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# Useful Commands

### lighthousevalidator.service

```bash
lighthouse-validator-log        # View the lighthousevalidator.service logs
lighthouse-validator-start      # Start the lighthousevalidator.service
lighthouse-validator-stop       # Stop the lighthousevalidator.service
lighthouse-validator-restart    # Restart the lighthousevalidator.service
lighthouse-validator-status     # View the status of the lighthousevalidator.service
lighthouse-validator-enable     # Enable the lighthousevalidator.service
lighthouse-validator-disable    # Disable the lighthousevalidator.service

lighthouse-validator-config     # Open the /etc/systemd/system/lighthousevalidator.service in vim
daemon-reload                   # Reload any changes made to the lighthousevalidator.service
```