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---
title: "Configuring a Validator Node"
sidebarTitle: "Command Line"
description: "Setup a validator node on the Sonar Network in your local environment"
icon: "terminal"
---
**1. Initialize a blockchain node**
```sh
sonrd init localnet
```
**2. Generate account keys**
```sh
sonrd keys add test-validator
```
**3. Add the account to the genesis file**
```sh
sonrd add-genesis-account $(sonrd keys show test-validator -a) 1000000000000000000000000000stake,1000000000000000000000000000snr
```
**4. Generate a genesis transaction**
```sh
sonrd gentx test-validator 1000000000000000000000000000stake --chain-id localnet
```
**5. Collect genesis transactions**
```sh
sonrd collect-gentxs
```
**6. Validate the genesis file**
```sh
sonrd validate-genesis
```
**7. Start the blockchain node**
```sh
sonrd start
```