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Running a validator node is a serious responsibility. You will be slashed if you do not follow the consensus protocol. Validating is currently not open to the public. Read about our Roadmap.
A validator node is a node that participates in the consensus process. It is used to validate the blockchain and produce blocks.

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How to run

The Fiber CLI handles everything for you.
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Install

First, we will install the fiber CLI.
brew install fiber
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Run a validator node

After that, let’s run a validator node.
[Terminal]
fiber validator --pk <private-key>
For additional options, check fiber --help.