# Collateral issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Firo Masternodes\ **Created:** [March 23, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900 "2023-03-23T03:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/krombopulousmichael/32/1278_2.png) [@KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/u/KrombopulousMichael)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/1 "2023-03-23T03:50:00Z")
hello all, I have tried 3 times now to set up my collateral address for a masternode. when I send this command in the debug window evoznode outputs I get a long string of numbers and letters ending with ": “0” im assuming this mean it did not work for context, I had more the the required 1000 firo and I did not check the subtract fees from the the transaction box. not sure what is going on here. any help would be appreciated ---
**Author:** ![AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/ajaydono/32/155_2.png) [@AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/u/AJaydono)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/2 "2023-03-23T04:15:46Z")
Hey there, Which wallet are you using? QT or Electron? Is your collateral exactly 1000 Firo? What’s the output of `evoznode status` on the VPS? `evoznode outputs`: only shows your collateralHash and collateralIndex. ---
**Author:** ![KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/krombopulousmichael/32/1278_2.png) [@KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/u/KrombopulousMichael)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/3 "2023-03-23T04:19:52Z")
Im using the qt wallet. the collateral is 1000 exactly in one deposit. I have not checked the vps as I thought I needed to confirm that it was done correctly in the debug console. I was planning on setting up the node on flux. but I was not sure if my collateral worked ---
**Author:** ![AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/ajaydono/32/155_2.png) [@AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/u/AJaydono)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/4 "2023-03-23T04:23:22Z")
On the VPS, do **./firo-cli evoznode status** if it was done correctly, the output will be > “state”: “READY”, > “status”: "Ready Check on your QT wallet under _Masternodes_ Tab. You should able to see your masternode with the status “Enabled” ---
**Author:** ![KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/krombopulousmichael/32/1278_2.png) [@KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/u/KrombopulousMichael)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/5 "2023-03-23T04:30:38Z")
ok, thanks. I will try and spin up the flux node. what about the secret and public keys? is that after i setup the node? ---
**Author:** ![KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/krombopulousmichael/32/1278_2.png) [@KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/u/KrombopulousMichael)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/6 "2023-03-23T04:55:11Z")
so i tried to setup the node and it asks me for my key, I followed along. my wallet says this ![firo](https://forum.firo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0e4587d717c8a56720e7fe0394b6d8e1d5afbde8.png) ---
**Author:** ![KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/krombopulousmichael/32/1278_2.png) [@KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/u/KrombopulousMichael)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/7 "2023-03-23T05:00:04Z")
I am so disappointed in flux&firo. How there is no information on this process is banana’s. there is nothing in the flux web os to to let me know what is going on. The wallet is just as useful. ---
**Author:** ![AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/ajaydono/32/155_2.png) [@AJaydono](https://forum.firo.org/u/AJaydono)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/8 "2023-03-23T05:15:36Z")
It should be the public/secret key under section > d.operatorKey/operatorPubKey of the masternode guide [Firo masternode setup guide | Firo - Privacy-preserving cryptocurrency](https://firo.org/guide/masternode-setup.html) ---
**Author:** ![KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/krombopulousmichael/32/1278_2.png) [@KrombopulousMichael](https://forum.firo.org/u/KrombopulousMichael)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/9 "2023-03-23T05:25:47Z")
I put my public key into the registration field for the flux node, then paid the required flux to start the node. I have no idea now how to check if it is running ---
**Author:** ![Cryptoman](https://forum.firo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cryptoman](https://forum.firo.org/u/Cryptoman)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/11 "2023-03-24T23:05:16Z")
I also attempted to set up a node on flux … the only thing that went smooth was paying the flux LOL, after that I was dead in the water. Gave up on it and back to one of the popular node hosting services. ---
**Author:** ![FabianPCBong](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/fabianpcbong/32/1554_2.png) [@FabianPCBong](https://forum.firo.org/u/FabianPCBong)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/collateral-issues/2900/12 "2023-03-25T08:26:11Z")
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