Validate
How do I validate in https://stake.derachain.com?
1. How to Validate?
1.1 Connect Wallet to Validate
To start validating on Derachain, you need to connect your wallet first. Navigate to My Staking > Validate and click Connect Wallet. This will enable you to create your own validator node and stake tokens securely.
⚠️ Make sure your wallet is connected to the Derachain network before proceeding.
1.2 Staking Amount
To validate, you need to DERA token and the current available balance will be displayed.
Choose the amount to stake and lock to your validator (note: the amount must be within your available wallet balance).
After entering the amount to validate, click “Next”.
1.3 Node Info
Next, you will need to enter your Node information. You will also be required to input your Node’s BLS Public Key and BLS Signature, which will be provided by the Derachain development team.
After entering the above information, click "Next".
1.4 Staking Duration
Next, choose a staking duration. A graph is present to represent the potential reward based on the duration that DERA is staked.
NOTE: These estimates are based on the current supply of DERA. Please see the Derachain documentation for more information on rewards calculations.
There are multiple predefined durations available to choose from, as well as a “Custom” option where the user can select a personalized end date for their staking period.
If choosing a custom date, users are able to select a specific date within the minimum and maximum stake dates from the pop-up calendar.
1.5 Reward Address
After entering their validation duration, the user will choose the address the rewards will pay out to. Users can choose between their connected DeraChain wallet address, or enter a custom address.
After choosing the address for rewards to be sent to, click “Next”.
1.6 Delegation fee
Next, users will select the delegation fee that will be charged to the delegators when they delegate DERA to this validator. Users can also specify which address they want the delegation rewards to be sent to.
NOTE: The minimum delegation fee is 2%. The maximum fee is 100%.
1.7 Review and Confirm Validation
Finally, users will view a summary of their validation information. Users can go back to adjust any submitted information, reset the setup, or complete the validation by hitting the “Submit Validation” button.
Users will then be prompted to confirm the transaction on Metamask extension
1.8 Complete validate
Once completed, users will see their validation was successful. They can then view the transaction information on the Explorer or return to dashboard.
NOTE: After approving the transaction, it may take a few minutes for the Staking to begin.
You can view the details of the newly created node on the dashboard:
Clicking on the NodeID opens the validator detail page, where all key information about the node is displayed.
Node ID
A unique identifier for the validator node.
Ownerd Stake
Total amount this validator has individually staked at the beginning of the validation period
Status
Validator node status
Duration
Validator uptime
Start/ End time
Validator start/end time
Countdown
Time remaining until staking ends (displayed in Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds)
Tx Hash
Stake transaction hash
Owner
Owner of Node
BLS Public Key/ BLS Signature
Validator's authentication data
Delegator Count
Total number of delegators staking to validator node
Delegation Fee
Delegators give validators a portion of their staking rewards as compensation for staking to the validator's active node. Validators set their own delegation fees, with the minimum being 2%
Delegator Stake
Total stake delegated to this active validator
Owned Stake
Total amount this validator has individually staked at the beginning of the validation period
Total Stake
Total amount currently staked to this active validator (Delegator stake + Owned Stake)
Delegators tab
Display a table of delegators who have staked with the validator.
Validation History tab
Provide data on completed or ongoing validation sessions of the validator.
Health Check tab
Show validator status using specific metrics such as status, online availability, accessibility, and responsiveness.
2. Remove validator
On Dera, removing a validator means exiting the active validator set. This is done by unbonding your self-delegated tokens.
2.1 When should you remove a validator?
You no longer want to participate as a validator.
You want to recover your staked tokens.
You are shutting down your validator node.
2.2 How to remove a validator
To delete your validator node after the staking duration has expired:
Go to the My Staking page.
In the list of your nodes, click the Delete button next to the validator you want to remove.
A confirmation dialog will appear — make sure you want to proceed.
The system will prompt your wallet to sign a transaction to confirm the deletion.
Once signed, the transaction will be processed and your node will be removed.
⚠️ Note: You can only delete a node after the staking duration you initially set has expired.
⚠️ Note:
Removing your validator does not affect delegators directly, but they will stop earning rewards from your node.
Validators can rejoin by creating a new validator transaction.
2.3 What Happens to Your Delegated Tokens?
Your tokens are not lost.
During this period, you won't earn rewards, and tokens remain locked.
If you want to clean up your delegation list after a validator is removed, you can manually remove the delegator entry from the UI.
This also helps release any locked tokens and ensures that the delegation process to that node is fully terminated.
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