Become a Validator

Requirements

1. A Synced Node

You need to have a fully synced node running on the Oraichain mainnet. Follow our tutorial to set up a node.

2. A Wallet

Your wallet must have some ORAI tokens to delegate and pay transaction fees.

Create a New Wallet

Replace KEY_NAME with your preferred wallet name:

oraid keys add KEY_NAME

Important: Save your passphrase, address, and mnemonic securely.

List All Keys

oraid keys list

Get Validator Public Key

oraid tendermint show-validator

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Create validator.json File

As of version v0.50, creating a validator.json file is required.

Sample validator.json

{
    "pubkey": {"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.ed25519.PubKey","key":"XXXXXXXX"},
    "amount": "1000000orai",
    "moniker": "myvalidator",
    "identity": "optional identity signature (ex. UPort or Keybase)",
    "website": "validator's (optional) website",
    "security": "validator's (optional) security contact email",
    "details": "validator's (optional) details",
    "commission-rate": "0.1",
    "commission-max-rate": "0.2",
    "commission-max-change-rate": "0.01",
    "min-self-delegation": "1"
}

Edit the file with your actual validator details:

• pubkey: The validator's Protobuf JSON encoded public key (retrieved from the previous command).

• amount: Amount of coins to bond (e.g., 1000000orai = 1 ORAI token).

• moniker: Your validator's name.

• commission-rate: Initial commission rate (e.g., 0.1 for 10%).

• commission-max-rate: Maximum commission rate (e.g., 0.2 for 20%).

• commission-max-change-rate: Maximum daily commission rate change (e.g., 0.01 for 1% per day).

• min-self-delegation: Minimum self-delegation (e.g., 1 ORAI).

• website: (Optional) Your validator's website.

• details: (Optional) Additional validator information.

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Create Validator Command

Before creating your validator, fund your wallet with some ORAI tokens to activate it.

Command Format

oraid tx staking create-validator path/to/validator.json \
--from [KEY_NAME] \
--chain-id="Oraichain" \
--gas="auto" \
--gas-prices="[gas_price]"

Example

oraid tx staking create-validator /root/validator.json \
--from=light1 \
--chain-id="Oraichain" \
--gas="auto" \
--gas-prices=0.001orai

Explanation of Flags

• --from: The name or address of the private key used to sign.

• --chain-id: The chain ID (fixed as Oraichain).

• --gas-prices: Gas prices in decimal format to determine the transaction fee.

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Track Your Validator

Check Active Validator Set

Replace OraichainValidator with your moniker name:

oraid query staking validators | grep OraichainValidator

Track Signing History

oraid query slashing signing-info $(oraid tendermint show-validator)

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Join the Validator Community

Join the Oraichain validators group on Telegram to discuss ideas and troubleshoot issues!