# validator Guide for Validator CLI #### Create wallet To create new wallet you can use command below. Don’t forget to save the mnemonic ``` initiad keys add $WALLET ``` To recover your wallet using seed phrase ``` initiad keys add $WALLET --recover ``` Show your wallet list ``` initiad keys list ``` #### Save wallet info Add wallet and validator address into variables ``` INITIA_WALLET_ADDRESS=$(initiad keys show $WALLET -a) INITIA_VALOPER_ADDRESS=$(initiad keys show $WALLET --bech val -a) echo 'export INITIA_WALLET_ADDRESS='${INITIA_WALLET_ADDRESS} >> $HOME/.bash_profile echo 'export INITIA_VALOPER_ADDRESS='${INITIA_VALOPER_ADDRESS} >> $HOME/.bash_profile source $HOME/.bash_profile ``` #### Fund your wallet Faucet available on initia discord ``` go to #faucet-verification ``` #### Create validator To create your validator run command below ``` initiad tx mstaking create-validator \ --amount 1000000uinit \ --from $WALLET \ --commission-rate 0.1 \ --commission-max-rate 0.2 \ --commission-max-change-rate 0.01 \ --min-self-delegation 1 \ --pubkey $(initiad tendermint show-validator) \ --moniker "$NODENAME" \ --identity "" \ --details "" \ --chain-id $INITIA_CHAIN_ID \ --gas auto \ --fees 80000uinit \ -y ``` #### Check your validator key ``` [[ $(initiad q staking validator $INITIA_VALOPER_ADDRESS -oj | jq -r .consensus_pubkey.key) = $(initiad status | jq -r .validator_info.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 ``` initiad 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 initiad -o cat ``` Start service ``` sudo systemctl start initiad ``` Stop service ``` sudo systemctl stop initiad ``` Restart service ``` sudo systemctl restart initiad ``` #### Node info Synchronization info ``` initiad status 2>&1 | jq .sync_info ``` Validator info ``` initiad status 2>&1 | jq .validator_info ``` Node info ``` initiad status 2>&1 | jq .node_info ``` Show node id ``` initiad tendermint show-node-id ``` #### Wallet operations List of wallets ``` initiad keys list ``` Recover wallet ``` initiad keys add $WALLET --recover ``` Delete wallet ``` initiad keys delete $WALLET ``` Get wallet balance ``` initiad query bank balances $INITIA_WALLET_ADDRESS ``` Transfer funds ``` initiad tx bank send $INITIA_WALLET_ADDRESS 1000000uinit ``` #### Voting ``` initiad tx gov vote 1 yes --from $WALLET --chain-id=$INITIA_CHAIN_ID ``` #### Staking, Delegation and Rewards Delegate stake ``` initiad tx staking delegate $INITIA_VALOPER_ADDRESS 1000000uinit --from=$WALLET --chain-id=$INITIA_CHAIN_ID --gas=auto ``` Redelegate stake from validator to another validator ``` initiad tx staking redelegate 1000000uinit --from=$WALLET --chain-id=$INITIA_CHAIN_ID --gas=auto ``` Withdraw all rewards ``` initiad tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards --from=$WALLET --chain-id=$INITIA_CHAIN_ID --gas=auto ``` Withdraw rewards with commision ``` initiad tx distribution withdraw-rewards $INITIA_VALOPER_ADDRESS --from=$WALLET --commission --chain-id=$INITIA_CHAIN_ID ``` #### Validator management Edit validator ``` initiad tx staking edit-validator \ --moniker=$NODENAME \ --identity= \ --website="" \ --details="" \ --chain-id=$INITIA_CHAIN_ID \ --from=$WALLET ``` Unjail validator ``` initiad tx slashing unjail \ --broadcast-mode=block \ --from=$WALLET \ --chain-id=$INITIA_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/testnet/initia/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.