Step 3: Start the Staking Node

Updated on 2024-11-28 GMT+08:00

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Starting a staking node is to start a validator client using a key, gRPC endpoint, and TLS certificate.

On the NES console, choose Dedicated > Network Management.
Click a node ID.

Figure 1 Node ID
Obtain the values of gRPC Endpoint and Node TLS Certificate.

Figure 2 Node details
Paste the key and TLS certificate to the hardware machine installed with the script. 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.
After the key is imported, execute the prysm.sh file and configure the following parameters to 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
For example:
```
./prysm.sh validator --beacon-rpc-provider=xx.xx.xx.xx:30002 --grpc-headers=credential=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --tls-cert=ca.crt
```
NOTE:

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