cardano course
  • Welcome!
  • Video lessons
  • Handbook
    • Module 1. Building and running the node
      • Building the node
      • Running the node and connecting to a network
    • Module 2. Basic operations
      • Creating keys and addresses
      • Creating a simple transaction
      • Registering the stake address and delegating
    • Module 3. Protocol parameters and configuration files
      • Protocol parameters
      • Byron genesis file
      • Shelley genesis file
      • Alonzo genesis file
      • Conway genesis file
      • Node configuration file
      • Topology file
    • Module 4. Peer-to-peer (P2P) networking
    • Module 5. Creating a stake pool
      • The setup
      • Generating keys
      • Registering a stake pool
      • Runtime system options
      • Running the nodes
      • Stake snapshots
      • Upgrading cardano-node and cardano-cli
      • Pool operations and maintenance
      • Retiring a stake pool
    • Module 6. Monitoring the nodes
    • Module 7. Cardano governance
      • Update proposals
      • Polls
    • Module 8. Setting up a local cluster
      • Creating a local cluster
      • Spending the genesis UTXO
      • From Byron to Shelley
      • Moving funds to a Shelley address
      • Creating a first stake pool
      • Bringing decentralization parameter down to .80
      • From Shelley to Alonzo
      • Creating a second stake pool before moving to the Babbage era
      • Redelegating genesis keys
      • Vasil hard fork
      • Creating a local cluster with the mkfiles script
    • Module 9. Simple scripts and Plutus scripts
    • Module 10. New tracing system
    • Module 11. Running the SMASH server
    • Module 12. Running the token metadata server
  • Curated playlist
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Retiring a stake pool

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Retire a stake pool

The pool deposit is refunded to the rewards address. Do not de-register the stake address before you get the deposit back. Make sure to read 

cardano-cli stake-pool deregistration-certificate \
  --cold-verification-key-file cold.vkey \
  --epoch <future epoch> \
  --out-file pool-deregistration.cert
cardano-cli transaction build \
--testnet-magic 2 \
--tx-in $(cardano-cli query utxo --address $(cat payment.addr) --testnet-magic 2 --out-file  /dev/stdout | jq -r 'keys[0]') \
--change-address $(cat payment.addr) \
--witness-override 2 \
--certificate-file  pool-deregistration.cert \
--out-file tx.raw
cardano-cli transaction sign \
--testnet-magic 2 \
--tx-body-file tx.raw \
--signing-key-file payment.skey \
--signing-key-file cold.skey \
--out-file tx.signed
cardano-cli transaction submit \
--testnet-magic 2 \
--tx-file tx.signed
Retire a stake pool tutorial