# Near Stake Wars 3 By [cyberG|DVS](https://paragraph.com/@cyberg) · 2022-09-07 --- Near Validator guide ==================== ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0d1ed25f550f98186a4b0d6c95c1e086699cf7314600b88a17435bde9c19d6cf.png) Creating a wallet ----------------- Go [to](https://wallet.shardnet.near.org/) and create wallet. Mandatory!!! Do not forget to save the seed phrase. Replace the moniker with your nickname MONIKER= POOL=$MONIKER.factory.shardnet.near ACCOUNT_ID=$MONIKER.shardnet.near Installing node --------------- Install node through a script Install a new branch version You can find last version by this [link](https://github.com/near/stakewars-iii/blob/main/commit.md) exempl 68bfa84ed1455f891032434d37ccad696e91e4f5 checkuot= wget https: //raw.githubusercontent.com/Vgk88/near_script/main/near.sh && chmod +x near_install_node.sh && bash near_install_node.sh Update cli ---------- sudo npm install -g near-cli Check logs journalctl -u neared -f -o cat When it loads you will see the following logs Сheck the synchronization curl -s http ://127.0.0.1:3030/status | jq .sync_info If the synchronization shows false, then you can proceed to the next section ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9da59035a6d794dacace723a1eaac4ed90b0d2267dd97d9c94b6c38f83e49c1d.png) Activation of node ------------------ near login # Enter the address in the browser https ://wallet.shardnet.near.org/login/**** Confirm all requests ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b76b421919e1189cb5590a74a4defd96290541224a4de009bbd7697b98cfc405.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/23ff698ea57e6217fa19a15fcba72a6c5a538d49e52a219cc4a81700ddc85c0b.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/eef7f3de2848fceed91b9fcb2c38ebfcabc3dd7a805352499667fcebc81364c2.png) Next, when you pass, you will receive a 403 Not Found error. After that, go to the terminal and enter your ACCOUNT\_ID It should look like this ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/184bebeca2d865bc15702d9b56235d746a2c8e53d13e5f74702bde2f0ad93aa3.png) Creating a validator -------------------- Now create validator keys near generate-key $ACCOUNT_ID Make some changes in the created file sed -i 's/private_key/secret_key/' ~/.near-credentials/shardnet/$ACCOUNT_ID.json sed -i s/$ACCOUNT_ID/$POOL/ ~/.near-credentials/shardnet/$ACCOUNT_ID.json Copy the key to another directory and rename it cp ~/.near-credentials/shardnet/$ACCOUNT_ID.json ~/.near/validator_key.json Restart the node That's not all, in order to create a validator, we need to perform some more actions In this script we need to replace `public_key` with your public key near call factory.shardnet.near create_staking_pool '{"staking_pool_id": "$MONIKER", "owner_id": "$ACCOUNT_ID", "stake_public_key": "", "reward_fee_fraction": {"numerator": 5, "denominator": 100}, "code_hash":"DD428g9eqLL8fWUxv8QSpVFzyHi1Qd16P8ephYCTmMSZ"}' --accountId="$ACCOUNT_ID" --amount=30 --gas=3000000000000000 You also need to throw the appropriate amount so that the validator is in the valid set near call $MONIKER deposit_and_stake --amount --accountId $ACCOUNT_ID --gas=300000000000000 Other commands that may be needed Unstake and Unstake All near call unstake '{"amount": ""}' --accountId --gas=300000000000000 near call unstake_all --accountId --gas=300000000000000 Withdraw or Withdraw the entire amount. near call withdraw '{"amount": ""}' --accountId --gas=300000000000000 near call withdraw_all --accountId --gas=300000000000000 Available for withdrawal. You can withdraw funds from the contract only if it is unlocked. near view is_account_unstaked_balance_available '{"account_id": ""}' View stake balance. near view get_account_staked_balance '{"account_id": ""}' Spreading the balance near view get_account_unstaked_balance '{"account_id": ""}' We create a ping ================ Install such a script wget -P ~/ https ://raw.githubusercontent.com/MaxMavaIll/near_guide/main/ping.sh && chmod +x ~/ping.sh mkdir -p $HOME/logs Install crontab if you do not have it installed and open the editor where we will make changes apt install crontab crontab -e If you have not used it before, you will be given a choice of which editor to use (I will use nano) Now we insert the following phrase at the end of the list 0 */2 * * * bash /root/ping.sh To see the logs of these commands, you need to run nano ~/logs/all.log --- *Originally published on [cyberG|DVS](https://paragraph.com/@cyberg/near-stake-wars-3)*