Exit validator instance / validator(s)
A validator can be exited with following command:
lighthouse --network "$chain" account validator exit --keystore /path/to/keystore --password-file "$HOME/exit/keystore-password.txt" --beacon-node http://localhost:5052--networkismainnetfor Ethereum chain andgnosisfor Gnosis chain--keystoreis a path to the keystore file of specific validator--password-fileis a file with exit passowrd placed in--beacon-nodeis a beaconnode url
Example request can look as below:
/usr/local/bin/lighthouse --network mainnet account validator exit --keystore /var/lib/lighthouse/vi1/validators/keystore... --beacon-node http://localhost:5052/usr/local/bin/lighthouse --network gnosis account validator exit --keystore /var/lib/lighthouse/vi1/validators/keystore... --beacon-node http://localhost:5052For confirmation, place exit phrase Exit my validator
Follow instructions from Exit Lighthouse validators on Github.
What's the directory of validators you want to exit?:
- Install a script for bulk exit
- Create
~/exit/keystore-password.txtfile with keystores password. It's the passowrd selected during validator keys generation. The passowrd can be also found atvalidator_definitions.ymlfile, seesudo nano /var/lib/lighthouse/vi1/validators/validator_definitions.yml - Perform the exit all validators in selected instance request
/usr/local/bin/lighthouse_exit_validators.sh mainnet /var/lib/ethereum/lighthouse/vi1/validators http://localhost:5052/usr/local/bin/lighthouse_exit_validators.sh gnosis /var/lib/gnosis/lighthouse/vi1/validators http://localhost:5052- Replace
/var/lib/gnosis/lighthouse/vi1/validators/for a path to your instance keystores - Run the script
- On
Confirm exit request for listed validators? (y/n):, pressyto confirm the exit request
- Replace
- Remove the password from
~/exit/keystore-password.txt
Running account manager for gnosis network
validator-dir path: "/home/serverUser/.lighthouse/gnosis/validators"
Publishing a voluntary exit for validator: 0x8...e31d
Successfully validated and published voluntary exit for validator 0x8...e31d
Voluntary exit has been accepted into the beacon chain, but not yet finalized. Finalization may take several minutes or longer. Before finalization there is a low probability that the exit may be reverted.
Current epoch: 1245094, Exit epoch: 1245099, Withdrawable epoch: 1245755
Please keep your validator running till exit epoch
Exit epoch in approximately 400 secs
...See more at official documentation, if needed.