# Tracking Unvoted Proposals

## **Introduction**

As an **Oraichain validator**, it’s crucial to stay updated with governance proposals and ensure you **cast your votes**. Missing votes can affect your reputation and might even lead to delegation losses. The `cosmos-proposals-checker` tool simplifies the process of tracking unvoted proposals.

This tutorial walks you through:

1. **Downloading the Binary**
2. **Setting Up the Configuration**
3. **Creating a Systemd Service**

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## **1. Download and Install `cosmos-proposals-checker`**

### **Step 1: Download the Latest Release**

Check the latest release from the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/QuokkaStake/cosmos-proposals-checker)

Example with version **v5.14.1**:

```sh
wget https://github.com/QuokkaStake/cosmos-proposals-checker/releases/download/v5.14.1/cosmos-proposals-checker_5.14.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz -O cosmos-proposals-checker.tar.gz
```

### **Step 2: Extract and Move the Binary to the System Apps Folder**

```sh
tar -xzvf cosmos-proposals-checker.tar.gz
chmod +x cosmos-proposals-checker
sudo mv cosmos-proposals-checker /usr/local/bin/
```

### **Step 3: Verify Installation**

Now you can run it from anywhere:

```sh
cosmos-proposals-checker --version
```

The output should be:

```
cosmos-proposals-checker version 5.14.1
```

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## **2. Setting Up the Configuration**

Now, let's **download and configure the config file**.

### **Step 1: Download the Example Configuration**

For this tutorial, we will place the configuration file in `/root/config.yml`, but you can choose your own path.

```sh
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/QuokkaStake/cosmos-proposals-checker/5cb45561274c78d9e153919b3bb33e3b3f364231/config.example.toml -O /root/config.yml
```

### **Step 2: Edit the Configuration File**

Open the configuration file:

```sh
vi /root/config.yml
```

### **Step 3: Update the Chain Configuration**

Modify the file to match **Oraichain settings**. Below is an example:

```toml
[[chains]]
name = "Oraichain"
pretty-name = "Oraichain"
keplr-name = "Oraichain"
mintscan-prefix = ""
lcd-endpoints = ["https://lcd.orai.io", "https://oraichain-rest.publicnode.com"]
wallets = [
    { address = "orai1aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" }
]
```

Replace **`orai1aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa`** with your **actual validator wallet address**.

### **Step 4: Set the Reporting Interval**

To schedule daily reports at **04:00 AM**, update:

```toml
interval = "0 4 * * *"
```

### **Step 5: Configure Notification Channels**

`cosmos-proposals-checker` supports:

* **Telegram**
* **PagerDuty**

Modify the notifier settings in the configuration file based on your preferred method.

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## **3. Create a Systemd Service**

To **automate execution**, we will create a **systemd service**.

### **Step 1: Create the Service File**

```sh
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/cosmos-proposals-checker.service
```

### **Step 2: Add the Following Configuration**

```ini
[Unit]
Description=Cosmos Proposals Checker
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/cosmos-proposals-checker --config /root/config.yml
Restart=always
User=root

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```

Make sure to replace `/root/config.yml` with your **actual configuration file path**.

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### **Step 3: Reload and Start the Systemd Service**

```sh
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start cosmos-proposals-checker
sudo systemctl enable cosmos-proposals-checker
```

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## **4. Check Logs and Service Status**

To verify that the service is running correctly:

### **Check the Service Status**

```sh
systemctl status cosmos-proposals-checker
```

### **View Logs in Real Time**

```sh
journalctl -u cosmos-proposals-checker -f
```

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Now, your validator will **never miss governance votes again!** 🚀