Updated on 2024-05-10 GMT+08:00

Starting the Staking Node

  1. On the NES console, click Network Management.
  2. Click a node ID.

    Figure 1 Node ID

  3. Obtain the node information.

    For a Prysm client, you can obtain its gRPC Endpoint and Node TLS Certificate.

    For a Lighthouse client, you can obtain its HTTP Endpoint and Node TLS Certificate.
    Figure 2 Node details of a Prysm client

  4. Paste the key and TLS certificate to the hardware machine installed with the script.

    For a Prysm client, run the following command to import the key to the keystore:
    ./prysm.sh validator accounts import --keys-dir=<YOUR_FOLDER_PATH> --< NETWORK >

    NETWORK is the staking network and YOUR_FOLDER_PATH is the actual key file path.

    For a Lighthouse client, run the following command to import the key to the keystore:

    lighthouse --network < NETWORK > account validator import --directory < YOUR_FOLDER_PATH >

    NETWORK is the staking network and YOUR_FOLDER_PATH is the actual key file path.

  5. After the key is imported, perform the following operations for a Prysm client and Lighthouse client, respectively.

    For a Prysm client, run the prysm.sh file, configure the following parameters, and start the staking node.
    • beacon-rpc-provider: the value of gRPC Endpoint
    • grpc-headers: the API key
    • tls-cert: the relative path of Node TLS Certificate

    Example:

    ./prysm.sh validator --beacon-rpc-provider=xx.xx.xx.xx:30002 --grpc-headers=credential=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --tls-cert=ca.crt

    For a Lighthouse client, run the lighthouse vc command, configure the following parameters, and start the staking node.

    • network: the staking network
    • suggested-fee-recipient: the suggested fee recipient
    • beacon-nodes-tls-certs: the relative path of Node TLS Certificate
    • beacon-nodes: the HTTP endpoint or API key information
    lighthouse vc --network < **NETWORK** > --suggested-fee-recipient <**YourFeeRecipientAddress** > --beacon-nodes-tls-certs ca.pem --beacon-nodes https://xx.xx.xx.xx:30000/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    These parameters are mandatory for interconnecting Huawei Cloud nodes. Check the Prysm Documentation and Lighthouse Documentation to learn other parameters.