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# Start performing validator duties
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Once your keys have been [imported ](./keys.md ), it is time to restart the beacon node and start validating!
## (Re)start the node
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Press `ctrl-c` to stop the beacon node if it's running, then use the same command as before to run it again:
**Prater**
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```
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./run-prater-beacon-node.sh
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```
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**Mainnet**
```
./run-mainnet-beacon-node.sh
```
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## Check the logs
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Your beacon node will launch and connect your validator to the beacon chain network. To check that keys were imported correctly, look for `Local validator attached` in the logs:
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```
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INF 2020-11-18 11:20:00.181+01:00 Launching beacon node
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...
NOT 2020-11-18 11:20:02.091+01:00 Local validator attached
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```
