Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when you want a command-line view of a Solana validator from a Solana-equipped machine and can provide the relevant node and cluster details.
Who it is for
- Solana validator operators who want command-line reports about their nodes.
- Users monitoring multiple Solana validators from a Solana-equipped server or instance.
Documented uses
- Inspect on-chain and API-provided information for a selected Solana validator.
- Choose concise or fuller output when requesting node information.
- View hardware information for a target with the expected Grafana/Telegraf configuration.
Requirements & limits
- The README lists Solana, Rust, solana-foundation-delegation-program-cli and jq as setup requirements.
- Full and short output are selected through the script's arguments.
- Hardware metrics depend on Grafana/Telegraf being configured on the target node.
- The README says the script is not supported in 2025.
- RPC problems, --no-voting and an invalid node public key can prevent or disrupt node information.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Set up the script on a Solana server
Prepare the documented CLI script and prerequisites on a server or instance with Solana installed.
Before you start
- A server or instance with Solana installed
- Rust
- solana-foundation-delegation-program-cli
- jq
- The show-solana-node-info_v2.sh script
Steps
Move show-solana-node-info_v2.sh to the Solana-equipped server or instance.
Install Rust and update the Rust toolchain as described in the README.
Install the listed system development packages, solana-foundation-delegation-program-cli and jq.
Grant the script execute permission with chmod u+x ./show-solana-node-info_v2.sh.
Expected outcome
The script is prepared for command-line use on the Solana-equipped machine.
Guide limitations
- The README states that the script is not supported in 2025.
- This setup procedure does not establish that the script will run successfully in a particular environment.
Request validator information in short or full form
Select a validator, cluster and output mode when invoking the script.
Before you start
- The script and listed prerequisites installed on a Solana-equipped machine
- A validator node public key for a remote node
- A supported cluster flag: -ut, -ud, -um or -ul
Steps
Run the script without parameters to use the local node, or provide a node public key and cluster flag.
Set the third argument to true for short output.
Use false or omit the third argument for full output.
Expected outcome
The invocation requests a short or full report for the selected node, or runs against the local node when no parameters are supplied.
Guide limitations
- Slow or unavailable RPC service can produce errors.
- The README says node information is unavailable when --no-voting is set.
- A public key that does not belong to a node can produce errors.
- Hardware information requires the target node's expected Grafana/Telegraf setup.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 18 October 2026
- Original website title
- SOFZP/show-solana-node-info_v2 · Official homepage title · retained in its source language