Use our script for a quick installation:

wget -q -O stratos.sh https://api.nodes.guru/stratos.sh && chmod +x stratos.sh && sudo /bin/bash stratos.sh

Set a name for your node, a name for your wallet and its password, and wait for the installation to complete.

During installation, keys will be generated (mnemonics are stored at $HOME/stratos/$STRATOS_WALLET.txt) and validator will be created, so you do not need to create anything yourself.

You can check the node logs with the command:

journalctl -u stratosd -f

Additional

Unjail:

$HOME/stratos/stchaincli tx slashing unjail --chain-id=tropos-1 --from=wallet --gas=auto --fees=1000ustos --home $HOME/stratos

Withdraw rewards:

$HOME/stratos/stchaincli tx distribution withdraw-all-rewards --gas auto --from=wallet --chain-id=tropos-1 --fees=1000ustos --home $HOME/stratos

Bond more tokens (if you want increase your validator stake you should bond more to your valoper address):

$HOME/stratos/stchaincli tx staking delegate YOUR_VALOPER_ADDRESS 1000000ustos --gas auto --from=wallet --chain-id=tropos-1 --fees=1000ustos --home $HOME/stratos