# Set Up Validators

## Vince Chain Validator Setup <a href="#echelon-validator-setup-tutorial" id="echelon-validator-setup-tutorial"></a>

> The following guide will help you in setting up a Vince Chain validator on any hardware that meets the Node requirement. The commands below apply to any Linux OS.

### Login for permission as a root user

```
sudo apt update 
sudo apt upgrade 
sudo apt install git snap snapd gcc g++ make 
sudo snap install go --channel=1.18/stable --classic
sudo adduser vincechain 
sudo usermod -aG sudo vincechain
```

### **Log off root user login as vinced user**

Duplicate and compile `vinced`, then run the following commands:

```
git clone https://github.com/vincechainlabs/vincechain 
cd vincechain 
make install 
sudo cp ~/go/bin/vinced /usr/local/bin/vinced
```

### **Setup vinced Genesis and Peers**

To setup vinced Genesis and Peers, try running the following commands:

```
cd ~ 
vinced config chain-id vincechain_1000-3 
vinced config keyring-backend file
vinced init <validator_name> --chain-id vincechain_1000-3
cd ~/.vinced/config 
sudo mv genesis.json gen.old 
sudo wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/vincechainlabs/ee862f58850fc1b5ee6a6fdccc3130d2/raw/55c2c4ea2fee8a9391d0dc55b2c272adb804054a/genesis.json
cd ~
```

### Setting up systemd

First, edit this file: `sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/vinced.service`

Then enter the following commands into the edited file above and save it:

```
[Unit]
Description=Vince Chain Node
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=vincechain
WorkingDirectory=/home/vincechain/.vinced
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/echelond start
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=4096

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```

Then use the following commands to start, stop, restart, and view logs.

```
sudo systemctl start vinced
sudo systemctl status vinced
sudo systemctl enable vinced
```

### Setting up wallet

Write down this command: `vinced keys add --keyring-backend=file`

It's for your wallet address and mnemonic phrase.

#### To check your balance

Enter the following command: `vinced query bank balances --keyring-backend=file`

#### Replacing validator name

Upon receiving the fund, you may replace your validator name with the receiver's VCE address.

The command line below used `1000000 VCE` (equivalent to `1000000000000000000000000 avince` or `10-18 vince`) as example:

```
vinced tx staking create-validator --amount=1000000000000000000000000avince --pubkey=$(vinced tendermint show-validator) --moniker="<validatorname>" --from=<vincechain1address> --min-self-delegation="1" --commission-max-change-rate="0.01" --commission-max-rate="0.20" --commission-rate="0.05" --chain-id=vincechain_1000-3 --keyring-backend=file
```

### Tip

If the keyring fails, you can recover it with: `vinced keys add --recover`

You may watch `vinced` logs with the following command: `sudo journalctl -u vinced -f`