updated running a node docs.

.vitepress/config.mts

@@ -94,13 +94,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
                             { text: 'Websockets', link: '/node/interfaces/websockets' },
                         ]
                     },
-                    // {
-                    //   text: "Running a Node", collapsed: true, items: [
-                    //     { text: "Getting Started", link: "/node/running-a-node/getting-started" },
-                    //     { text: "Service Node", link: "/node/running-a-node/service-node" },
-                    //     { text: "Becoming a Validator", link: "/node/running-a-node/becoming-a-validator" },
-                    //   ]
-                    // }
+                    {
+                      text: "Running a Node", collapsed: true, items: [
+                        { text: "Getting Started", link: "/node/running-a-node/getting-started" },
+                        { text: "Becoming a Validator", link: "/node/running-a-node/becoming-a-validator" },
+                      ]
+                    }
                 ]
             },
             {

src/node/running-a-node/getting-started.md

@@ -1,11 +1,116 @@
 # Getting Started
 
-- System Requirements
-    - Validator
-    - Full Node
-    - Service Node
-- Installation
-    - Configuration
-- Running a Node
-- Monitoring a Node
+## Overview
 
+Xian Network has **3 types of nodes**
+
+### Validator Nodes
+
+* Validators are responsible for creating & validating blocks.
+* A block is considered valid when **75%** of validators vote for a block.
+
+### Full Nodes
+
+* Full nodes keep a copy of the entire history & state of the blockchain.
+* They are a key component to keeping the network healthy.
+
+### Blockchain Data Service Nodes
+
+Blockchain Data Service (`BDS`) nodes improve developer experience by providing : 
+- Rich data & querying via REST & Websocket interfaces
+- Stamp estimation, allowing a dAPP to know how many `stamps` a transaction will cost before submitting it to the network.
+
+## Generate a wallet.
+
+- Create a wallet using the <a href="/tools/browser-wallet" target="_blank">browser wallet</a>
+- Export the private key
+    - Click `Settings`
+    - Click `Export Private Key`
+
+## Install prerequisites
+
+1. Install make
+```bash
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install make
+```
+2. Install Docker
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
+sudo sh get-docker.sh
+sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+rm get-docker.sh
+```
+
+## Install Xian & Configure Node
+### Install
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/xian-network/xian-stack.git
+cd xian-stack
+make setup
+```
+
+### Build
+* For a Validator / Regular Full-Node
+```bash
+make core-build
+make core-up
+make init
+make configure CONFIGURE_ARGS='--moniker <your-moniker> --genesis-file-name genesis-devnet.json --validator-privkey <priv-key> --seed-node 128.140.96.150 --copy-genesis'
+
+```
+* For a Blockchain Data Service Node
+```bash
+make core-bds-build
+make core-bds-up
+make init
+make configure CONFIGURE_ARGS='--moniker <your-moniker> --genesis-file-name genesis-devnet.json --validator-privkey <priv-key> --seed-node 128.140.96.150 --copy-genesis --service-node'
+```
+
+## Starting the node
+* Headless Mode
+```bash
+make up
+```
+* Interactive Shell
+```bash
+make core-shell
+cd xian-core
+make up
+```
+
+* When finished
+```bash
+exit
+```
+
+## Viewing Logs
+```bash
+make core-shell
+cd xian-core
+pm2 logs
+```
+* When finished
+```bash
+exit
+```
+
+## Stopping the node
+* Headless mode
+```bash
+make down
+```
+* From Container Shell
+```bash
+cd xian-core
+make down
+```
+
+## Shutting down the node container
+* Needed if rebuilding the container
+```bash
+make core-down
+# or
+make code-bds-down
+```