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Getting started as a validator on Spark testnet

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Pre-requirements

To be a Spark validator, you first must see that you meet the pre-requirements:
  • You know what it means to be a Spark validator.
  • You have at least 100K SPARK tokens, or you will have an aggregated delegation of at least 100K SPARK tokens - To apply for SPARK test tokens, kindly send an email to emmanuel.oaikhenan@fuse.io and hesham@fuse.io
  • You have an always-on hardware that meets the pre-requisites - How to run network nodes

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How to become a Spark validator

To quickly become a validator, follow these steps:

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Step 1: Download the `quickstart.sh` script and an `.env` example file:

mkdir fuse-validator
cd fuse-validator
wget -O quickstart.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fuseio/fuse-network/master/nethermind/quickstart.sh
chmod 755 quickstart.sh

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Step 2: Run the script as a validator:

./quickstart.sh
:::tip After running the script successfully, you will see your address on the health site. :::

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Step 3: Stake and/or delegate!

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Stake

To stake SPARK tokens, all you should do is send your SPARK tokens to the Spark Consensus contract address over the Spark Network from the validator address. :::tip The Spark Consensus contract address: 0xC8c3a332f9e4CE6bfFFcf967026cB006Db2311c7 ::: The easiest way is to import your private key or key-store file to your favorite wallet (for example, Metamask), switch the network to Spark, and send the SPARK tokens (native testnet tokens) to the Consensus contract address. :::info You can find your key-store (containing your private key) and the password for the created account in: $HOME/fusenet/config/keys/FuseNetwork/UTC--xxxx $HOME/fusenet/config/pass.pwd :::

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Delegate

To delegate, send the SPARK tokens from any address to the Consensus contract address with the data: 0x5c19a95c000000000000000000000000<address without 0x>. :::tip Example: For the address: 0xb8ce4a040e8aa33bbe2de62e92851b7d7afd52de
Use: 0x5c19a95c000000000000000000000000b8ce4a040e8aa33bbe2de62e92851b7d7afd52de as the data. 5c19a95c is for the delegate(address) function signature. b8ce4a040e8aa33bbe2de62e92851b7d7afd52dein this example, is an address you’re delegating to (without the 0x prefix) :::

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Step 4: Wait for one cycle (approximately 1 hour).

Wait until the next cycle is started. :::tip You can see that you are validating both on the health site ::: For live support, contact us on Telegram or Discord. Good luck, and happy validating!