# Validator Node on the Q Testnet-Incentivized Testnet Program

By [ BARDIA](https://paragraph.com/@barad) · 2022-12-26

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Q combines the benefits of a public, open and decentralized ledger with the transparency of enforceable private contracts. Whether you want to interact with other businesses, build decentralized applications or simply send and receive tokens. Q is building a unique L1 protocol with a clear governance process, security that is based on several layers of diverse node operators and its constitution as well as legal enforceability and dispute resolution for applications. -**Raised 12m$ fund**

**Important:** Until the **30th December 2022**, users can register a testnet validator to take part in the ITN program.

**مهم:** فقط تا ۳۰ دسامبر فرصت ثبت‌نام و شرکت در تست نت باقی مانده است. برای دریافت پاداش هم احراز هویت انجام خواهد شد این راهنما جنبه آموزشی دارد و انجام دادن یا ندادن آن به شما بستگی دارد

\*\* [Website](https://q.org/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/4YTzecMXys) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/QBlockchain) [Gitlab](https://gitlab.com/q-dev)\*\*

![System Requirements](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/bc91ff19eab6d8030bb9eac6fce35c4302088e6b14a68ec5fb73ca7ccefc86ec.jpg)

System Requirements

**Part 1**: Open putty /Terminal

update:

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
    

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Install docker compose:

    sudo apt-get install docker-compose
    

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Press Y and Enter

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**Part 2**: Basic Configuration

    git clone https://gitlab.com/q-dev/testnet-public-tools
    

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and

    cd testnet-public-tools/testnet-validator
    

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### Part 3: Generate a kaypair for validator

    mkdir keystore
    

go to keystore directory:

    cd keystore
    

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Create & open pwd.txt

    sudo nano pwd.txt
    

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Create a password which will be used for private key encryption, for example below:

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Creat password

|_Press_ **_CTRL_**_+_**_X_**

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_Press_ **_Y_** _and_ **_Enter_**

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go to the `/validator` directory:

    cd $home
    

and:

    cd testnet-public-tools/testnet-validator
    

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Generate a keypair with this command:

    docker run --entrypoint="" --rm -v $PWD:/data -it qblockchain/q-client:1.2.3 geth account new --datadir=/data --password=/data/keystore/pwd.txt
    

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Save all information in a notepad like below:

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Save all information

### Part 3: Get @ Faucet

Click [here](https://faucet.qtestnet.org/)

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claim Faucet

### Part 4: Configure Setup:

    cd $home
    

and

    cd testnet-public-tools/testnet-validator
    

Edit **.env** file:

    sudo nano .env
    

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Enter your public address **without** 0x and enter your adress ip

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\*\*|**Press\* CTRL+\*_X_**

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\*\*|\*\*_Press_ **_Y_** _and_ **_Enter_**

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Open config.json:

    sudo nano config.json
    

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Enter your public adress **without** 0x and enter your **password**

Password:

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\*\*|\*\*_Press_ **_CTRL_**_+_**_X_**

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\*\*|\*\*_Press_ **_Y_** _and_ **_Enter_**

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### Part 5: import your validator address on METAMASK

First click [here](https://download.filezilla-project.org/client/FileZilla_3.62.2_win64_sponsored2-setup.exe) to download filezilla and install it

![Open FileZilla Client](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1dff5ba1e3ce59c5d6a88695fc20e275bb8b90d3aff9eeb6625929ae7ff5d131.png)

Open FileZilla Client

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On your VPS go directly to: **/root/testnet-public-tools/testnet-validator/keystore**

**Drag and drop UTC file to your computer**

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Now open your Metamask account and import account with JSON File:

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**Password:**

**and click on import button:**

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You have to wait it may take a few minutes

### Part 6: Stake in Validator

Click [here](https://hq.q.org/)

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Confirm

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### Part 7: Register On Incentivized Program

Click [here](https://itn.qdev.li/)

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Save this information

| Save this information on your notepad

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### Part 8: Add your Validator to [https://stats.q.org](https://stats.q.org)

Open docker compose yaml:

    cd $home
    

and

    cd testnet-public-tools/testnet-validator
    

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**Open docker compose yaml:**

    sudo nano docker-compose.yaml
    

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**“ --syncmode=full”,**

Below this, add the following field and type your node name starting with ITN

| Remplace xxxxxxxxx by your node name starting with ITN

    "--ethstats=xxxxxxxxxx:qstats-testnet@stats.qtestnet.org",
    

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example:

    "--ethstats=ITN-Barad-02bc3:qstats-testnet@stats.qtestnet.org",
    

\*\*|\*\*_Press_ **_CTRL_**_+_**_X_**

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\*\*|\*\*_Press_ **_Y_** _and_ **_Enter_**

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### Part 8: update & changing the file permission:

    cd $home
    

and

    wget -q -O q.sh https://gitlab.com/q-dev/testnet-public-tools/-/snippets/2473740/raw/main/q.sh && chmod +x q.sh && sudo /bin/bash q.sh
    

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**| Enter 1 to update your node**

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**Type your ITN username** ( Example : ITN-VALIDATORNAME-12537 )

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**Enter**

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### Part 9: Launch Validator Node:

    cd $home
    

and

    cd testnet-public-tools/testnet-validator
    

and

    docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d
    

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**Check nodes real-time logs with the following command:**

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    docker-compose logs -f --tail "100"
    

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Looking for peers

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### Part 10: Check your Node status

Click [herer](https://stats.qtestnet.org/)

![https://stats.q.org/](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/889d79ac2d35dd7e8ab51334c5be185941acb59109da4bf6d1e8d196e986ed03.png)

https://stats.q.org/

**Search for your node name (CTRL +F)**

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