pb2 import Price  

from sentinel_sdk.sdk import SDKInstance  

from sentinel_sdk.types import Status, NodeType, TxParams  

from sentinel_sdk.utils import search_attribute  

  

# 1. Initialize the SDK  

sdk = SDKInstance(  

    grpcaddr="grpc.sentinel.co",  

    grpcport=9090,  

    secret="your mnemonic phrase"  

)  

  

# 2. Query and select a node  

nodes = sdk.nodes.QueryNodes(Status.ACTIVE)  

node = nodes[0]  

node_status = json.loads(sdk.nodes.QueryNodeStatus(node))  

print(f"Node: {node.address}, Type: {node_status['result']['type']}")  

  

# 3. Subscribe to the node  

max_price = Price(denom="udvpn", value="1000000")  

tx = sdk.nodes.SubscribeToNode(  

    node_address=node.address,  

    price=max_price,  

    gigabytes=1,  

    hours=0,  

    tx_params=TxParams(),  

)  

tx_response = sdk.nodes.wait_for_tx(tx["hash"])  

  

subscription_id = search_attribute(  

    tx_response, "sentinel.node.v3.EventCreateSubscription", "id"  

)  

  

# 4. Start a session from the subscription  

tx = sdk.subscriptions.StartSession(  

    subscription_id=int(subscription_id),  

    address=node.address,  

)  

tx_response = sdk.subscriptions.wait_for_tx(tx["hash"])  

  

session_id = search_attribute(  

    tx_response, "sentinel.session.v3.EventStart", "id"  

)  

  

# 5. Post the session to establish VPN connection  

result = sdk.nodes.PostSession(  

    session_id=int(session_id),  

    remote_url=node.remote_url,  

    node_type=NodeType(node_status["result"]["type"])  

)  

print(result)  
```

--------------------------------

### Run Node.js example

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/javascript

Installs dependencies and runs the Node.js example using ts-node. Requires ts-node to be available in the project.

```bash
cd examples/node  

npm i  

ts-node main.ts  

```

--------------------------------

### Install and run via git clone (Option B)

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/plan-manager

Clone and run for contributors. Requires Node.js 20+ and a mnemonic in `.env`. After `npm start`, open http://localhost:3003.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/Sentinel-Bluebuilder/sentinel-plan-manager.git  

cd sentinel-plan-manager  

npm install  

cp .env.example .env    # then edit .env and paste your mnemonic  

npm start  

```

--------------------------------

### V2Ray client lifecycle with sentinel-go-sdk

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/golang

Shows the V2Ray client lifecycle: create with NewClient, then Init, Setup, and Start. The remaining lifecycle methods (Stop, Wait, Cleanup, Statistics) are the same as the WireGuard example.

```go
import (  

    "github.com/sentinel-official/sentinel-go-sdk/v2ray"  

)  

  

v2rayClient := v2ray.NewClient("v2ray-client", appDir, v2rayConfig)  

  

if err := v2rayClient.Init(false); err != nil {  

    log.Fatal(err)  

}  

  

if err := v2rayClient.Setup(ctx); err != nil {  

    log.Fatal(err)  

}  

  

ctx, err := v2rayClient.Start(context.Background())  

if err != nil {  

    log.Fatal(err)  

}  

  

// Same lifecycle: Stop(), Wait(), Cleanup(), Statistics()  


```

--------------------------------

### Docker Setup for Cosmovisor

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/docker/dockerfiles

Docker instructions to copy the state-sync script, set permissions, and install Cosmovisor with environment variables.

```dockerfile
# Replicate the state-sync-sentvisor script for mainnet

COPY state-sync-sentvisor.sh /home/sentinel/sentinelhub

WORKDIR /home/sentinel/sentinelhub


# Modify permissions to enable script run

USER root

RUN chown sentinel state-sync-sentvisor.sh &&\

chmod 700 state-sync-sentvisor.sh &&\

ln -s /home/sentinel/go/bin/cosmovisor /usr/local/bin/


USER sentinel


# Install Cosmovisor

RUN go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@latest &&\

mkdir -p ~/.sentinelhub/cosmovisor &&\

mkdir -p ~/.sentinelhub/cosmovisor/genesis &&\

mkdir -p ~/.sentinelhub/cosmovisor/genesis/bin &&\

mkdir -p ~/.sentinelhub/cosmovisor/upgrades &&\

echo "# Cosmovisor Environmental Variables" >> ~/.bashrc &&\

echo "export DAEMON_NAME=sentinelhub" >> ~/.bashrc &&\

echo "export DAEMON_HOME=$HOME/.sentinelhub" >> ~/.bashrc &&\

echo "export DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=false" >> ~/.bashrc &&\

echo "export DAEMON_LOG_BUFFER_SIZE=512" >> ~/.bashrc &&\

echo "export DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE=true" >> ~/.bashrc &&\

echo "export UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true" >> ~/.bashrc &&\

cp /home/sentinel/go/bin/sentinelhub ~/.sentinelhub/cosmovisor/genesis/bin
```

--------------------------------

### Quick Start: Connect and Disconnect with Sentinel VPN

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/blue-js

Example showing how to import the SDK, register cleanup handlers, connect to a WireGuard tunnel using a mnemonic, and disconnect. The `connectAuto` function returns a session ID and logs progress steps.

```javascript
import { connectAuto, disconnect, registerCleanupHandlers } from 'sentinel-dvpn-sdk';  

  

registerCleanupHandlers();  

  

const result = await connectAuto({  

  mnemonic: process.env.MNEMONIC,  

  serviceType: 'wireguard',  

  onProgress: (step, detail) => console.log(`[${step}] ${detail}`),  

});  

  

console.log(`Connected: session ${result.sessionId}, IP changed`);  

  

await disconnect();  
```

--------------------------------

### Install Sentinel Go SDK with go get

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/golang

Install the Sentinel Go SDK using the Go module system. Run this command in your project directory to add the SDK as a dependency.

```go
go get github.com/sentinel-official/sentinel-go-sdk  
```

--------------------------------

### Start Command Syntax

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/list

Syntax for starting the Sentinel Hub node.

```bash
sentinelhub start [flags]  
```

--------------------------------

### WireGuard client lifecycle with sentinel-go-sdk

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/golang

Shows the full WireGuard client lifecycle: create with NewClient and WithDevice, then Init, Setup, Start, Statistics, Stop, and Cleanup. Requires an existing appDir and wgConfig.

```go
import (  

    "github.com/sentinel-official/sentinel-go-sdk/wireguard"  

)  

  

wgClient := wireguard.NewClient("wg-client", appDir, wgConfig).  

    WithDevice("wg0")  

  

// Initialize configuration files  

if err := wgClient.Init(false); err != nil {  

    log.Fatal(err)  

}  

  

// Set up the interface  

if err := wgClient.Setup(ctx); err != nil {  

    log.Fatal(err)  

}  

  

// Start the VPN tunnel  

ctx, err := wgClient.Start(context.Background())  

if err != nil {  

    log.Fatal(err)  

}  

  

// Get traffic statistics (rxBytes, txBytes)  

rx, tx, err := wgClient.Statistics(ctx)  

fmt.Printf("RX: %d bytes, TX: %d bytes\n", rx, tx)  

  

// Stop and clean up  

wgClient.Stop()  

wgClient.Cleanup()  


```

--------------------------------

### Install blue-agent-connect

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/ai-connect

Use npm to install the library in your project.

```bash
npm install blue-agent-connect
```

--------------------------------

### Install Golang on Ubuntu

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/hub-setup

Install the Go programming language using apt.

```bash
sudo apt install -y golang-go
```

--------------------------------

### Run dvpn-node-manager.sh with sudo bash

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/setup/automated

Executes the script with sudo bash to start the installation process. If Docker is not installed, it will be installed and the system will reboot. After installation, running the script again allows modifying settings and managing the wallet or node.

```bash
sudo bash dvpn-node-manager.sh  
```

--------------------------------

### Start Backend Service

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/x402

Commands to configure the environment and start the backend development server.

```bash
cd api  
cp .env.example .env  
# Fill in: SENTINEL_OPERATOR_MNEMONIC, SENTINEL_PLAN_ID, PAYMENT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS  
npm install  
npm run dev  
```

--------------------------------

### Install and run with npm (Option A)

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/plan-manager

One-shot install via npm. Requires Node.js 20+ and a Cosmos wallet mnemonic. After install, verify with `plans --help`, create `.env` with `MNEMONIC=...`, then run `npx sentinel-plan-manager` (or the node command).

```bash
npm install -g sentinel-plan-manager  

plans --help                                # verify install  

echo "MNEMONIC=word1 word2 ... word24" > .env  

npx sentinel-plan-manager                   # or: node $(npm root -g)/sentinel-plan-manager/server.js  

```

--------------------------------

### Start Prometheus service

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/metrics/prometheus

Starts the Prometheus service using systemd. Run this after installation to launch Prometheus.

```bash
sudo systemctl start prometheus.service
```

--------------------------------

### Start Promtail service

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/logs/promtail

Starts the Promtail service immediately.

```bash
sudo systemctl start promtail.service  

```

--------------------------------

### Manage leases with sdk.lease (StartLease, RenewLease, UpdateLease, EndLease)

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/python

Use the lease module to start, renew, update, and end leases against nodes. Requires Price and RenewalPricePolicy from sentinel_protobuf. The example shows creating a max_price with denom 'udvpn' and value '1000000', then performing each operation with a subscription_id of 42.

```python
from sentinel_protobuf.sentinel.types.v1.price_pb2 import Price  

from sentinel_protobuf.sentinel.types.v1.renewal_pb2 import RenewalPricePolicy  

  

max_price = Price(denom="udvpn", value="1000000")  

  

# Start a lease against a node  

tx = sdk.lease.StartLease(  

    node="sentnode1...",  

    hours=720,  

    max_price=max_price,  

    renewal=RenewalPricePolicy.RENEWAL_PRICE_POLICY_IF_LESSER_OR_EQUAL,  

)  

  

# Renew an existing lease  

tx = sdk.lease.RenewLease(  

    subscription_id=42,  

    hours=720,  

    max_price=max_price,  

)  

  

# Update a lease's renewal price policy  

tx = sdk.lease.UpdateLease(  

    subscription_id=42,  

    renewal=RenewalPricePolicy.RENEWAL_PRICE_POLICY_IF_LESSER_OR_EQUAL,  

)  

  

# End a lease  

tx = sdk.lease.EndLease(subscription_id=42)  
```

--------------------------------

### Example node startup logs

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/setup/manual/node-run

Example output from the node logs showing successful startup, including configuration validation, service initialization, and node registration. The logs show the node was already registered and details were updated successfully.

```text
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Validating configuration
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Setting up node
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Setting up context
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Initializing context
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Setting up blockchain client
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Initializing blockchain client keyring.backend=test keyring.name=sentinel rpc.addr=https://rpc.sentinel.co:443 rpc.chain_id=sentinelhub-2 tx.from_name=key-1
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Setting up database
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Initializing database file=/root/.sentinel-dvpnx/data.db
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Setting up GeoIP client
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Initializing GeoIP client
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Setting up oracle client
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Initializing oracle client name=coingecko
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Setting up service
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Initializing service type=wireguard
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Checking service status
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Setting up account addr
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Retrieving addr for key name=key-1
2025-10-26T04:55:44Z INF Querying account information addr=sent1x4faeeu8lqjnnjywa89j9xv34h0wm2yre96uc
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Setting up scheduler
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Initializing scheduler
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Registering scheduler worker interval=5m0s name=best_rpc_addr
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Registering scheduler worker interval=6h0m0s name=geoip_location
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Registering scheduler worker interval=6h0m0s name=node_prices_update
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Registering scheduler worker interval=55m0s name=node_status_update
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Registering scheduler worker interval=1h55m0s name=session_usage_sync_with_blockchain
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Registering scheduler worker interval=2s name=session_usage_sync_with_database
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Registering scheduler worker interval=5s name=session_usage_validate
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Registering scheduler worker interval=5m0s name=session_validate
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Registering scheduler worker interval=168h0m0s name=speedtest
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Setting up API server
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Initializing API server
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Starting node
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Node already registered addr=sentnode1x4faeeu8lqjnnjywa89j9xv34h0wm2y541aum2
2025-10-26T04:55:45Z INF Updating node details gigabyte_prices=udvpn:0.002500000000000000,12500000 hourly_prices=udvpn:0.005000000000000000,25000000 remote_addrs=["123.456.7.8:19781"]
2025-10-26T04:55:50Z INF Node details updated successfully addr=sentnode1x4faeeu8lqjnnjywa89j9xv34h0wm2y541aum2
2025-10-26T04:55:50Z INF Starting service
2025-10-26T04:55:50Z INF Starting scheduler
2025-10-26T04:55:50Z INF Starting API server
2025-10-26T04:55:50Z INF Node started successfully
```

--------------------------------

### Install Go and Configure Environment Variables

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/docker/dockerfiles

Installs the Go programming language and appends the necessary GOROOT, GOPATH, and GOBIN paths to the .bashrc file.

```bash
apt install golang-go -y  &&\

echo 'export GOROOT=/usr/lib/go' >> .bashrc &&\

echo 'export GOPATH=${HOME}/go' >> .bashrc &&\

echo 'export GOBIN=${GOPATH}/bin' >> .bashrc &&\

echo 'export PATH=${PATH}:${GOROOT}/bin:${GOBIN}' >> .bashrc
```

--------------------------------

### Start a Session for a Subscription

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/transactions/subplan

Start a session for a subscription and node.

```bash
sentinelhub tx vpn subscription start-session \
  <subscription_id> \
  <sentnode_address> \
  --from <key_name> \
  --chain-id sentinelhub-2 \
  --gas-prices 0.5udvpn \
  --gas 300000 \
  --node https://rpc.sentinel.co:443
```

--------------------------------

### Enable and Start Service

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/metrics/exporters/cosmos-node-exporter

Commands to reload systemd, enable the service on boot, and start it.

```bash
sudo systemctl daemon-reload  
```

```bash
sudo systemctl enable cosmos-node-exporter.service  
```

```bash
sudo systemctl start cosmos-node-exporter.service  
```

--------------------------------

### Enable and start services

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/validate/restake/setup-config

Commands to enable and start the systemd service and timer.

```bash
sudo systemctl enable restake.service  
sudo systemctl enable restake.timer  
sudo systemctl start restake.timer
```

--------------------------------

### Install Docker on Linux

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/setup/manual/docker-setup

Install Docker on a Linux system by installing dependencies, fetching the official installation script, running it, enabling the Docker service, adding the current user to the docker group, and applying the group change with a new login session.

```bash
sudo apt install --yes curl git openssl  
```

```bash
curl -fsSL get.docker.com -o ${HOME}/get-docker.sh  
```

```bash
sudo sh ${HOME}/get-docker.sh  
```

```bash
sudo systemctl enable --now docker  
```

```bash
sudo usermod -aG docker $(whoami)  
```

```bash
sudo -i -u $(whoami)  
```

--------------------------------

### Start Cosmovisor service

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/upgrade

Start the Cosmovisor service after the binary replacement.

```bash
sudo systemctl start cosmovisor  

```

--------------------------------

### Start dVPN node with start parameter

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/setup/automated

Starts the dVPN node container using the start parameter.

```bash
sudo bash dvpn-node-manager.sh start  
```

--------------------------------

### sentinelhub init syntax and example

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/list

Initializes validator's and node's configuration files. The example initializes a node with moniker 'my-node'.

```bash
sentinelhub init [moniker] [flags]  
```

```bash
sentinelhub init my-node  
```

--------------------------------

### Start Loki service

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/logs/loki

Starts the Loki service.

```bash
sudo systemctl start loki.service  
```

--------------------------------

### Start Alertmanager service

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/metrics/alertmanager

Start the Alertmanager service immediately.

```bash
sudo systemctl start alertmanager.service
```

--------------------------------

### Example: Mount volume for sentinel_mainnet

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/docker/mount-volume

Concrete example of mounting /home/mystuff from the host to /mnt inside a container named sentinel_mainnet using the sentinel:mainnet image. Files placed in /home/mystuff will be accessible at /mnt.

```bash
docker run -dit \
  --name sentinel_mainnet \
  -v /home/mystuff:/mnt \
  sentinel:mainnet
```

--------------------------------

### Verify Go installation

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-cli/get-started

Check that Go is correctly installed on your system.

```bash
go version
```

--------------------------------

### Start a Session with a Node

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/transactions/subplan

Start a session directly with a node.

```bash
sentinelhub tx vpn node start-session \
  <sentnode_address> \
  --from <key_name> \
  --chain-id sentinelhub-2 \
  --gas-prices 0.5udvpn \
  --gas 300000 \
  --node https://rpc.sentinel.co:443
```

--------------------------------

### Install build dependencies on Debian/Ubuntu

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/python

Install necessary build tools on Debian or Ubuntu systems before installing the SDK to support native dependencies.

```bash
sudo apt install build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config python3-dev
```

--------------------------------

### Install UFW Firewall

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/setup/manual/preliminary

Install the Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) on the server.

```bash
sudo apt install ufw  
```

--------------------------------

### Install Cosmovisor with go install

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/system-unit

Install Cosmovisor using the standard command. If a sonic-related error occurs, retry with the -ldflags="-checklinkname=0" flag. The binary is generated in the go/bin/ folder.

```bash
go install cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@latest  
```

```bash
go install -ldflags="-checklinkname=0" cosmossdk.io/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor@latest  
```

--------------------------------

### Start sessions with NodeStartSession and SubscriptionStartSession

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/golang

Convenience methods that construct the message, broadcast, and parse the result in a single call. NodeStartSession starts a session on a node with parameters for size, duration, and max price; SubscriptionStartSession starts from an existing subscription. Both return the new session ID.

```go
// Start a session on a node - returns the new session ID  
sessionID, err := client.NodeStartSession(  
    context.Background(),  
    nodeAddr,    // target node address  
    10,          // gigabytes  
    24,          // hours  
    maxPrice,    // maximum acceptable price  
)  
if err != nil {  
    log.Fatal(err)  
}  
fmt.Printf("Session ID: %d\n", sessionID)  

// Start a session from an existing subscription  
sessionID, err := client.SubscriptionStartSession(  
    context.Background(),  
    subscriptionID,  
    nodeAddr,  
)  

```

--------------------------------

### Install required packages

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/hub-setup

Install the necessary system packages for building and running Sentinel Hub.

```bash
sudo apt install curl git jq make unzip gcc -y
```

--------------------------------

### Query VPN Provider Params Example Output

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/query/vpn

Example output from the query vpn provider-params command. Shows the deposit amount and denom, and the staking share.

```yaml
params:
  deposit:
    amount: "25000000000"
    denom: udvpn
  staking_share: "0.200000000000000000"
```

--------------------------------

### upgrade-info.json example

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/upgrade

Example content of the upgrade-info.json file that Cosmovisor uses to trigger the upgrade. The height must match the upgrade block height.

```json
{"name":"v12_0_0","time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","height":23997755}  

```

--------------------------------

### Install UFW and OpenSSH

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/server-setup

Installs the UFW firewall and OpenSSH server on the server machine.

```bash
sudo apt install ufw openssh-server  
```

--------------------------------

### Install sudo

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/server-setup

Installs the sudo package, required for granting administrative privileges to the new user.

```bash
apt install sudo  
```

--------------------------------

### Start a session by paying the node

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-cli/commands/transaction

Start a new session by directly paying the node using gigabytes and denomination flags.

```bash
sentinel-dvpncli tx session-start <sentnode_address> \

  --gigabytes 1 \

  --denom udvpn \

  --tx.from-name <key_name>
```

--------------------------------

### Install dvpn-node-manager .deb package

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/setup/automated

Installs the downloaded .deb package and all required dependencies. Run this after downloading the package.

```bash
sudo apt install /var/cache/apt/archives/dvpn-node-manager_latest.deb  
```

--------------------------------

### Start session via client.nodeStartSession or client.node.startSession

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/javascript

Start a session by calling nodeStartSession directly on the client or via the node submodule. Both methods handle signing and broadcasting automatically. The args include fee "auto" and a memo.

```typescript
import { TxNodeStartSession } from "@sentinel-official/sentinel-js-sdk";  

import Long from "long";  

  

const args: TxNodeStartSession = {  

    from: account.address,  

    nodeAddress: sentnode,  

    gigabytes: Long.fromString(gigabytes, true),  

    fee: "auto",  

    memo: "hello from js-sdk",  

    maxPrice: ...  

}  

// call directly  

const tx1 = client.nodeStartSession(args)  

// use submodule  

const tx2 = client.node.startSession(args)  

```

--------------------------------

### Install TMKMS with softsign feature and link binary

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/validate/tmkms/setup-config

Compile and install TMKMS from source using the softsign feature, then create a symbolic link for system-wide access. The installation uses the --features=softsign flag; the yubihsm feature is an alternative but not covered here.

```bash
cd $HOME  

git clone https://github.com/iqlusioninc/tmkms.git  

cd $HOME/tmkms  

cargo install tmkms --features=softsign  

tmkms init config  

tmkms softsign keygen ./config/secrets/secret_connection_key  

```

```bash
sudo ln -s /home/${USER}/.cargo/bin/tmkms /usr/local/bin/  

```

--------------------------------

### Build and install the binary from source file

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-cli/get-started

Navigate to the extracted directory, compile the code, and link the binary.

```bash
cd sentinel-dvpncli-X.X.X  

make install  

sudo ln -s "${HOME}/sentinel-dvpncli" /usr/local/bin/sentinel-dvpncli
```

--------------------------------

### Start a session using an existing subscription

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-cli/commands/transaction

Start a session by referencing an existing subscription ID.

```bash
sentinel-dvpncli tx session-start <sentnode_address> \

  --subscription-id <id> \

  --tx.from-name <key_name>
```

--------------------------------

### Install Rust and source environment

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/validate/tmkms/install-dependencies

Installs Rust via rustup and then sources the environment file so the cargo and rustc commands are available in the current shell. Select option 1 (default) during the rustup installation.

```bash
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh  
```

```bash
source $HOME/.cargo/env  
```

--------------------------------

### Query VPN Providers Example Output

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/query/vpn

Example output from the query vpn providers command. Shows pagination with next_key and total, and a list of providers with their details.

```yaml
pagination:
  next_key: ARTve9qg1kymseR8GKZL43WHc5QSYw==
  total: "0"
providers:
- address: sentprov1gjkdw8arm54sv7xdhjxnx30lcya4alhfktuxyy
  description: SOLAR dVPN
  identity: 6257A55EA42BA680
  name: SOLAR dVPN
  status: active
  status_at: "2023-08-18T12:10:36.572027592Z"
  website: https://labs.solar
- address: sentprov1gatdlpdc4fadckccypjfnam2a4rcmum55q46zn
  description: ""
  identity: sentprov12kyhkw2xsc8g3t8dtz569c6fn2qejmzs92s07h
  name: apiVPN (Staging)
  status: active
  status_at: "2023-12-29T07:24:24.274968530Z"
  website: https://apivpn.io
```

--------------------------------

### Install System Dependencies

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/setup/manual/preliminary

Update package lists and install required software dependencies on the server.

```bash
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y  

sudo apt install -y curl git golang-github-pelletier-go-toml jq make  
```

--------------------------------

### CLI commands for first-run setup

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/plan-manager

CLI equivalent of the 6-step first-run workflow. Requires a registered provider and a created plan. Costs ~0.5 P2P per provider registration and plan creation, ~1-2 P2P per node link, and ~0.1 P2P per fee grant.

```bash
plans wallet info  

plans provider register  

plans plan create --gb 10 --days 30 --price-udvpn 500000  

plans plan status <id> 1  

plans batch-link <id> sentnode1abc...,sentnode1def...  

plans feegrant grant-subscribers <id> --spend-limit-dvpn 10 --expiration-days 30  

```

--------------------------------

### Install Sentinel SDK via pip

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/python

Use pip to install the sentinel-sdk package.

```bash
pip install sentinel-sdk
```

--------------------------------

### Start a session using a plan

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-cli/commands/transaction

Start a session by referencing a plan ID and specifying renewal policy.

```bash
sentinel-dvpncli tx session-start <sentnode_address> \

  --plan-id <id> \

  --denom udvpn \

  --renewal-price-policy <policy> \

  --tx.from-name <key_name>
```

--------------------------------

### Query balances via REST GET request

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/apis/interact-rest

Example of using curl to perform a GET request to the balances endpoint for a specific address.

```bash
curl \

    -X GET \

    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \

    https://lcd.sentinel.co/cosmos/bank/v1beta1/balances/<your_address>
```

--------------------------------

### Build and install the binary from repository

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-cli/get-started

Compile the source code and create a symbolic link to the binary in /usr/local/bin.

```bash
make install  

sudo ln -s "${HOME}/sentinel-dvpncli" /usr/local/bin/sentinel-dvpncli
```

--------------------------------

### Install Package in Editable Mode

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/python

Installs the package in editable mode using pip.

```bash
pip install --editable .  
```

--------------------------------

### Install Pre-commit Hooks

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/python

Installs pre-commit and sets up the git hooks to enforce PEP 8 standards.

```bash
pip install pre-commit  

pre-commit install  
```

--------------------------------

### Manage Sessions

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/python

Shows how to start a session, update it with bandwidth proof, and end an active session.

```python
# Start a session for a subscription  

tx = sdk.subscriptions.StartSession(  

    subscription_id=42,  

    address="sentnode1..."  

)  

tx_response = sdk.subscriptions.wait_for_tx(tx["hash"])  

  

# Submit a bandwidth / duration proof for an active session  

tx = sdk.sessions.UpdateSession(  

    session_id=1,  

    download_bytes=12345,  

    upload_bytes=6789,  

    duration_seconds=3600,  

    signature=signed_proof,  

)  

tx_response = sdk.sessions.wait_for_tx(tx["hash"])  

  

# End (cancel) a session  

tx = sdk.sessions.EndSession(session_id=1)  

tx_response = sdk.sessions.wait_for_tx(tx["hash"])
```

--------------------------------

### Query Slashing Signing Infos Example Output

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/query/slashing

Example output of the signing-infos query, showing a list of validators with their signing details.

```yaml
- address: sentvalcons1q9jjdfk9k7um92cq9h0g4l8gakr22ajctvna0s  
  index_offset: "13577037"  
  jailed_until: "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"  
  missed_blocks_counter: "14"  
  start_height: "816474"  
  tombstoned: false  
- address: sentvalcons1qndsswpyazytqyyq27kv5wnvhge29df9a9zd87  
  index_offset: "14393512"  
  jailed_until: "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"  
  missed_blocks_counter: "0"  
  start_height: "0"  
  tombstoned: false  
- address: sentvalcons1qcs7ryy6yvzjr9e0znp8ag6lhk40een0hl02f7  
  index_offset: "11906379"  
  jailed_until: "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"  
  missed_blocks_counter: "0"  
  start_height: "2486030"  
  tombstoned: false  
- address: sentvalcons1q6u9fjdyh4xruktfsx28xcfee6cc39k3ksz4wc  
  index_offset: "2"  
  jailed_until: "2021-05-30T17:33:58.356338487Z"  
  missed_blocks_counter: "2"  
  start_height: "678"  
  tombstoned: false  
- address: sentvalcons1q76wdhndyn04wy936f3qhn58y2rsellq8vvny3  
  index_offset: "12076617"  
  jailed_until: "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"  
  missed_blocks_counter: "18"  
  start_height: "416424"  
  tombstoned: false
```

--------------------------------

### Query Slashing Signing Info Example Output

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/query/slashing

Example output of the signing-info query for a specific validator, showing its signing details.

```yaml
address: sentvalcons1709nq56aj0he8vdttlzkqnrjlmcgr9g7hlutf4  
index_offset: "1690513"  
jailed_until: "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"  
missed_blocks_counter: "5"  
start_height: "12702964"  
tombstoned: false
```

--------------------------------

### Start node with --unsafe-skip-upgrades

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/upgrade

Start the node with the --unsafe-skip-upgrades flag at the upgrade height to skip the upgrade and continue syncing. Replace <block_height> with the actual upgrade height.

```bash
sentinelhub start --unsafe-skip-upgrades <block_height>  

```

--------------------------------

### Link new sentinelhub binary

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/upgrade

Link the new sentinelhub binary to the system path. Use the Ubuntu path or the manual installation path depending on your setup.

```bash
# For Ubuntu installation  

sudo ln -s "${GOBIN}/sentinelhub" /usr/bin/sentinelhub  

  

# For manual installation  

sudo ln -s "${GOBIN}/sentinelhub" /usr/local/bin/sentinelhub  

```

--------------------------------

### Install system dependencies with apt

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/validate/tmkms/install-dependencies

Updates the package list and installs the required system packages (git, build-essential, ufw, curl, jq, snapd) with automatic confirmation.

```bash
sudo apt update && \
sudo apt install git build-essential ufw curl jq snapd --yes  
```

--------------------------------

### Query VPN Provider Info Example Output

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/query/vpn

Example output from the query vpn provider command. Shows a single provider object with address, description, identity, name, status, status_at, and website.

```yaml
provider:
  address: sentprov1gjkdw8arm54sv7xdhjxnx30lcya4alhfktuxyy
  description: SOLAR dVPN
  identity: 6257A55EA42BA680
  name: SOLAR dVPN
  status: active
  status_at: "2023-08-18T12:10:36.572027592Z"
  website: https://labs.solar
```

--------------------------------

### Full Sentinel VPN client example (C#)

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/dotnet

Full example of creating a VPN client with Sentinel SDK. It restores a wallet from a mnemonic, configures options (1 GB, full tunnel, console logger), subscribes to events, auto-connects to a node in DE or US with WireGuard, verifies the external IP, and disconnects. Uses `using` statements for deterministic cleanup.

```csharp
using Sentinel.SDK.Core;  

using Sentinel.SDK.Node;  

  

// 1. Create or restore wallet  

using var wallet = SentinelWallet.FromMnemonic("your twelve word mnemonic phrase goes here ...");  

  

// 2. Create VPN client with options  

using var vpn = new SentinelVpnClient(wallet, new SentinelVpnOptions  

{  

    Gigabytes = 1,  

    FullTunnel = true,  

    Logger = new ConsoleSdkLogger(),  

});  

  

// 3. Subscribe to events for UI binding  

vpn.Progress += (_, e) => Console.WriteLine($"[{e.Step}] {e.Detail}");  

vpn.Connected += (_, e) => Console.WriteLine($"Connected to {e.NodeAddress}");  

vpn.Disconnected += (_, e) => Console.WriteLine($"Disconnected: {e.Reason}");  

vpn.Error += (_, e) => Console.WriteLine($"Error [{e.Code}]: {e.Message}");  

  

// 4. Auto-pick best node and connect  

var result = await vpn.ConnectAutoAsync(new ConnectAutoOptions  

{  

    Countries = ["DE", "US"],  

    ServiceType = "wireguard",  

    MaxAttempts = 3,  

});  

  

Console.WriteLine($"VPN active! Node: {result.NodeAddress}, Session: {result.SessionId}");  

  

// 5. Verify traffic is routed through VPN  

var verify = await vpn.VerifyConnectionAsync();  

Console.WriteLine($"External IP: {verify.ExternalIp}");  

  

// 6. Disconnect (or let Dispose handle it)  

await vpn.DisconnectAsync();  


```

--------------------------------

### TMKMS successful signing logs

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/validate/tmkms/run-tmkms-val

Example TMKMS logs after the validator is started, showing successful connection and PreCommit signing. The unverified peer ID warning is expected and does not prevent signing.

```log
2022-03-08T23:46:06.208451Z  INFO tmkms::connection::tcp: KMS node ID: 948f8fee83f7715f99b8b8a53d746ef00e7b0d9e  

2022-03-08T23:46:06.210568Z  INFO tmkms::session: [sentinelhub-2@tcp://123.456.789.000:26659] connected to validator successfully  

2022-03-08T23:46:06.210604Z  WARN tmkms::session: [sentinelhub-2@tcp://123.456.789.000:26659]: unverified validator peer ID! (ba44dd36899602e255b04e3608e5ef0fe4bc5f5b)  

2022-03-08T23:46:15.929787Z  INFO tmkms::session: [sentinelhub-2@tcp://123.456.789.000:26659] signed PreCommit:<nil> at h/r/s 3399910/0/2 (0 ms)  

2022-03-08T23:46:17.344579Z  INFO tmkms::session: [sentinelhub-2@tcp://123.456.789.000:26659] signed PreCommit:<nil> at h/r/s 3399911/0/2 (0 ms)  

2022-03-08T23:46:22.367627Z  INFO tmkms::session: [sentinelhub-2@tcp://123.456.789.000:26659] signed PreCommit:<nil> at h/r/s 3399912/0/2 (0 ms)  

2022-03-08T23:46:27.409777Z  INFO tmkms::session: [sentinelhub-2@tcp://123.456.789.000:26659] signed PreCommit:<nil> at h/r/s 3399913/0/2 (0 ms)  

2022-03-08T23:46:32.442300Z  INFO tmkms::session: [sentinelhub-2@tcp://123.456.789.000:26659] signed PreCommit:<nil> at h/r/s 3399914/0/2 (0 ms)  

2022-03-08T23:46:37.452162Z  INFO tmkms::session: [sentinelhub-2@tcp://123.456.789.000:26659] signed PreCommit:<nil> at h/r/s 3399915/0/2 (0 ms)  
```

--------------------------------

### Get node information with nodeClient.GetInfo

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/golang

Retrieve node metadata such as address, capacity, location, peer count, service type, and version. The example prints the service type using GetServiceType().

```go
info, err := nodeClient.GetInfo()  

if err != nil {  

    log.Fatal(err)  

}  

  

fmt.Printf("Service Type: %s\n", info.GetServiceType())  

```

--------------------------------

### ClientService Interface

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/golang

The ClientService interface defines the lifecycle methods for all VPN clients in the SDK. It provides a consistent API for initialization, setup, start, stop, wait, cleanup, and statistics retrieval.

```APIDOC
## ClientService Interface

### Description
Defines the lifecycle API for all VPN clients (WireGuard, V2Ray, OpenVPN).

### Methods
- **Type()** (ServiceType) - Returns the service type.
- **IsRunning()** (bool, error) - Checks if the client is running.
- **Init(force bool)** (error) - Initializes configuration files.
- **Setup(ctx context.Context)** (error) - Sets up the VPN interface.
- **Start(parent context.Context)** (context.Context, error) - Starts the VPN tunnel and returns a derived context.
- **Stop()** (error) - Stops the VPN tunnel.
- **Wait(ctx context.Context)** (error) - Waits for the client to stop.
- **Cleanup()** (error) - Cleans up resources.
- **Statistics(ctx context.Context)** (int64, int64, error) - Returns received and transmitted bytes.
```

--------------------------------

### Configure scrape targets in prometheus.yml

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/metrics/prometheus

Example prometheus.yml scrape configuration with jobs for monitoring hardware metrics, validator hardware and internal metrics, and Cosmos validator and node exporters. Replace placeholder IPs with actual addresses. Remember to add new jobs when installing additional exporters.

```yaml
scrape_configs:  

  # Monitoring Node with prometheus installed  

  - job_name: "monitor-hardware-metrics"  

​  

    # current machine ip and port  

    static_configs:  

      - targets: ["localhost:9100"]  

​  

  # Validator Host Hardware Metrics  

  - job_name: "validator-hardware-metrics"  

​  

    # validator ip and port  

    static_configs:  

      - targets: ["validator_ip:9100"]  

​  

 # Validator Internal Metrics  

  - job_name: "validator-internal-metrics"  

​  

    # validator ip and port  

    static_configs:  

      - targets: ["validator_ip:26660"]  

    

 # Cosmos Validator Exporter  

  - job_name: "cosmos-validator-exporter"  

  

    # validator ip and port  

    static_configs:  

      - targets: ["<your_validator_ip>:9560"]  

  

  # Cosmos Node Exporter  

  - job_name: "cosmos-node-exporter"  

      

    # validator ip and port  

    static_configs:  

      - targets: ["<your_validator_ip>:9500"]  

  

    


```

--------------------------------

### Create Configuration File

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/metrics/exporters/cosmos-node-exporter

Initialize the config.toml file for the exporter.

```bash
nano config.toml  
```

--------------------------------

### Launch Sentinel HUB

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/build

Execute the installed binary from the terminal.

```bash
sentinelhub
```

--------------------------------

### Install Blue JS SDK with npm

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/blue-js

Install the Blue JavaScript SDK package using npm. This is the standard installation command for the SDK.

```bash
npm install blue-js-sdk  
```

--------------------------------

### StartSession

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/python

Starts a session from an existing subscription. The transaction is signed and broadcast, and the response is awaited.

```APIDOC
## StartSession

### Description
Starts a session from an existing subscription. The transaction is signed and broadcast, and the response is awaited.

### Method
SDK method call

### Endpoint
`sdk.subscriptions.StartSession`

### Parameters
- **subscription_id** (integer) - Required - The ID of the subscription to start a session for.
- **address** (string) - Required - The address of the node.

### Request Example
```python
tx = sdk.subscriptions.StartSession(
    subscription_id=42,
    address="sentnode1..."
)
```

### Response
#### Success Response
- **hash** (string) - The transaction hash.

#### Response Example
```python
tx_response = sdk.subscriptions.wait_for_tx(tx["hash"])
```
```

--------------------------------

### Set up sentinelhub.service systemd unit

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/full-node-setup/system-unit

Create and enable the sentinelhub.service systemd unit. Open the unit file with nano, paste the provided unit configuration, then reload systemd and enable autostart. The unit runs the sentinelhub binary directly; you handle chain upgrades manually.

```bash
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/sentinelhub.service  
```

```ini
[Unit]  

Description=Sentinel Hub Daemon  

After=network.target  

  

[Service]  

User=sentinel  

Type=simple  

  

# For Ubuntu installation  

ExecStart=/usr/bin/sentinelhub start  

# For Manual installation  

ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/sentinelhub start  

  

Restart=on-failure  

StartLimitInterval=0  

RestartSec=5  

LimitNOFILE=1048576  

LimitMEMLOCK=2048132  

  

[Install]  

WantedBy=multi-user.target  
```

```bash
sudo systemctl daemon-reload  
```

```bash
sudo systemctl enable sentinelhub.service  
```

--------------------------------

### Enable service autostart

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/missed-blocks-checker

Enable the service to start automatically on boot.

```bash
sudo systemctl enable missed-blocks-checker.service
```

--------------------------------

### Start a VPN Lease

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sentinel-hub/commands/transactions/subplan

Initiates a lease with a node for a specified duration in hours.

```bash
sentinelhub tx vpn lease start-lease \
  <sentnode_address> \
  <hours> \
  --from <key_name> \
  --chain-id sentinelhub-2 \
  --gas-prices 0.5udvpn \
  --gas 300000 \
  --node https://rpc.sentinel.co:443
```

--------------------------------

### Start service

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/missed-blocks-checker

Start the Missed Blocks Checker service.

```bash
sudo systemctl start missed-blocks-checker.service
```

--------------------------------

### Enable Promtail service autostart

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/node-monitoring/logs/promtail

Enables the Promtail service to start automatically at boot.

```bash
sudo systemctl enable promtail.service  

```

--------------------------------

### Create client from config with core/config

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/sdk/golang

Creates a client from a structured configuration object. Uses config.DefaultConfig(), validates it, and passes it to core.NewClientFromConfig. The Config struct contains KeyringConfig, QueryConfig, RPCConfig, and TxConfig sub-configurations.

```go
import (  

    "github.com/sentinel-official/sentinel-go-sdk/core"  

    "github.com/sentinel-official/sentinel-go-sdk/core/config"  

)  

  

cfg := config.DefaultConfig()  

  

// Customize as needed  

// cfg.RPC, cfg.Tx, cfg.Keyring, cfg.Query are sub-configs  

  

if err := cfg.Validate(); err != nil {  

    log.Fatal(err)  

}  

  

client, err := core.NewClientFromConfig(cfg)  

if err != nil {  

    log.Fatal(err)  

}  


```

--------------------------------

### Start a stopped node container

Source: https://docs.sentinel.co/dvpn-nodes/setup/manual/node-run

Starts the dvpnx container if it is stopped.

```bash
docker start dvpnx
```