Overview
Overview of the UI on the Aleph Zero Dashboard
If you would like to learn how to start staking immediately, head to How to Start Staking Via the Dashboard[hyperlinked]. This section provides some additional information about the different tabs in the UI.
In the dashboard, you will see a variety of tabs: Overview, Nominate, Pools, Payouts, Validators, Favourites and Resources. Let’s go over each one and its purpose.
Overview
The Overview tab (testnet).
The Overview tab gives you a detailed view of the current stats of the staking mechanism, including:
Total nominators (number of nominators active or waiting)
Active nominators
Current era number
Historical reward rate
Inflation rate
Percentage of the supply which is staked
Number of active nomination pools
Amount of coins bonded in pools
Number of active pool members
Minimum bond for a direct nomination
Once connected, the tab also displays your account’s:
Total balance
The portions of the balance which are: available, unlocking, nominating, and pooled
Reserve balance (existential deposit)
Recent payouts, as well as a 10-day average
Nominate
The Nominate tab (testnet).
The minimum bond (for a direct nomination) is displayed at the top of the page. If you are already staking (and your accounts are connected), this tab also allows you to view:
Your balance, separated into: active, bonded (via a direct nomination), unlocking and free
Which era your unbonding coins will be unlocked
Your reward destination
The status of your staking setup (waiting, earning rewards, etc)
Your controller account
Which validator you are nominating
It also allows you to make changes to your current staking setup. From this tab, you can:
Bond more coins
Unbond coins
Rebond coins which are in the process of unbonding
Change your reward destination
Change your controller account
Stop nominating your current validator and select a new one
Pools
The Pools tab allows you to join or create a nomination pool (tutorial available here[hyperlinked]), as well as manage your already existing membership in one.
The Pools tab (testnet).
It is split into three sections by default: Overview, All Pools and Favorites. If you have already joined a pool (and your accounts are connected), a fourth section is available – Members. By default, in the Overview section, you can view:
The number of active pools
The minimum bond to join a pool
The minimum bond to create a pool
If you have already joined a pool (and your accounts are connected), it also allows you to view:
Your balance, separated into: active, bonded (in pools), unlocking and free
Which era your unbonding coins will be unlocked
The amount of rewards available to be claimed
The status of your pooled staking setup (waiting, earning rewards, etc)
Which validator the pool is nominating
The different role accounts for the pool (depositor, root, nominator, state toggler)
The pool’s state (open, closed)
The amount of members in the pool
The total amount of coins bonded to the pool
The amount of coins that have been claimed by pool members
The amount of coins available for pool members to claim
In addition, it allows you to perform a variety of account actions. From this tab, you can:
Bond more coins
Unbond coins
Withdraw or bond your claimable rewards
Leave the pool
Create your own pool
The Members section allows you to view every other member in the same nomination pool as you.
In the All Pools section, you can view every pool on the network (and their stats). You can sort through the pools using the filters, or search for a specific pool using the search bar. You can also set a pool as favorite by clicking the heart symbol next to it. Lastly, the Favorites section allows you to view all the pools which you have set as favorite. Here you can sort using filters and manage the list of favorite pools.
Payouts
The Payouts tab allows you to see the total amount of coins paid out for the last active era (Last Era Payout), as well as your account’s payout history.
The Payouts tab (testnet).
Validators
The Validators tab allows you to see all validators and sort through them using the filters or search for a specific validator using the search bar. You can also set a validator as favorite by clicking the heart symbol next to it.
The Validators tab (testnet)
It also displays:
The total number of validators on the network
The number of active validators on the network
The average commission rate
Favorites
The Favorites tab allows you to see and manage all validators who you have favorited, as well as sort through them using filters.
The Favorites tab (testnet)
Resources
The Resources tab contains helpful definitions for many staking terms as well as links to useful resources and guides.
The Resources tab (testnet)
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