# How to stake on Ternoa

### To nominate validators & stake CAPS, follow the tutorial below:

**You can nominate validators (also known as “staking”) on Polkadot-JS UI using these steps:**

1. Go on the polkadot interface: <https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/explorer>
2. Switch to **Ternoa Network** :&#x20;
   1. Open the network list by clicking on the down arrow in the top menu
   2. Click "**Live Networks**" and select "T**ernoa**"
   3. To validate, click on the "**Switch**" button at the top of the sidebar

#### You are now connected to to the Ternoa network and can **start staking CAPS** following those steps:

1. [Create a Polkadot account](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/learn-account-generation) if you don’t have one already

{% hint style="info" %}
Please note **it is recommended to create two accounts:** one to use as the controller account and one to use as your stash account. Learn more about this [here](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/learn-staking/#accounts) and in the video tutorial below.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Make sure you leave a small amount of CAPS transferrable in your stash account and that your controller has more than 1 CAPS in it**. This is in order to have enough liquid funds for paying transaction fees when bonding and unbonding funds.
{% endhint %}

&#x20;2\. Go to the [Polkadot-JS UI main page](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/explorer)

&#x20;3\. Under the Network tab at the top click the **Staking** option

&#x20;4\. Click “**Accoun**t” tab (on top). It may take a while to load

&#x20;5\. Click the “**+ Nominator**” button (top right)

&#x20;6\. Choose your **Stash** and **Controller** accounts

&#x20;7\. Select the amount you want to bond and the rewards destination and click "**Next**"

&#x20;8\. In the next screen select your validators

{% hint style="info" %}
Please make sure you've read the article on [how to select validators](https://support.polkadot.network/en/support/solutions/articles/65000150130).&#x20;
{% endhint %}

&#x20;9\. Once you're done, click “**Bond and Nominate**”

10\. Enter the password for your account and click "**Sign & submit**"

#### You can also follow this video tutorial:

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/7g4RaUyeTBQ>" %}


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