🩺 How to Check Your Validator's Health and Unjail It (If Needed)

If you are running a QIE validator, it's important to regularly check its health status. Validators can sometimes get jailed for issues like being offline (downtime) or double-signing. This guide explains how to check your validator's status and what to do if it gets jailed.

✅ How to Check If Your Validator Is Jailed or Active

• Open this page in your browser: 👉 https://mainnet.qie.digital/validators

• Scroll through the list to find your validator.

• Click on your validator’s name to view details.

• On the validator's page, you’ll see information such as:

  • Rank

  • Description

  • Commission Rate

  • Max Commission

  • Validator Address

  • Website

  • Status (in the top-right corner)

• Look at the Status:

  • If it says Active – ✅ your validator is healthy and participating in consensus.

  • If it says Jailed – ⚠️ your validator has been jailed and is not currently active.

Why a Validator Might Be Jailed

A validator can be jailed for the following reasons:

• Downtime (most common): This happens if your validator doesn't sign enough blocks (i.e., it's offline too often).

  • Penalty: 0.01% of your total staked amount

  • Jail Duration: 1 hour

• Double Signing (rare, but serious): This means your validator signed two different blocks at the same height, which is considered malicious.

  • Penalty: 5% of your total staked amount

  • You may not be able to unjail if double-signing is detected.

ℹ️ In most cases, validators are jailed due to downtime — often caused by network or server issues.

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🔓 How to Unjail Your Validator (After Downtime)

If your validator was jailed due to downtime and the 1-hour jail period has passed, you can manually unjail it by following these steps:

1. Run the unjail command:

qied tx slashing unjail \
--from validator \
--chain-id qie_1990-1 \
--home "$HOME/.qieMainnetNode" \
--gas auto \
--gas-adjustment 1.5 \
--gas-prices 10000000000aqie \
--yes

📌 Make sure to replace validator with your wallet name or key name associated with the validator.

2. Wait for Transaction Confirmation

• After running the command, you'll receive a transaction hash (tx hash).

• Wait 5–10 minutes for the network to process it.

3. Verify Your Validator Status Again

• Go back to https://mainnet.qie.digital/validators

• Search for your validator again.

• Confirm that the status has changed from "Jailed" to "Active".

🛡️ Final Tips

• Always monitor your validator to avoid getting jailed.

• Set up alerts or monitoring tools if possible.

• Keep your node software and infrastructure stable and up to date.