Remove a validator from staking duties.
Use the Voluntary Exit command to signal your intentions to permanently stop your duties as a validator.
Timeline: Voluntary exiting takes a minimum of 2048 epochs (or ~9days). There is a queue to exit and a delay before your validator is finally exited.
Consequences: Once a validator is in exited state, it's non-reversible. You would need to re-key, or generate new validator keys to start staking again.
ETH Deposit: In order to re-claim your 32ETH validator deposit and perform a full withdrawal, you must have previously set a Withdrawal Address. If not yet set, see here: 0x01 withdrawal address.
Responsibilities: After your validator leaves the exit queue and is truly exited, it is safe to turn off your execution client, consensus client and validator.
lighthouse account validator exit \--keystore $HOME/.lighthouse/mainnet/validators/<0x validator>/<keystore.json file> \--beacon-node http://localhost:5052 \--network mainnetExample:
lighthouse account validator exit \--keystore $HOME/.lighthouse/mainnet/validators/0x838f024753064e90fd8fa183400af82dd2103df885/keystore-m_12311_12-112312.json \--beacon-node http://localhost:5052 \--network mainnet/usr/bin/teku/bin/teku voluntary-exit \--beacon-node-api-endpoint=http://127.0.0.1:5051 \--validator-keys=<path to keystore.json>:<path to password.txt file>Example:
/usr/bin/teku/bin/teku voluntary-exit \--beacon-node-api-endpoint=http://127.0.0.1:5051 \--validator-keys=/var/lib/teku/validator_keys/keys/validator_1abc3.json:/etc/teku/validators-password.txt/usr/bin/nimbus_beacon_node deposits exit --validator=<VALIDATOR_PUBLIC_KEY> --data-dir=/var/lib/nimbusExample:
/usr/bin/nimbus_beacon_node deposits exit --validator=0x838f0247538237064e90fd8fa183400af82dd2103df885 --data-dir=/var/lib/nimbus$HOME/prysm/prysm.sh validator accounts voluntary-exit --wallet-dir=$HOME/.eth2validators/prysm-wallet-v2Stop Lodestar validator
sudo systemctl stop validatorRun the voluntary exit command
# change directories to binary foldercd $HOME/git/lodestar# the voluntary exit command./lodestar validator voluntary-exitRestart validator
sudo systemctl restart validatorTroubleshooting: To perform a voluntary exit, make sure your consensus client (aka beacon node) is running with REST-API enabled.
Official reference documentation from each team can be found below:
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