# Validator Guide

This guide provides essential instructions for setting up and running a validator node on the Galactica Network. Follow the steps below to become a validator and contribute to the network's security and decentralization.

1. [🔧 Installation](https://docs.galactica.com/galactica-developer-documentation/validator-guide/installation)
2. [🔗 Become a Validator](https://docs.galactica.com/galactica-developer-documentation/validator-guide/become-validator)
3. [🚀 `galacticad` CLI Usage Cheat Sheet](https://docs.galactica.com/galactica-developer-documentation/validator-guide/usage)
4. [🔒 Security Best Practices](https://docs.galactica.com/galactica-developer-documentation/validator-guide/security)

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For network-specific details like chain IDs and node URLs, please refer to the designated pages:

* [🧪 TestNet: Reticulum](https://docs.galactica.com/galactica-developer-documentation/testnet-reticulum)
* [🧪 DevNet: Andromeda](https://docs.galactica.com/galactica-developer-documentation/devnet-andromeda)


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.galactica.com/galactica-developer-documentation/validator-guide.md?ask=<question>
```

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.