Voluntary Exit

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Preconditions

• partial withdrawal has been completed
• node server is powered on and running geth (EL) and prysm-beacon (CL) as services
• EL and CL are fully synced to the Ethereum network
• client PC is powered on and able to SSH into the node server

Postconditions

• validator(s) will be exited and their stakes sent to their respective withdrawal addresses

Configurable Values

As in the initial setup guide, this guide is written using the following configurable values:

• node server SSH port: 55522
• node server hostname: eth-node-mainnet

Steps

1. Send Exit Message to Beacon

On the Client PC:

• deploy latest scripts, SSH into node server and run exit script:

cd ethereum-node
./tools/deploy.sh

ssh -p 55522 eth-node-mainnet
cd ethereum-node
./exit.sh

• verify that beaconchain website reflects exiting status (may take several minutes):
  • mainnet: https://beaconcha.in/validator/[index-or-pubkey]
  • hoodi: https://hoodi.beaconcha.in/validator/[index-or-pubkey]

Next Steps

If all validators have been exited, you may safely shutdown and decommission the node server. Otherwise:

• Add Validators