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    • How to Upgrade Your Validator
    • Monitor your node
    • How to Chill

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Network Maintainers

Welcome to the network maintainers section of the Polkadot wiki. Here you will find information and guides to set up a node and run the network.

Node

  • Networks Guide - A list of the available Polkadot networks that you can connect to with a node.
  • Set up a Full Node - Get up and started by syncing a full node for the Kusama network. The steps in the guide will broadly apply also to any Substrate-based network (like Polkadot).
  • Set up WSS using Nginx - Set up a Secure WebSockets server for your node's WebSockets connection.

Collator

  • Learn about Collators - High level overview of collators and related links.

Nominator

  • Learn about Nominators - High level overview of nominators and related links.
  • Nomination Guide (Polkadot) - Walkthrough on how to nominate on the Polkadot network.
  • Nomination Guide (Kusama) - Walkthrough on how to nominate on the Kusama canary network.
  • How to stop being a Nominator - Guide on how to stop nominating.

Validator

  • Learn about Validators - High level overview of validator and related links.
  • Validator Payouts - Overview on how validator rewards are calculated and paid.
  • Validation Guide (Polkadot) - Walkthrough on how to validate on the Polkadot network.
  • Validation Guide (Kusama) - Walkthrough on how to validate on the Kusama canary network.
  • Using systemmd for the Validator Node - Configuring systemmd with the Validator node.
  • Secure Validator - Best tips and practices for validating.
  • How to use Polkadot Secure Validator - Walkthrough on how to set up a validator securely.
  • How to upgrade a Validator Node - Guide on upgrading your validator node.
  • How to Chill - Walkthrough on how to chill as a validator.

Governance

  • How to pariticipate in Governance - Walkthrough on how to participate in governance.
  • How to join the Council - Step by step guide for running for the Council.
  • How to vote for a Councillor - Step by step guide for voting for your favorite councillors.
Last updated on 10/19/2020 by Polkadot Wiki CI
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