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Adds a new Validator Operations guide covering day-to-day operations for validators based on common questions from partner channels.

Topics Covered

  • Node Lifecycle - Starting/stopping gracefully, restarting from snapshot
  • Upgrades - Finding latest version, upgrade procedure, hardfork coordination
  • Key Management - Signing key rotation, signing share recovery
  • Monitoring - Key metrics table with alert thresholds, sync status, peer connections, block production verification
  • Log Management - Parsing logs with ANSI codes, log level configuration
  • Troubleshooting - Stalled sync, DKG issues, IP configuration
  • Backup & Recovery - What to back up, disaster recovery procedure

Context

Partners frequently ask about:

  • How to start/stop nodes gracefully
  • How to verify block production
  • How to rotate signing keys
  • Log parsing difficulties (ANSI escape codes)
  • What happens during snapshot re-download
  • IP configuration (inbound vs outbound)

This guide consolidates answers to these questions in a single reference.

Covers day-to-day operations for validators based on common questions
from partner channels:

- Node lifecycle (start/stop, restart from snapshot)
- Upgrade procedures and hardfork coordination
- Key management and signing key rotation
- Monitoring with key metrics and alert thresholds
- Log management (parsing, log levels)
- Troubleshooting (stalled sync, DKG issues, IP config)
- Backup and disaster recovery procedures
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