Cascade
Validators

Operations

Day-to-day validator operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Quick Reference

# View logs
sudo journalctl -fu lumera
 
# Restart node
sudo systemctl restart lumera
 
# Stop node
sudo systemctl stop lumera
 
# Check sync status
lumerad status 2>&1 | jq '.sync_info | {latest_block_height, catching_up}'
 
# Check balance
lumerad query bank balances $(lumerad keys show validator -a)

Staking Operations

Delegate more stake

lumerad tx staking delegate $(lumerad keys show validator --bech val -a) 1000000ulume \
  --from=validator \
  --chain-id=lumera-testnet-2 \
  --gas=auto --gas-adjustment=1.3 \
  --fees=10000ulume -y

Withdraw rewards

lumerad tx distribution withdraw-rewards $(lumerad keys show validator --bech val -a) \
  --from=validator --commission \
  --chain-id=lumera-testnet-2 \
  --gas=auto --gas-adjustment=1.3 \
  --fees=10000ulume -y

Unjail validator

If your validator gets jailed for downtime:

lumerad tx slashing unjail \
  --from=validator \
  --chain-id=lumera-testnet-2 \
  --gas=auto --gas-adjustment=1.3 \
  --fees=10000ulume -y

Check your signing info to see missed blocks:

lumerad query slashing signing-info $(lumerad tendermint show-validator)

Monitoring

Sync status

lumerad status 2>&1 | jq '.sync_info | {latest_block_height, catching_up}'

Peer count

lumerad status 2>&1 | jq '.node_info.other'

Prometheus metrics

If you enabled Prometheus in your config (prometheus = true), metrics are available at http://localhost:26660/metrics. You can scrape these with Prometheus/Grafana for dashboards.

Known Issues

IssueWorkaround
make install does not existUse go build -o lumerad ./cmd/lumera
ignite chain build OOM on under 16 GB RAMUse go build directly + swap
upgrade plan "v1.0.0" not registered panicPatch app.go before building (Node Setup, Step 4)
lumerad version returns blankBinary works fine; version ldflags not set in source builds
create-validator flags don't workCosmos SDK v0.50 requires a JSON file
insufficient fees; got 5000ulumeUse --fees=10000ulume or higher
--unsafe-skip-upgrades does not workLumera's custom code panics before the SDK processes this flag; use the patch instead
Node shows zero peers initiallyWait 2–3 minutes; seed node takes time to respond

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