# GPU.net Validator - Getting Started [Create an SS58 Address](https://docs.gpu.net/gan-chain-l1/validator-node-setup/creating-an-ss58-address) [Add the Validator Node](https://docs.gpu.net/gan-chain-l1/validator-node-setup/adding-validator-in-the-explorer) [Add the SS58 account to the explorer](https://docs.gpu.net/gan-chain-l1/validator-node-setup/adding-your-ss58-account-to-ganscan-explorer) From the Node Orbit dashboard, copy your key #### Adding the validator in the explorer Goto the staking section of the block explorer: Here you can see an option to add validator (Validator with + symbol). Click that option and a new pop-up will come like this :

Here you have to select your account (SS58 that you added) and the value which you want to bond, minimum currently is **100 GPoints** i.e. the **staking amount**. Click on next and you would be able to see the following window:

In the 'keys from rotatekeys' section paste the key that you created in the previous step. Click on 'Bond & Validate'. Then enter your account password and select 'Sign & Submit'. Note: After this process, you should be able to see your account in the **pending validators.** However, your validator will start making blocks and earning rewards from the next era (1 Era is 24 hours). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.nodeorbit.com/gpu.net/gpu.net-validator-getting-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.