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# Start validating
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Once your keys have been [imported](./keys.md), it is time to configure a [fee recipient](./suggested-fee-recipient.md) and restart the beacon node to start validating!
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## Steps
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### 1. Choose a fee recipient
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The [fee recipient](./suggested-fee-recipient.md) is an Ethereum address that receives transaction fees from the blocks that your validators produce. You can set up a separate address or reuse the address from which you funded your deposits.
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### 2. (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, this time adding the `--suggested-fee-recipient` option in addition to `--web3-url`:
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=== "Mainnet"
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```sh
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./run-mainnet-beacon-node.sh --web3-url=http://127.0.0.1:8551 --suggested-fee-recipient=0x...
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```
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=== "Prater"
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```sh
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./run-prater-beacon-node.sh --web3-url=http://127.0.0.1:8551 --suggested-fee-recipient=0x...
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```
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### 3. 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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...
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NOT 2020-11-18 11:20:02.091+01:00 Local validator attached
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```
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Congratulations! Your node is now ready to perform validator duties. Depending on when the deposit was made, it may take a while before the first attestation is sent - this is normal.
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