🔹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.

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🧾 Requirements

Resource	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	2 cores	4+ cores
RAM	4 GB	8 GB
Disk	100 GB SSD	250 GB NVMe
OS	Ubuntu 20.04+	Linux/macOS
Bandwidth	10 Mbps	50 Mbps+

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

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📦 Installation Steps

1. Download Node Binary

# (Placeholder - official binary/URL)

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

1. Initialize Chain

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

1. Fetch Genesis File

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

1. Configure Peers & Ports

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

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

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🚀 Start the Node

orbiond start

Use journalctl -fu orbiond to monitor logs.

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🔐 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

Use the faucet to fund your wallet.

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🧠 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)

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🔒 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

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