Bitcanna Validator Guide¶

Requirements¶

This guide assumes you have followed the Node Guide.

Create a wallet¶

Create the wallet and a password for the keyring. Replace <wallet> with any name you like, just make sure to remember it!
```
bcnad keys add <wallet>
```
Store your wallet seed and keyring password somewhere safe. Use the command below if you ever need to recover it.
```
bcnad keys add --recover <wallet>
```

Create a validator¶

Replace <moniker> with your validator display name.
Replace <wallet> with the name of your validator wallet.
Set the --commission values to your desired commission rates.
Modify the chain-id from bitcanna-1 if mainnet isn't the target.

bcnad tx staking create-validator \
    --moniker=<moniker> \
    --amount=1000000ukuji \
    --pubkey=$(bcnad tendermint show-validator) \
    --from=<wallet> \
    --chain-id=bitcanna-1 \
    --commission-max-change-rate=0.02 \
    --commission-max-rate=0.15 \
    --commission-rate=0.05 \
    --min-self-delegation=1

Backup your keys!¶

It's very important to keep a secure copy of your validator's private key, which will allow you to recreate the validator if anything happens to your server. Take a backup of this file: $HOME/.bcna/config/priv_validator_key.json. If you restore it to a new node, it will begin signing blocks as your validator. Be very careful! Signing from two nodes at the same time will result in a hard slash and jailing.