Node OperationsValidator Node

Validator Node

A validator participates in PoVERA consensus — producing commerce blocks at 3-second cadence and security blocks at 9-minute cadence.

Note: The --role validator flag is equivalent to using the omne-node validator start shortcut. Both set the node’s role to validator. Use --role compute for dedicated OON compute nodes that do not participate in consensus.

Start the genesis validator

The genesis validator is the first node on the network. It creates block 0 and begins block production:

omne-node validator start \
  --data-dir ~/.omne/data \
  --network devnet \
  --bind 0.0.0.0:9944 \
  --p2p-port 30303 \
  --validator-stake 22 \
  --storage rocksdb

Flag reference

FlagPurpose
--data-dirWhere RocksDB state, blocks, and receipts are stored
--networkNetwork profile (devnet, testum, principalis)
--bindRPC listen address (JSON-RPC 2.0)
--p2p-portlibp2p listen port for peer communication
--validator-stakeOGT stake amount (devnet: 15–28 range)
--storagerocksdb for persistence, memory for ephemeral test

Log verbosity

RUST_LOG=info omne-node validator start ...

Available levels: error, warn, info, debug, trace.

Start additional validators

Additional validators join the network by bootstrapping from an existing node:

omne-node validator start \
  --data-dir ~/.omne/data-v2 \
  --network devnet \
  --bind 0.0.0.0:9946 \
  --p2p-port 30305 \
  --validator-stake 22 \
  --storage rocksdb \
  --bootstrap-peers "/ip4/<GENESIS_IP>/tcp/30303/p2p/<GENESIS_PEER_ID>"

After the node syncs, register the validator on-chain:

omne-node validator register \
  --rpc-endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9946 \
  --operator-address <YOUR_OPERATOR_ADDRESS> \
  --stake-ogt 22 \
  --commission-bps 500

Verify validator status

# Node status
omne-node status --rpc-endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9944
 
# Validator-specific telemetry
omne-node validator status --rpc-endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9944
 
# Reward forecast
omne-node validator rewards \
  --rpc-endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9944 \
  --lookahead 10

Stake planning

Project validator economics over time:

omne-node validator stake \
  --network devnet \
  --amount 20 \
  --horizon-days 45 \
  --label pilot-phase

Output includes:

  • Allowed stake range (with manifest overrides)
  • Estimated network issuance per day
  • Per-validator share
  • Estimated breakeven in days
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