Starting your validator
Only run one method or the other. If you have followed the guide, then proceed to option 2 below to start as a background service.
Manual will require you to keep the terminal window open or use a terminal multiplexor (tmux) as the validatator will die if the window closes.
Run the exec file from the home dir
The service will run in the background and will auto start 1 second after the system reboots.
NOTE: complete the section Setup System Service first.
Run as sudo or root user
Enable the service to run in auto
Check if the service started and stayed running
Note: You should see the service is active (running) and you should see no exit code in the log at the bottom of the status window as shown below.
Press q to quit.
Continue to Monitoring your validator
