Intermediate Guide
You're an intermediate validator—you understand what staking means, and you're feeling motivated to set up your own Gnosis validator, either with at-home hardware or in the cloud.
Intermediate Guide
You're an intermediate validator—you understand what staking means, and you're feeling motivated to set up your own Gnosis validator, either with at-home hardware or in the cloud.
Tips and Tricks
Before you start staking, read the articles linked in this section about running your own validator.
Key Steps
Before you start validating, follow the steps and we recommend reading the articles linked in this section to catch the details of each step.
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Configure System
The first step is to configure your server. Be mindful of setting sensible system and security defaults. Ubuntu users, you must set up and configure timekeeping due to the consensus layer.
1
Configure System
The first step is to configure your server. Be mindful of setting sensible system and security defaults. Ubuntu users, you must set up and configure timekeeping due to the consensus layer.
1
Configure System
The first step is to configure your server. Be mindful of setting sensible system and security defaults. Ubuntu users, you must set up and configure timekeeping due to the consensus layer.
2
Run Execution Layer Client
Next, you need to choose and run an execution layer client. Gnosis Chain currently supports Erigon and Nethermind. Nethermind is the client run by a majority of Gnosis Chain validators. To build more network diversity, we suggest choosing Erigon.
2
Run Execution Layer Client
Next, you need to choose and run an execution layer client. Gnosis Chain currently supports Erigon and Nethermind. Nethermind is the client run by a majority of Gnosis Chain validators. To build more network diversity, we suggest choosing Erigon.
2
Run Execution Layer Client
Next, you need to choose and run an execution layer client. Gnosis chain currently supports Erigon and Nethermind. Nethermind is client run by a majority of Gnosis Chain validators. To build more network diversity, we suggest choosing Erigon.
3
Run Consensus Layer Client
Likewise, you need to choose and run a Consensus Layer client. Pick from a range of clients, such as Lighthouse, Lodestar, Nimbus, and Teku.
3
Run Consensus Layer Client
Likewise, you need to choose and run a Consensus Layer client. Pick from a range of clients, such as Lighthouse, Lodestar, Nimbus, and Teku.
3
Run Consensus Layer Client
Likewise, you need to choose and run a Consensus Layer client. Pick from a range of clients, such as Lighthouse, Lodestar, Nimbus, and Teku.
4
Run Validator
Finally, you’re ready to start validating! Deposit your GNO into the Beacon Chain contract and generate your validator key. Congrats—you’re a Gnosis Validator!
4
Run Validator
Finally, you’re ready to start validating! Deposit your GNO into the Beacon Chain contract and generate your validator key. Congrats—you’re a Gnosis Validator!
4
Run Validator
Finally, you’re ready to start validating! Deposit your GNO into the Beacon Chain contract and generate your validator key. Congrats—you’re a Gnosis Validator!
Setting up & Maintaining Tools
Alternatively, you can use easy-to-install interface options for a simpler setup.
DappNode Home
DAppNode is a simple platform for deploying and hosting DApps, P2P clients, and blockchain nodes. It provides a user-friendly way to set up and configure nodes with only a few clicks.
DappNode Home
DAppNode is a simple platform for deploying and hosting DApps, P2P clients, and blockchain nodes. It provides a user-friendly way to set up and configure nodes with only a few clicks.
DappNode Home
DAppNode is a simple platform for deploying and hosting DApps, P2P clients, and blockchain nodes. It provides a user-friendly way to set up and configure nodes with only a few clicks.
Stereum
Stereum is a tool to manage the process of setting up and maintaining a Gnosis node with a heavy focus on self sovereignty, privacy, and flexibility. Stereum aims to be the most flexible way to leverage your Gnosis node for staking, dApp hosting and development or your own personal use case.
Stereum
Stereum is a tool to manage the process of setting up and maintaining a Gnosis node with a heavy focus on self sovereignty, privacy, and flexibility. Stereum aims to be the most flexible way to leverage your Gnosis node for staking, dApp hosting and development or your own personal use case.
Stereum
Chorus One provides quick staking integrations for institutions and forward thinking individuals, industry-leading research, and support for 50+ protocols. Since 2018, Chorus One has been the torchbearer of Proof-of-Stake and offers battle-tested staking infrastructure among other services.
If these options are not suitable for you, let’s have look at the beginners or advaced section we have prepared for you.
Every validator, no matter how small, helps strengthen the Gnosis Chain. If you're curious about becoming a validator, we're here to help and answer any questions you might have.
Gnosis Ecosystem
Social Channels
Every validator, no matter how small, helps strengthen the Gnosis Chain. If you're curious about becoming a validator, we're here to help and answer any questions you might have.
Gnosis Ecosystem
Social Channels