💰Collateralize Your Node

This guide outlines the steps required to collateralize your node’s hot wallet, meeting the staking requirements needed to join the Constellation Network Hypergraph or a metagraph.

1

Connect to your node

Follow the connection guide to connect to your node.

2

Export your private key

MainNet

sudo nodectl export-private-key -p dag-l0

Dor metagraph

suod nodectl export-private-key -p dor-dl1

IntegrationNet

You should not export your private key when participating on IntegrationNet. The $DAG tokens used on IntegrationNet hold no intrinsic value.

Collateral requirements for this TestNet are validated through a connected wallet within your Lattice account that contains the required 250,000 $DAG collateral.

3

Supply your p12 passphrase

Due to the sensitive nature of this command, nodectl will prompt you to manually re-enter your .p12 keystore passphrase before proceeding.

  This command requires manual re-entry of your p12 passphrase
  You may press q + <enter> to quit
  You will not see the q echoed to the screen.
  Please enter your p12 passphrase to validate config_file:

4

Record your private key confidentially

Be careful with this private key

 WARNING  THIS IS YOUR PRIVATE KEY
  DO NOT EXPOSE TO ANYONE, AS YOUR HOT WALLET AND NODE CAN BE COMPROMISED!

  PRIVATE KEY FOR [constellation-node01.p12]
  =============================================================================================
  13abcdef13abcdef13abcdef13abcdef13abcdef13abcdef13abcdef13abcdef
  =============================================================================================

5

Connect to your Stargazer Wallet

Login as normal.

6

Enter the "Settings" ⚙️

7

Wallets

8

Add a new wallet

9

Import a wallet

10

Constellation wallet type

11

Paste your private key

12

Import

13

Collateralize

You may begin transferring your $DAG or $DOR tokens to your newly imported wallet.

🚧 Proceed with caution

Start by sending a small test amount to ensure the transfer is successful before committing to a full transfer.

You can continue with multiple transfers or a single lump-sum transfer after the test is confirmed. There should be no fees associated with these transfers.