# How to become Validator on DYDX Chain **URL:** \ **Category:** Validators\ **Created:** [July 8, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/how-to-become-validator-on-dydx-chain/610 "2023-07-08T00:07:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dimitar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/dydx.forum/dimitar/32/2050_2.png) [@dimitar](https://dydx.forum/u/dimitar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/how-to-become-validator-on-dydx-chain/610/1 "2023-07-08T00:07:18Z")
Greetings, dYdX Community πŸ¦”! Starting a topic aimed at becoming **The Guideline for new validators on dYdX Chain**. I intend to update this post regularly, so feel encouraged to provide feedback and ideas in the comments below πŸ™ ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/dydx/original/1X/8f308d994bac6641aab3b7852a6726add30d3cc1.jpeg) **⚠ NOTE:** dYdX v4 Public Testnet is **not permissionless** - dYdX Trading Inc. has been building the software that is powering the blockchain and have been selecting the testnet participants. **Reference documentation for Validator operation** : [https://v4-teacher.vercel.app/](https://v4-teacher.vercel.app/) Make sure you start with reading [v4 Terms of Use](https://dydx.exchange/v4-terms) and [Privacy Policy](https://dydx.exchange/privacy). ## **Hardware requirements** source: [https://v4-teacher.vercel.app/validators/requirements](https://v4-teacher.vercel.app/validators/requirements) - 8-core, x86\_64 architecture processor - 64 GiB RAM - 500 GiB of locally attached SSD storage β„Ή You should factor in setting up and operating sentry nodes to protect your validator agains DDoS attacks. ## **v4 Node source code** β­• TBD - once dYdX Trading make the GitHub repositories public ## **Joining after Genesis** 1. If you choose to use Cosmovisor, [here’s how to set it up](https://v4-teacher.vercel.app/validators/cosmovisor/) 2. Obtain `genesis.json` from the Networks repo(β­• TBD) and place it in `$HOME/.dydxprotocol/config/` 3. Follow the [steps for running a Full Node](https://v4-teacher.vercel.app/validators/running_full_node) to sync your state 4. (β­• TBD) Convert your Full Node to a validator 5. (β­• TBD) Stake/self-delegate DYDX tokens to increase your voting power ---
**Author:** ![she.trades](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/dydx.forum/she.trades/32/38_2.png) [@she.trades](https://dydx.forum/u/she.trades)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/how-to-become-validator-on-dydx-chain/610/2 "2023-07-10T16:01:29Z")
@dimitar, thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Zaksans](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/dydx.forum/zaksans/32/424_2.png) [@Zaksans](https://dydx.forum/u/Zaksans)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/how-to-become-validator-on-dydx-chain/610/3 "2023-07-10T19:51:51Z")
Awesome. Thank you! πŸ’Ÿ ---
**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://dydx.forum/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/how-to-become-validator-on-dydx-chain/610/4 "2023-07-11T02:42:27Z")
Thank you. that is helpfull ---
**Author:** ![Brightlystake](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/dydx.forum/brightlystake/32/430_2.png) [@Brightlystake](https://dydx.forum/u/Brightlystake)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/how-to-become-validator-on-dydx-chain/610/5 "2023-07-11T10:16:32Z")
> [@dimitar](#): > > - (β­• TBD) Convert your Full Node to a validator Thanks for sharing, looking forward to be a part of the validator set ✌ ---
**Author:** ![masterdai](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/dydx.forum/masterdai/32/452_2.png) [@masterdai](https://dydx.forum/u/masterdai)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 6:15am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/how-to-become-validator-on-dydx-chain/610/6 "2023-07-13T06:15:54Z")
thank you so much helped a lot