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title: Add new 1kv Validators

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# Add new 1kv Validators

1. [Go to the Kusama / Polkadot candidates json lists linked here](https://github.com/w3f/1k-validators-be/tree/master/candidates)

2. Open the file on the github site, and click 'Edit this file' on the right bar

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/BJ1rbKEvn.png)

3. Add any new validators at the bottom of the list before the ending `]` bracket (be sure to add a comma after the last `}` of the previous last validator)

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1qoWKEPh.png)

4. After adding validators scroll back to the top and hit `Commit Changes`

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ryoeMKVw3.png)

5. Select `Create a new branch for this commit and start a pull request`


![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ryTVGFEw2.png)

6. Hit `Create Pull Request` (a description and title aren't really needed)

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Sk38GtEwh.png)

7. Copy and paste either the `Second` purple box into the Onboarded column if its a second node, or the green `Yes` if it's a first node

![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ryPeQK4Ph.png)

8. For kusama validators invite them to the `Kusama Thousand Validators` and `1kV-Announcements` matrix channels, or for Polkadot validators add them to the `Polkadot Thousand Validators` matrix channel
