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  • INTRODUCTION
  • Introduction
    • Depositing and User Journeys
    • Onboarding FAQs
    • Rewards, Fees and Parameters
  • INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS
    • Hardware Requirements
    • Required Node Configs
    • Running a Full Node
    • Snapshots
      • Types of Upgrades
      • Performing Upgrades
      • Cosmovisor
      • Upgrading Sidecar
    • Network Constants
    • Resources
    • Funds
    • Software Checklist
    • Indexer Usage Estimates
  • API INTEGRATION
    • Rate Limits
    • Other Limits
    • Order Types
    • Short-term vs Stateful
    • CLI Commands
    • Rate Limits and Gating
  • USERS
    • Overview
    • Staking Rewards
    • Trading Rewards
    • Proposing a New Market
    • Slashing a Validator
    • Functionalities
    • Submitting a Proposal
    • Voting
    • 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
  • DEVELOPERS
    • Architectural Overview
    • Indexer
      • Indexer API
      • Indexer Websocket
      • Indexer Client
      • Socket Client
      • Validator Client
      • Composite Client
    • Open-Source Repositories
    • Constants
  • OTHER
  • Security
  • Terms & Policies
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Introduction
    • Depositing and User Journeys
    • Onboarding FAQs
    • Rewards, Fees and Parameters
  • INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS
    • Hardware Requirements
    • Required Node Configs
    • Running a Full Node
    • Snapshots
      • Types of Upgrades
      • Performing Upgrades
      • Cosmovisor
      • Upgrading Sidecar
    • Network Constants
    • Resources
    • Funds
    • Software Checklist
    • Indexer Usage Estimates
  • API INTEGRATION
    • Rate Limits
    • Other Limits
    • Order Types
    • Short-term vs Stateful
    • CLI Commands
    • Rate Limits and Gating
  • USERS
    • Overview
    • Staking Rewards
    • Trading Rewards
    • Proposing a New Market
    • Slashing a Validator
    • Functionalities
    • Submitting a Proposal
    • Voting
    • 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
  • DEVELOPERS
    • Architectural Overview
    • Indexer
      • Indexer API
      • Indexer Websocket
      • Indexer Client
      • Socket Client
      • Validator Client
      • Composite Client
    • Open-Source Repositories
    • Constants
  • OTHER
  • Security
  • Terms & Policies
  • Testnet App ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  • V3 Docs ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Validators & Full-Nodes
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