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  • Introduction
  • About dYdX
    • Depositing and User Journeys
    • Onboarding FAQs
    • Rewards, Fees and Parameters
    • Architectural Overview
    • Indexer
    • Hardware Requirements
    • Required Node Configs
    • Running a Full Node
    • Snapshots
      • Types of Upgrades
      • Performing Upgrades
      • Cosmovisor
      • Upgrading Sidecar
    • Network Constants
    • Resources
    • Funds
    • Rate Limits
    • Other Limits
    • Order Types
    • Short-term vs Stateful
    • CLI Commands
    • Rate Limits and Gating
    • Overview
    • Staking Rewards
    • Trading Rewards
    • Constants
    • Open Source Repositories
      • Composite Client
      • Indexer Client
      • Socket Client
      • Validator Client
      • Indexer API
      • Indexer Websocket
    • Software Checklist
    • Indexer Usage Estimates
    • Proposing a New Market
    • Slashing a Validator
    • Functionalities
    • Submitting a Proposal
    • Voting
    • Independent Audits
    • Bug Bounty
    • How to set up a full node
    • How to uncross the orderbook
    • How to send USDC from Ethereum to dYdX
    • How to interpret block data for trades
    • Using Cosmovisor to stage dYdX Chain binary upgrade
    • Orderbook Stream
  • FAQs
    • Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
  • Introduction
  • About dYdX
    • Depositing and User Journeys
    • Onboarding FAQs
    • Rewards, Fees and Parameters
    • Architectural Overview
    • Indexer
    • Hardware Requirements
    • Required Node Configs
    • Running a Full Node
    • Snapshots
      • Types of Upgrades
      • Performing Upgrades
      • Cosmovisor
      • Upgrading Sidecar
    • Network Constants
    • Resources
    • Funds
    • Rate Limits
    • Other Limits
    • Order Types
    • Short-term vs Stateful
    • CLI Commands
    • Rate Limits and Gating
    • Overview
    • Staking Rewards
    • Trading Rewards
    • Constants
    • Open Source Repositories
      • Composite Client
      • Indexer Client
      • Socket Client
      • Validator Client
      • Indexer API
      • Indexer Websocket
    • Software Checklist
    • Indexer Usage Estimates
    • Proposing a New Market
    • Slashing a Validator
    • Functionalities
    • Submitting a Proposal
    • Voting
    • Independent Audits
    • Bug Bounty
    • How to set up a full node
    • How to uncross the orderbook
    • How to send USDC from Ethereum to dYdX
    • How to interpret block data for trades
    • Using Cosmovisor to stage dYdX Chain binary upgrade
    • Orderbook Stream
  • FAQs
    • Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
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Validators
Upgrades
Upgrading Sidecar

Starting in v5.0.0, all validating full nodes should be running the Sidecar. Non validating full nodes do not need to run the sidecar.

Follow instructions here (opens in a new tab) to upgrade the sidecar.

CosmovisorNetwork Constants
Disclaimer: Note that as of the date hereof, the testnet and dYdX Chain deployment by DYDX token holders are the only known deployments of the dYdX v4 software, and other deployment options may be added. For more information, please see https://dydx.exchange/dydx-chain-front-end-options