Elys Network Validators

About our validators

Validator General Information

Validators are responsible for committing new blocks to the blockchain. A validator's stake is slashed if they become unavailable or sign blocks at the same height (double sign). Please read about Sentry Node Architecture to learn how to protect your node from DDOS attacks and to ensure availability on the respective testnet or mainnet.

Validator Expectations

  • As part of the infrastructure backbone of the Elys Network, validators are expected to play an active role in the community by engaging with the core team and community members, primarily via Discord. Please join the Discord server here

  • Validator setup documents are provided here, with pertinent binaries available at the Elys Network github repository: https://github.com/elys-network/elys

  • Join the Elys Network socials to receive up-to-date information on governance, technical information, upgrades, etc, using the following Social Links:

Minimum Hardware and OS Requirements
  • CPU - 8 Core

  • Memory - 16GB

  • Disk - SSD or NVMe Size - 512GB or larger (1TB recommended)

  • Modern Linux distribution recommended (eg Ubuntu 20.04)

Active Validator Set

  • Currently up to 100 active validators (can be changed by governance)

  • Tokens to stake to be active = more than last active validator

  • Tokens may be self-delegated or from external wallets within the community. The minimum self-delegation is 1 ELYS

Testnet

  • Validators who successfully participate in testnet and meet uptime, stress test, and other requirements will be eligible for genesis and a foundation delegation at mainnet launch

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