# validator Guidence for create validator #### Create wallet To create new wallet you can use command below. Don’t forget to save the mnemonic ``` vidulumd keys add $WALLET ``` To recover your wallet using seed phrase ``` vidulumd keys add $WALLET --recover ``` Show your wallet list ``` vidulumd keys list ``` #### Save wallet info Add wallet and validator address into variables ``` VIDULUM_WALLET_ADDRESS=$(vidulumd keys show $WALLET -a) VIDULUM_VALOPER_ADDRESS=$(vidulumd keys show $WALLET --bech val -a) echo 'export VIDULUM_WALLET_ADDRESS='${VIDULUM_WALLET_ADDRESS} >> $HOME/.bash_profile echo 'export VIDULUM_VALOPER_ADDRESS='${VIDULUM_VALOPER_ADDRESS} >> $HOME/.bash_profile source $HOME/.bash_profile ``` #### Fund your wallet ``` swap osmos <> VDL https://frontier.osmosis.zone/ ``` #### Create validator check your wallet balance: ``` vidulumd query bank balances $VIDULUM_WALLET_ADDRESS ``` To create your validator run command below ``` vidulumd tx staking create-validator \ --amount 10000000uvdl \ --from $WALLET \ --commission-max-change-rate "0.1" \ --commission-max-rate "0.2" \ --commission-rate "0.1" \ --min-self-delegation "1" \ --pubkey $(vidulumd tendermint show-validator) \ --moniker $NODENAME \ --chain-id $VIDULUM_CHAIN_ID \ --gas auto \ --gas-adjustment=1.2 \ --fees 200000uvdl ``` #### Check your validator key ``` [[ $(vidulumd q staking validator $VIDULUM_VALOPER_ADDRESS -oj | jq -r .consensus_pubkey.key) = $(vidulumd status | jq -r .ValidatorInfo.PubKey.value) ]] && echo -e "\n\e[1m\e[32mTrue\e[0m\n" || echo -e "\n\e[1m\e[31mFalse\e[0m\n" ``` #### Get list of validators ``` vidulumd q staking validators -oj --limit=3000 | jq '.validators[] | select(.status=="BOND_STATUS_BONDED")' | jq -r '(.tokens|tonumber/pow(10; 6)|floor|tostring) + " \t " + .description.moniker' | sort -gr | nl ``` ### Usefull commands #### Service management Check logs ``` journalctl -fu vidulumd -o cat ``` Start service ``` sudo systemctl start vidulumd ``` Stop service ``` sudo systemctl stop vidulumd ``` Restart service ``` sudo systemctl restart vidulumd ``` #### Node info Synchronization info ``` vidulumd status 2>&1 | jq .SyncInfo ``` Validator info ``` vidulumd status 2>&1 | jq .ValidatorInfo ``` Node info ``` vidulumd status 2>&1 | jq .NodeInfo ``` Show node id ``` vidulumd tendermint show-node-id ``` #### Wallet operations List of wallets ``` vidulumd keys list ``` Recover wallet ``` vidulumd keys add $WALLET --recover ``` Delete wallet ``` vidulumd keys delete $WALLET ``` Get wallet balance ``` vidulumd query bank balances $VIDULUM_WALLET_ADDRESS ``` Transfer funds ``` vidulumd tx bank send $VIDULUM_WALLET_ADDRESS 10000000uvdl ``` #### Voting ``` vidulumd tx gov vote 1 yes --from $WALLET --chain-id=$VIDULUM_CHAIN_ID ``` #### Staking, Delegation and Rewards Delegate stake ``` vidulumd tx staking delegate $VIDULUM_VALOPER_ADDRESS 10000000uvdl --from=$WALLET --chain-id=$VIDULUM_CHAIN_ID --gas=auto ``` Redelegate stake from validator to another validator ``` vidulumd tx staking redelegate 10000000uvdl --from=$WALLET --chain-id=$VIDULUM_CHAIN_ID --gas=auto ``` Withdraw all rewards ``` vidulumd tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards --from=$WALLET --chain-id=$VIDULUM_CHAIN_ID --gas=auto ``` Withdraw rewards with commision ``` vidulumd tx distribution withdraw-rewards $VIDULUM_VALOPER_ADDRESS --from=$WALLET --commission --chain-id=$VIDULUM_CHAIN_ID ``` #### Validator management Edit validator ``` vidulumd tx staking edit-validator \ --moniker=$NODENAME \ --identity= \ --website="" \ --details="" \ --chain-id=$VIDULUM_CHAIN_ID \ --from=$WALLET ``` Unjail validator ``` vidulumd tx slashing unjail \ --broadcast-mode=block \ --from=$WALLET \ --chain-id=$VIDULUM_CHAIN_ID \ --gas=auto ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.konsortech.xyz/node/mainnet/vidulum/validator.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.