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      • 🥩Guide | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on mainnet
        • Overview - Manual Installation
        • PART I - INSTALLATION
          • Step 1: Prerequisites
          • Step 2: Configuring Node
          • Step 3: Installing execution client
            • Nethermind
            • Besu
            • Geth
            • Erigon
            • Reth
          • Step 4: Installing consensus client
            • Lighthouse
            • Lodestar
            • Teku
            • Nimbus
            • Prysm
          • Step 5: Installing Validator
            • Setting up Validator Keys
            • Installing Validator
              • Lighthouse
              • Lodestar
              • Teku
              • Nimbus
              • Prysm
            • Next Steps
          • Monitoring your validator with Grafana and Prometheus
          • Mobile App Node Monitoring by beaconcha.in
          • Monitoring with Uptime Check by Google Cloud
        • PART II - MAINTENANCE
          • Updating Execution Client
          • Updating Consensus Client
          • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
          • Uninstalling Staking Node
          • Finding the longest attestation slot gap
          • Checking my eth validator's sync committee duties
          • Checklist | Confirming a healthy functional ETH staking node
        • PART III - TIPS
          • Voluntary Exiting a Validator
          • Verifying Your Mnemonic Phrase
          • Adding a New Validator to an Existing Setup with Existing Seed Words
          • Switching / Migrating Consensus Client
          • 🛡️Switching / Migrating Execution Client
          • ⚡Using Node as RPC URL endpoint
          • Using All Available LVM Disk Space
          • Reducing Network Bandwidth Usage
          • How to re-sync using checkpoint sync
          • Important Directory Locations
          • Improving Validator Attestation Effectiveness
          • EIP2333 Key Generator by iancoleman.io
          • 😁Geth - Enabling path-based state storage
          • Disk Usage by Execution / Consensus Client
          • Dealing with Storage Issues on the Execution Client
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        • Changelog
      • 🌠Guide | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet HOODI
        • Overview - Manual Installation
        • Step 1: Prerequisites
        • Step 2: Configuring Node
        • Step 3: Installing execution client
          • Nethermind
          • Besu
          • Geth
          • Erigon
          • Reth
        • Step 4: Installing consensus client
          • Lighthouse
          • Lodestar
          • Teku
          • Nimbus
          • Prysm
        • Step 5: Installing Validator
          • Setting up Validator Keys
          • Installing Validator
            • Lighthouse
            • Lodestar
            • Teku
            • Nimbus
            • Prysm
          • Next Steps
        • Maintenance
          • Updating Execution Client
          • Updating Consensus Client
          • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
          • Uninstalling Staking Node
      • ⛓️Guide | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet HOLESKY
        • Overview - Manual Installation
        • Step 1: Prerequisites
        • Step 2: Configuring Node
        • Step 3: Installing execution client
          • Nethermind
          • Besu
          • Geth
          • Erigon
          • Reth
        • Step 4: Installing consensus client
          • Lighthouse
          • Lodestar
          • Teku
          • Nimbus
          • Prysm
        • Step 5: Installing Validator
          • Setting up Validator Keys
          • Installing Validator
            • Lighthouse
            • Lodestar
            • Teku
            • Nimbus
            • Prysm
          • Next Steps
        • Maintenance
          • Updating Execution Client
          • Updating Consensus Client
          • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
          • Uninstalling Staking Node
      • 💰Guide | MEV-boost for Ethereum Staking
        • MEV Relay List
      • 🔎Guide | Recover Ethereum Validator Mnemonic Seed
      • 🦉Update Withdrawal Keys for Ethereum Validator (BLS to Execution Change or 0x00 to 0x01) with ETHDO
      • 📜Archived Guides
        • Guide Version 1 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on MAINNET
          • PART I - INSTALLATION
            • Step 1: Prerequisites
            • Step 2: Configuring Node
            • Step 3: Setting up Validator Keys
            • Step 4: Installing execution client
            • Step 5: Installing consensus client
            • Monitoring your validator with Grafana and Prometheus
            • Mobile App Node Monitoring by beaconcha.in
            • Security Best Practices for your ETH staking validator node
            • Synchronizing time with Chrony
            • Monitoring with Uptime Check by Google Cloud
          • PART II - MAINTENANCE
            • Updating your consensus client
            • Updating your execution client
            • Uninstalling V1 Staking Node
            • Finding the longest attestation slot gap
            • Checking my eth validator's sync committee duties
            • Pruning the execution client to free up disk space
            • Checklist | Confirming a healthy functional ETH staking node
          • PART III - TIPS
            • 🛡️Switching / Migrating Execution Client
            • Voluntary Exiting a Validator
            • Verifying Your Mnemonic Phrase
            • Adding a New Validator to an Existing Setup with Existing Seed Words
            • Switching / Migrating Consensus Client
            • Using All Available LVM Disk Space
            • Reducing Network Bandwidth Usage
            • How to re-sync using checkpoint sync
            • Important Directory Locations
            • Hosting Execution client on a Different Machine
            • Adding or Changing Graffiti flag
            • Improving Validator Attestation Effectiveness
            • EIP2333 Key Generator by iancoleman.io
            • Disk Usage by Execution / Consensus Client
            • Dealing with Storage Issues on the Execution Client
          • Join the Community
          • Credits
          • See Also
          • Changelog
        • Guide Version 1 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet GOERLI
          • Step 1: Prerequisites
          • Step 2: Configuring Node
          • Step 3: Setting up Validator Keys
          • Step 4: Installing execution client
          • Step 5: Installing consensus client
        • Guide Version 2 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet GOERLI
          • Step 1: Prerequisites
          • Step 2: Configuring Node
          • Step 3: Installing execution client
            • Nethermind
            • Besu
            • Geth
            • Erigon
          • Step 4: Installing consensus client
            • Lighthouse
            • Lodestar
            • Teku
            • Nimbus
            • Prysm
          • Step 5: Installing Validator
            • Setting up Validator Keys
            • Installing Validator
              • Lighthouse
              • Lodestar
              • Teku
              • Nimbus
              • Prysm
            • Next Steps
          • Maintenance
            • Updating Execution Client
            • Updating Consensus Client
            • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
            • Uninstalling Staking Node
        • Guide | Ethereum Staking on Zhejiang Testnet
        • Guide | Besu + Lodestar | Most Viable Diverse Client | Staking Ethereum on Kiln testnet
        • Guide | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on Pithos testnet in 10 minutes or less
        • Ethereum Merge Upgrade Checklist for Home Stakers and Validators
        • Guide | Operation Client Diversity: Migrate Prysm to Teku
      • Guide: How to buy ETH
    • Cardano: ADA
      • Guide: How to Set Up a Cardano Stake Pool
        • Benefits of Operating a Cardano Stake Pool
        • PART I - INSTALLATION
          • Prerequisites
          • Hardening an Ubuntu Server
          • Setting Up chrony
          • Installing the Glasgow Haskell Compiler and Cabal
          • Compiling Cardano Node
        • PART II - CONFIGURATION
          • Downloading Configuration Files
          • Configuring Topology
          • Configuring an Air-gapped, Offline Computer
          • Creating Startup Scripts and Services
        • PART III - OPERATION
          • Starting the Nodes
          • Accessing Built-in Help
          • Generating Keys for the Block-producing Node
          • Setting Up Payment and Stake Keys
          • Registering Your Stake Address
          • Registering Your Stake Pool
          • Verifying Stake Pool Operation
          • Setting Up Dashboards
          • Configuring Slot Leader Calculations
          • Securing Your Stake Pool Using a Hardware Wallet
          • Setting up a Mithril Signer
        • PART IV - ADMINISTRATION & MAINTENANCE
          • Checking Stake Pool Rewards
          • Claiming Stake Pool Rewards
          • Delegating to a Stake Pool
          • Delegating to a Representative
          • Issuing a New Operational Certificate
          • Updating Stake Pool Information
          • Upgrading a Node
          • Retiring Your Stake Pool
          • Auditing Your nodes configuration
          • KES Key Rotation / Operational Certificate Companion Script
        • PART V - TIPS
          • Submitting a Simple Transaction
          • Transferring Files Using SSH
          • Updating Configuration Files
          • Implementing Peer Sharing
          • Uploading Pool Metadata to GitHub Pages
          • Obtaining a PoolTool API Key
          • Configuring Glasgow Haskell Compiler Runtime System Options
          • Reducing Missed Slot Leader Checks and Improving Cardano Node Performance
          • Increasing Swap File Size
          • Setting Up an External Passive Relay Node
          • Setting Up WireGuard
          • Monitoring Node Security Using OSSEC Server and Slack
          • Resetting an Installation
          • Fixing a Corrupt Blockchain
          • Verifying an ITN Stake Pool
          • Fixing the Mnemonic Staking Balance Bug
        • Appendix A - Best Practices Checklist
        • Appendix B - Cardano Resource Index
        • Discord Chat Channel
        • See Also
        • Credits
      • Guide: How to buy ADA
      • Guide: How to stake ADA
    • Monero: XMR
      • Guide | How to run your own Monero node
      • Guide: How to mine Monero
      • Create a XMR paper wallet
      • External Reading Material
        • Movie: Monero Means Money
        • Guide: Zero to Monero
        • Book: Mastering Monero
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Congrats! You've finished the primary steps of setting up your validator. You're now an Ethereum staker!

FAQ

Wen staking rewards?

Activation Queue: Once your EL+CL is synced, validator up and running, you just wait for activation. This process can take 24+ hours. Only 900 new validators can join per day. Check the queue length:

Activated: When you're activated, your validator will begin creating and voting on blocks while earning staking rewards.

Quick monitoring: Use to create alerts and track your validator's performance.

Sync Timeline

Syncing the consensus client is instantaneous with checkpoint sync but the execution client can take up to a day. On nodes with fast NVME drives and gigabit internet, expect your node to be fully synced in a few hours.

How do I know I'm fully synced?

  • Check your execution client's logs and compare the block number against the most recent block on

    • Check EL logs: journalctl -fu execution

  • Thanks to checkpoint sync, your consensus client's is instantly synched. You can compare the slot number against the most recent slot on

    • Check CL logs: journalctl -fu consensus

Recommended Steps

  • Install : your node's buddy for easy and fast node management! Update your software with a keystroke.

EthPillar Quickstart: Ubuntu One-liner Install

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coincashew/EthPillar/main/install.sh)"
  • Subscribe to your Execution Client and Consensus Client's Github repository: Be notified of new releases. Find the Github links on each EL/CL's Overview section. At your EL or CL's github page while logged in, click the Watch button > Custom > click the checkbox for "Release".

  • Join Community: Join the to discuss all things staking related.

  • Node Maintenance: Familiarize yourself with section, as you'll need to keep your staking node running at its best.

  • Study : Increase your staking understanding

  • Backups: Review your staking validator backups!

  • Finished testing? Before decommissioning your validator, it's good practice to properly as this improves staking network health.

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Optional Steps

MEV-boost: Setup for extra staking rewards!

Monitoring: Setup

RPC: Setup using your own .

Notifications: Setup

External Monitoring: Setup

Knowledge: Familiarize yourself with section, as you dive deeper into staking.

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