From 7ccd41b73f605e1ec5a7a878dd18018baa615a72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bLd75 <18489502+bLd75@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:25:12 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add node key creation to Astar collator setup

---
 .../secure_setup_guide/building_node.md       | 34 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/build/nodes/collator/secure_setup_guide/building_node.md b/docs/build/nodes/collator/secure_setup_guide/building_node.md
index 33673c20e4d..1bd120d7e6f 100644
--- a/docs/build/nodes/collator/secure_setup_guide/building_node.md
+++ b/docs/build/nodes/collator/secure_setup_guide/building_node.md
@@ -115,7 +115,39 @@ Create a dedicated directory for the **chain storage data**:
 
 ```
 sudo mkdir /var/lib/astar
-sudo chown astar:astar /var/lib/astar
+```
+
+zeafr
+Before running a collator, you have to create a node identity key.
+
+<Tabs>
+<TabItem value="astar" label="Astar" default>
+
+```
+sudo astar-collator key generate-node-key --chain astar --base-path /var/lib/astar/
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+<TabItem value="shiden" label="Shiden" default>
+
+```
+sudo astar-collator key generate-node-key --chain shiden --base-path /var/lib/astar/
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+<TabItem value="shibuya" label="Shibuya" default>
+
+```
+sudo astar-collator key generate-node-key --chain shibuya --base-path /var/lib/astar/
+```
+
+</TabItem>
+</Tabs>
+
+Make ```astar``` user the owner of the chain directory:
+
+```
+sudo chown -R astar:astar /var/lib/astar
 ```
 
 Now, let's go to our binary directory and start the collator manually: