> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.catalyx.solutions/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.catalyx.solutions/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/validator-management.md).

# Validator Management

This section covers creating a validator, and the operational tasks that go beyond viewing its health: managing parties, protecting keys, adding optional components, & keeping a validator upgradable &

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Create a Validator</strong></td><td>Apply your first <code>Validator</code> resource.</td><td><a href="/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/validator-management/create-a-validator.md">Create a Validator</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>External &#x26; Multi-Host Parties</strong></td><td>Parties whose keys live outside the participant, and parties hosted across several participants.</td><td><a href="/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/validator-management/external-and-multi-host-parties.md">External &amp; Multi-Host Parties</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Users &#x26; Rights</strong></td><td>Ledger users and wallet users, and how ledger rights work.</td><td><a href="/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/validator-management/users-and-rights.md">Users &amp; Rights</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Identity Dumps &#x26; Database Backups</strong></td><td>Identity dumps, database backups, and recovery.</td><td><a href="/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/validator-management/identity-dumps.md">Identity Dumps &amp; Database Backups</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Key Management Service (KMS)</strong></td><td>Hold Canton node keys in an external KMS.</td><td><a href="/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/validator-management/kms-integration.md">Key Management Service (KMS)</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Participant Query Store</strong></td><td>A queryable projection of the ledger.</td><td><a href="/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/validator-management/participant-query-store.md">Participant Query Store</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Wallet Gateway</strong></td><td>Custodial key holding and wallet management for a validator's parties.</td><td><a href="/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/validator-management/wallet-gateway.md">Wallet Gateway</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Platform and Canton Upgrades</strong></td><td>Upgrading the platform, validator components, and network protocol.</td><td><a href="/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/validator-management/upgrades.md">Platform and Canton Network Upgrades</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## How change reaches a validator

Worth internalising before you operate one, because it determines where you go to change things.

<table><thead><tr><th width="270">To change...</th><th>Do this</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Component versions, resources, database, authentication, optional components, KMS</td><td>Edit the <code>Validator</code> resource and re-apply. The operator reconciles the change.</td></tr><tr><td>Parties, ledger users, wallet users, DAR packages</td><td>Use the UI, or the REST API. These are ledger operations, not configuration.</td></tr><tr><td>Platform-wide settings — hostnames, TLS, the identity provider the UI uses, Grafana links</td><td>Change the Helm values and upgrade the release.</td></tr><tr><td>Anything Canton supports that CatalyX does not surface</td><td>Use the <a href="/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/console-guide-canton/canton-console.md">Canton console</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
Editing a `Validator` is a normal Kubernetes update — `kubectl apply`, `kubectl edit`, or a GitOps commit. Watch the **Observed Generation** on the validator's [Status](/catalyx-blockchain-manager/canton-network/version-2.0/console-guide-canton/validators/status-and-specification.md) tab to confirm your change was picked up.
{% endhint %}


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