How to Become a GateChain Validator

A validator node is responsible for participating in the network consensus and block production. By becoming a validator, you can contribute to the network's security and earn rewards through PoS mining.

To upgrade your full node to a validator node and participate in PoS mining, follow these steps:

1. Create a regular account:

gatecli account create

2. Create a consensus account based on the regular account:

gatecli con-account create [account address] --chain-id mainnet

3. Send GT to the consensus account:

gatecli tx send [account address] [GT amount] --from [sender account] --fees [fee amount] --chain-id [chain ID] -y

4. Initiate the "consensus account online" transaction:

gatecli con-account online \
--from [sender account] \
--pubkey [sender account public key] \
--moniker [name] \
--commission-max-change-rate [maximum daily commission rate change] \
--commission-max-rate [maximum commission rate] \
--commission-rate [commission rate] \
--chain-id mainnet

After completing these steps, your node will begin participating in GateChain's consensus process. Please ensure your machine operates normally with stable network connectivity.