Creating-validator

Create Validator

Create Wallet

this command generate new wallet remember to save the mnemoic

axoned keys add $WALLET

Add Exsisting Wallet

axoned keys add $WALLET --recover

Save wallet and validator address

WALLET_ADDRESS=$(axoned keys show $WALLET -a)
VALOPER_ADDRESS=$(axoned keys show $WALLET --bech val -a)
echo "export WALLET_ADDRESS="$WALLET_ADDRESS >> $HOME/.bash_profile
echo "export VALOPER_ADDRESS="$VALOPER_ADDRESS >> $HOME/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile

check sync status with this bellow command. if your node is fully synced, the output is catching up =false

axoned status 2>&1 | jq 

before creating your validator your wallet must have fund you can check your wallet balance with this command

axoned query bank balances $WALLET_ADDRESS 

Check your pubkey

axoned tendermint show-validator

Create validator.json file

nano $HOME/.axoned/validator.json

{
"pubkey": {"#pubkey"},
"amount": "",
"moniker": "",
"identity": "",
"website": "",
"security": "",
"details": "",
"commission-rate": "0.05",
"commission-max-rate": "0.1",
"commission-max-change-rate": "0.05",
"min-self-delegation": "1"
}

axoned tx staking create-validator $HOME/.axoned/validator.json \
--from wallet \
--chain-id axone-1 \
--gas-prices=0.01uaxone \
--gas-adjustment=1.5 \
--gas=auto

And booom...!! your Validator has been up 🎉