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infrastructure/running-a-validator/onboarding-and-offboarding/start-validating.md

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Follow these steps to use Polkadot.js Apps to activate your validator:
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1. In Polkadot.js Apps, navigate to **Network** > **Staking**, open the **Accounts** tab and click on **+ Validator**. Set a bond amount in the **value bonded** field and then click **Set session keys**. Paste the output from `author_rotateKeys` (hex-encoded) to link your validator with its session keys. Then click **+ Validator** to continue.
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1. In Polkadot.js Apps, navigate to **Network** and select **Staking**:
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2. Set a reward commission percentage if desired. You can set a percentage of the rewards to pay to your validator and the remainder pays to your nominators. A 100% commission rate indicates the validator intends to keep all rewards and is seen as a signal the validator is not seeking nominators.
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![](/images/infrastructure/running-a-validator/onboarding-and-offboarding/start-validating/start-validating-01.webp)
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3. Toggle the **allows new nominations** option if your validator is open to more nominations from DOT holders.
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2. Open the **Accounts** tab and click on **+ Validator**:
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4. Once everything is configured, select **Bond & Validate** to activate your validator status.
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![](/images/infrastructure/running-a-validator/onboarding-and-offboarding/start-validating/start-validating-02.webp)
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![](/images/infrastructure/running-a-validator/onboarding-and-offboarding/start-validating/start-validating-01.webp)
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3. Set a bond amount in the **value bonded** field and then click **next**.
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5. Edit the **commission** and the **blocked** option via `staking.validate` extrinsic. By default, the blocked option is set to FALSE (i.e., the validator accepts nominations).
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4. **Set session keys**. Paste the output from `author_rotateKeys` (hex-encoded) to link your validator with its session keys. Then click **Bond & Validate** to continue.
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![](/images/infrastructure/running-a-validator/onboarding-and-offboarding/start-validating/start-validating-04.webp)
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You can set the **commission** and the **blocked** option via `staking.validate` extrinsic. By default, the blocked option is set to FALSE (i.e., the validator accepts nominations).
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![](/images/infrastructure/running-a-validator/onboarding-and-offboarding/start-validating/start-validating-05.webp)
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### Monitor Validation Status and Slots
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