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# Validator restart

## Update Binary (if new version)

```bash
cd ~/tachyon
git fetch origin
git checkout dyn_fees_v2.2
git pull
cargo build --release
~/tachyon/target/release/tachyon-validator --version
```

## Wait for Safe Restart Window

```bash
tachyon-validator --ledger ~/ledger wait-for-restart-window --min-idle-time 10
```

## Stop

```bash
tachyon-validator exit -f
```

## Start

```bash
nohup ~/bin/validator.sh &
```

## Verify

```bash
ps aux | grep tachyon-validator | grep -v grep
tail -f ~/validator.log
solana catchup ~/.config/solana/identity.json --our-localhost
solana validators | grep $(solana address -k ~/.config/solana/identity.json)
```


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