> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides.md).

# Validator Guides

- [Guide for validators](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/validator-guide.md)
- [FAQs for validators](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/validator-guide/faq.md)
- [Optimising disk storage with pruning](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/validator-guide/pruning.md)
- [Troubleshooting consistently high CPU/memory loads](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/validator-guide/cpu-memory.md)
- [Unjailing a jailed validator](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/validator-guide/unjail.md)
- [Move validator to a different machine](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/validator-guide/move-validator.md)
- [Backup and restore node keys with Hashicorp Vault](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/validator-guide/backup-and-restore.md)
- [Re-enable pruning and recovering node db](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/validator-guide/reenable-pruning.md)
- [Network-wide Software Upgrades](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/upgrades.md)
- [Upgrade Guides](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/upgrades/upgrade-guides.md)
- [Upgrade to v0.6.x](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/upgrades/upgrade-guides/v0.6-upgrade.md)
- [Upgrade to v2.x (with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS upgrade)](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/upgrades/upgrade-guides/v2.x-upgrade.md)
- [Upgrade to v3.x](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/upgrades/upgrade-guides/v3.x-upgrade.md)
- [Upgrade to v3.1.x](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/upgrades/upgrade-guides/v3.1.x-upgrade.md)
- [Upgrade to v4.x](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/upgrades/upgrade-guides/v4.x-upgrade.md)
- [Creating a software upgrade proposal](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/upgrades/propose-software-upgrade.md)
- [Upgrade Process](https://docs.cheqd.io/node/validator-guides/upgrades/upgrade-process.md)


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