Validator Setup Guide

This guide explains how to join the Orbion Testnet as a validator. Validators are responsible for proposing and signing blocks, securing the network, and participating in governance.

Orbion uses a Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) mechanism with slashing for misbehavior and real-time validator rotation.

🧾 Requirements

Resource

Minimum

Recommended

CPU

2 cores

4+ cores

RAM

4 GB

8 GB

Disk

100 GB SSD

250 GB NVMe

Ubuntu 20.04+

Linux/macOS

Bandwidth

10 Mbps

50 Mbps+

Validators must maintain high uptime and secure their signing keys properly.

📦 Installation Steps

Download Node Binary

# (Placeholder - official binary/URL)

wget https://orbionchain.com/releases/orbiond
chmod +x orbiond
mv orbiond /usr/local/bin/

Initialize Chain

orbiond init "MyValidator" --chain-id orbion-testnet

Fetch Genesis File

bashSalinEditwget https://orbionchain.com/genesis.json -O ~/.orbiond/config/genesis.json

Configure Peers & Ports

Edit ~/.orbiond/config/config.toml:

persistent_peers = "peer1@ip1:port,peer2@ip2:port"

🚀 Start the Node

orbiond start

Use journalctl -fu orbiond to monitor logs.

🔐 Create Validator

After syncing:

orbiond tx staking create-validator \
  --amount 1000orb \
  --pubkey $(orbiond tendermint show-validator) \
  --moniker "MyValidator" \
  --chain-id orbion-testnet \
  --commission-rate "0.05" \
  --commission-max-rate "0.20" \
  --commission-max-change-rate "0.01" \
  --min-self-delegation "1" \
  --from wallet-name \
  --gas auto \
  --yes

🧠 Key Monitoring Commands

# Node sync status
orbiond status | jq .sync_info

# Validator info
orbiond query staking validator $(orbiond keys show wallet-name --bech val -a)

# Check missed blocks
orbiond slashing signing-info $(orbiond tendermint show-validator)

🔒 Security Best Practices

Store private keys securely
Run signer on separate machine (optional)
Use firewall to restrict open ports
Monitor node uptime & missed blocks daily

🧠 Note: Testnet validators are subject to slashing for downtime and double-signing. Maintain >95% uptime to avoid penalties.

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orbiond tx staking create-validator \ --amount 1000orb \ --pubkey $(orbiond tendermint show-validator) \ --moniker "MyValidator" \ --chain-id orbion-testnet \ --commission-rate "0.05" \ --commission-max-rate "0.20" \ --commission-max-change-rate "0.01" \ --min-self-delegation "1" \ --from wallet-name \ --gas auto \ --yes

# Node sync status orbiond status | jq .sync_info # Validator info orbiond query staking validator $(orbiond keys show wallet-name --bech val -a) # Check missed blocks orbiond slashing signing-info $(orbiond tendermint show-validator)