# Delegate to a Validator

When you delegate to a validator you will increase their power while earning rewards minus that validators commission.

When you delegate to a validator, losses can occur due to that validator's inactivity or misbehavior.

Be sure to select a validator that you trust!

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```sh
# layerd tx staking delegate [validator-addr] [amount] [flags]
# example delegating 12 TRB to tellorvaloper1dct4uwgcfjxqaphjm33n9fycxdz2m6
./layerd tx staking delegate tellorvaloper1dct4uwgcfjxqaphjm33n9fycxdz2m6 12000000loya --from YOUR_ACCOUNT_NAME --fees 5loya --chain-id layertest-5 --node https://node-palmito.tellorlayer.com/rpc/
```

{% endcode %}


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