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Solana Validator Switch

Solana Validator Switch (SVS) is a Rust command-line tool for checking Solana validator status and switching operations between active and standby nodes. It documents manual hot swaps, automated failover, YAML configuration and optional Telegram alerts, and names Solana, Agave, Firedancer and Jito validators.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use SVS when managing validator pairs and needing command-line status checks, manual switching or a configured failover workflow.

Who it is for

  • Operators managing active and standby Solana validator nodes.
  • Teams seeking CLI-based status checks and validator switching workflows.

Documented uses

  • Check overall or selected-validator status.
  • Perform a validator switch or preview one with a dry run.
  • Configure separate files for multiple validator setups.
  • Set up optional Telegram alerts for delinquency, connection failures and switch results.
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Requirements & limits

The public GitHub repository specifies an MIT license. The README documents installation through a shell installer or Rust and Cargo.

  • The tool is an operations layer for switching validator nodes, not a validator client.
  • The README names Solana, Agave, Firedancer and Jito validator support.
  • The README advertises 1–3 second switching; this is a project-stated figure.
  • Telegram alert setup requires a bot token and chat ID.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Install SVS using Rust and Cargo

Install the CLI from its public Git repository using the documented Cargo method.

Before you start

  • Rust and Cargo
  • A shell environment

Steps

  1. Run the command below.

    Documented command
    cargo install --git https://github.com/huiskylabs/solana-validator-switch

  2. If needed, add $HOME/.cargo/bin to PATH.

  3. Run svs to open the interactive menu.

Expected outcome

The documented installation method provides the `svs` command for interactive use.

Guide limitations

  • This guide covers installation and opening the menu, not configuring validator nodes or performing a switch.
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Source-based practical guide

Create a configuration and check validator status

Set up the documented default configuration file and invoke a status check.

Before you start

  • SVS installed
  • The repository's config.example.yaml template
  • A shell environment

Steps

  1. Create the configuration directory with mkdir -p ~/.solana-validator-switch.

  2. Copy the example template to ~/.solana-validator-switch/config.yaml.

  3. Edit the YAML file for the validator setup.

  4. Run svs status to check validator status.

Expected outcome

A default configuration file is in place and the documented status command can be invoked.

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