1. Initialize a blockchain node
1sonrd init localnet
2. Generate account keys
1sonrd keys add test-validator
3. Add the account to the genesis file
1sonrd add-genesis-account $(sonrd keys show test-validator -a) \ 2 1000000000000000000000000000stake,1000000000000000000000000000snr
4. Generate a genesis transaction
1sonrd gentx test-validator 1000000000000000000000000000stake --chain-id localnet
5. Collect genesis transactions
1sonrd collect-gentxs
6. Validate the genesis file
1sonrd validate-genesis
7. Start the blockchain node
1sonrd start
What's next?
Great, you're now set up with an API client and have made your first request to the API. Here are a few links that might be handy as you venture further into the Protocol API: