Starting your validator

there are two methods to start your validator only run one method or the other if you have followed the guide, then proceed to option 2 below to start as a background service 1\) manual manual will require you to keep the terminal window open or use a terminal multiplexor (tmux) as the validatator will die if the window closes run the exec file from the home dir cli cd cli /validator start sh 2\) system service (auto) the service will run in the background and will auto start 1 second after the system reboots note complete the section setup system service docid\ prpru nt8eeijyjb16mna first run as sudo or root user enable the service to run in auto cli sudo systemctl daemon reload sudo systemctl enable now validator service check if the service started and stayed running cli sudo systemctl status validator service note you should see the service is active (running) and you should see no exit code in the log at the bottom of the status window as shown below press q to quit continue to monitoring your validator docid\ fuxsxlk9crmzmjdik4iq6