Validator node

This section contains the information related to becoming a validator of our network. This page is NOT for operators. If you want to run an AVS operator, please refer to the "Operators" section instead.

Hardware requirements

The following hardware minimum requires are recommended for running a validator node:

• Memory: 8 GB RAM

• CPU: 4 cores

• Disk: 1 TB SSD Storage

• Bandwidth: 1 Gbps for Download/1 Gbps for Upload

Setting up a validator node

The following tutorial is done on a Ubuntu Linux 20.02 (LTS) x64 instance machine.

1. Set up a consensus node

In order to run a validator node, you fist have to setup a consensus node.

2. Create a wallet

Once you have setup a consensus node, you will have to create a wallet.

3. Delegate stake to your validator

Finally, you will have to delegate some stake to your validator to make it so that it can join the active validator set and start taking part to the consensus of the chain.

To do so, you can run the following command:

Testnet

milkywayd tx staking delegate \
  $(milkywayd keys show <You validator key name> --bech val -a) \
  1000000umilk \
  --from <Your validator key name> \
  --chain-id ceers-2112 \
  --gas auto --gas-prices 0ustake --gas-adjustment 1.5

Where:

• <Your validator key name> represents the name of the key associated to your validator wallet

4. Run the Skip Connect sidecar

The final step you have to perform is running the Skip Connect application. We use this as an oracle form to include assets prices inside our chain via Tendermint's Vote Extensions.

To run the application, you can refer to the official guide.