A validator can be completely restored on a new Sei node with the following set of keys:
- The Consensus key, stored in
~/.sei/config/priv_validator.json
- The mnemonic to the validator wallet
{% hint style="danger" %} Before proceeding, ensure that the existing validator is not active. Double voting has severe slashing consequences. {% endhint %}
To restore a validator:
- Setup a full Sei node synced up to the latest block.
- Replace the
~/.sei/config/priv_validator.json
file of the new node with the associated file from the old node, then restart your node.