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Validator Guide

Table of Contents

  1. Installation 🔧
  2. Validator Requirements ⚠️
  3. Registration ✍️
  4. Validating ✅

Before You Proceed ⚠️

Ensure you're running Subtensor locally to minimize outages and improve performance.
Refer to the Run a Subtensor Node Locally guide.

Check the minimum compute requirements for our subnet, defined in the Minimum compute YAML configuration.

Installation

Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory:

git clone https://github.com/natixnetwork/natix-subnet.git && cd natix-subnet

Python 3.11 is required. Create a virtual environment and install validator dependencies:

python3.11 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.validator.txt

To also run synthetic image generation (optional background process):

pip install -r requirements.validator-full.txt

Acquiring a UID

Mainnet Registration

btcli s register --netuid 72 --wallet.name [wallet_name] --wallet.hotkey [wallet.hotkey] --subtensor.network finney

Testnet Registration

btcli s register --netuid 323 --wallet.name [wallet_name] --wallet.hotkey [wallet.hotkey] --subtensor.network test

Validating

Update your validator.env file with your configuration:

NETUID=72
SUBTENSOR_NETWORK=finney
SUBTENSOR_CHAIN_ENDPOINT=wss://entrypoint-finney.opentensor.ai:443

WALLET_NAME=default
WALLET_HOTKEY=default

VALIDATOR_AXON_PORT=8092
VALIDATOR_PROXY_PORT=10913
PROXY_CLIENT_URL=https://hydra.natix.network
DEVICE=cuda

WANDB_API_KEY=your_wandb_api_key_here
HUGGING_FACE_TOKEN=your_hugging_face_token_here

To run the validator:

pm2 start scripts/ecosystem.validator.config.js

Optional flags:

  • --no-auto-updates: Disables automatic code updates
  • --no-self-heal: Disables automatic restart every 6 hours

Exposed Ports

Please note that you need to expose the port numbers you define by VALIDATOR_AXON_PORT and VALIDATOR_PROXY_PORT for incoming requests.

That’s it — you’re ready to validate!