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title: How to join Calamari Network as collator

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# How to join Calamari Network as collator

1. Start node by the command below:
```shell=
./target/release/manta-pc \
--base-path 2084 \
--chain manta-pc-dev \
--ws-port 9973 \
--rpc-cors 'all' \
--port 30434 \
--rpc-port 9956 \
--parachain-id 2084 \
--validator \
--force-authoring \
--bootnodes /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/31200/p2p/peer_id \
-- \
--discover-local \
--chain relaychain-chain-spec
```
> Tips: Before you start your own collator, you should copy the peer id from the previous collator you start before. 

2. Get session key from your node.
```shell=
curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{ "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"author_rotateKeys", "id":1 }' http://localhost:9956
```
Or by front-end:
![](https://i.imgur.com/ySfWkSB.png)

3. Bond your account id with session key.
![](https://i.imgur.com/ZYDB7kc.png)
> Tips: Both params should be the same

4. Set collator candidate count by sudo.
![](https://i.imgur.com/JxtNHm0.png)

5. Now register as an collator.
![](https://i.imgur.com/rltNxhN.png)

6. Wait for finishing current session. Once it ends, your collator should author blocks.
![](https://i.imgur.com/jiHDwLN.png)


## How to kickoff a collator out of the turns.

### Todo