Solana guide library
Solana staking guides
Start by identifying the position you want to hold: a native stake account you manage, a managed native position or a liquid staking token. The choice determines who selects validators and how you can exit.
Choose a staking method
- Native, managed and liquid staking
Compare the account or token you hold, who selects validators, how rewards appear and how exits work. Includes Marinade Native and liquid-pool examples.
- Native SOL staking
Follow a native staking position through its accounts, authorities, validator choice, activation, rewards and exit. Includes a practical account-by-account walkthrough.
- Choose a validator
Compare validator identity, participation, commissions, yield methodology and concentration. Build a repeatable shortlist while keeping stake-account control.
Understand rewards and allocation
- Staking rewards by epoch
Find the reward for a particular stake account, interpret its lamport fields and build an epoch history that separates income from deposits and other distributions.
- Commission and MEV rewards
Understand staking commission, transaction fees and MEV distributions. Use a worked allocation example and avoid mixing operator income with delegator yield.
- Stake distribution
Understand the stake denominator, operator grouping and shared infrastructure. Use a worked concentration example without confusing addresses with independent control.
Change or exit a position
- Change your validator
Identify your staking setup, verify the new vote account and follow a supported transition. Includes partial-position changes and final account checks.
- LST discounts and exits
Compare a liquid staking token’s protocol exchange value with a market quote. Calculate a discount and follow the actual redemption or sale route.
Related reading paths
Use the staking comparison workspace and validator directory with the guides. This site operates the SolanaBull validator; apply the same selection criteria to its profile.