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  • Welcome to XION
  • XION'S Core
    • Concepts
      • Generalized Chain Abstraction
      • Intro to Account Abstraction
      • XION's Meta Accounts
      • Meta Accounts Design
      • Architecture & Tech Glossary
      • Use Cases
  • developers
    • Xion Quick Start
      • Zero to Dapp in 5 Minutes
        • Launch a User Map Dapp on XION in 5 Minutes
        • React Native Mobile Dapp on XION in 5 Minutes
    • Mobile dapp Development on XION
      • Set up your XION Mobile Development Environment
      • Create Mobile Dapp and Integrate Meta Account Authentication
    • Getting Started (Advanced)
      • Set Up Local Environment
        • Setting up your Local Smart Contract Development Environment for XION
          • Setting up your XION Smart Contract Development Environment on Windows (WSL2 + Ubuntu)
        • Set Up an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
        • Interacting with Xion Chain using Xion Daemon
      • Your First Contract
        • Deploying Your First Smart Contract on XION
      • Gasless UX & Permission Grants
        • Enabling Gasless Transactions with Treasury Contracts
      • Dapp Development
        • Account Abstraction with Gasless Transactions
        • Interact with XION via your Backend Service
    • Re-using Existing Contracts
      • Deployed Contracts on XION
      • Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
      • Fungible Tokens
      • Marketplace
      • Multisig
      • Proxy Contracts
      • Membership Management
      • Governance
      • Valuts
      • SCV Audited Contracts
    • Web3 for Web2 Developers
      • Web2 vs Web3 App Architecture: A Comparison
      • Misconceptions and Misapplied Web2 Patterns
      • Recommended Architecture for Dapps on XION
    • Building for Mainnet
      • Xion Testnet: Your Development Playground
      • Building with Audited & Battle-Tested Contracts
      • Community Engagement: Building Support for Your dApp
      • Deploying to Xion Mainnet
        • Smart Contract Audits: Process, Costs & Support
        • Governance Process to Deploying Smart Contracts to Mainnet
    • Learn & Build
      • Token Factory
        • Creating, Minting, and Interacting with a Token Factory Token
        • Building a React dApp to Interact with Token Factory Tokens
        • Integrating a Token Factory Token in a Smart Contract
      • Websockets
        • WebSockets with Xion: Real-Time Communication
      • Mobile Development
        • Building a React Native Mobile App with Abstraxion (Xion.js)
      • Oracles
        • Creating a Smart Contract with Pyth Oracle Integration
      • Indexers: Optimized Data Retrieval
        • SubQuery
      • Use Cases
        • Building a Per-User Data Storage Dapp
    • Reference and Resources
      • Requesting XION Testnet Tokens
      • Public Endpoints & Resources
      • Block Explorers
      • Governance
        • Deploying Smart Contracts to Mainnet
      • Developer Tools: Abstract
      • IBC Denoms on XION Networks
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • XION Token Contract Addresses on EVM Chains
  • Nodes & Validators
    • Run a Node
      • System Specifications
      • Build the Xion Daemon
      • Download the Xion Daemon
      • Configure the Xion Daemon
        • app.toml
        • client.toml
        • config.toml
      • Join the XION Network
        • xion-testnet-1
      • Confirm node is running
    • Become a Validator
      • Initial Setup
      • Obtain a XION Wallet Address
      • Obtain Funds
        • Testnet
      • Create Validator
    • IBC Relayers and Tokens
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How to convert a Full Node to a Validator Node

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Disclaimer

While setting up a rudimentary validator node is easy, running a production-grade validator node with a robust architecture and security features requires a more involved setup, which is beyond the scope of this guide.

This section assumes that:

  • You've successfully setup a Full Node

  • You've joined one of the Xion Networks and have synced the chain

  • You've funded a wallet on the Full Node

Run the Create Validator command

We provide a sample snippet which will create a new Validator:

$ xiond tx staking create-validator \
    --amount "5000000uxion" \
    --pubkey $(xiond tendermint show-validator) \
    --moniker "copypaste.com" \
    --identity "my-keybase-id" \
    --security-contact "email@copypaste.com" \
    --website "www.copypaste.com" \
    --details "I copy-pasted this command." \
    --chain-id "xion-testnet-2" \
    --commission-rate "0.05" \
    --commission-max-rate "0.25" \
    --commission-max-change-rate "0.1" \
    --min-self-delegation "1" \
    --gas "auto" \
    --gas-prices "0.025uxion" \
    --gas-adjustment 1.2 \
    --from my-wallet-name \
    --keyring-backend test \
    --home /home/xiond/.xiond

Confirm that your Validator is Active

If running the following command returns something, your validator is active:

$ xiond query tendermint-validator-set | grep "$(xiond tendermint show-validator)"

The Active Set for the Xion Networks cuts off at 100 Validators.

If you're not in the active set, you will need to court delegations to increase your total stake, such that it is greater than the total stake of the 100th Validator.

Active Set is 100 Validators

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