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🚀Votex Quick Start Guide

Get started on our gauge system fast!

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⚙️ The Vault Gauge System

This guide gives validators a practical understanding of how The Vault Gauges work and how to use them effectively with Votex in under five minutes.

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⏱️ What You Need to Know in 5 Minutes

Gauges allow validators to receive stake through a weekly voting mechanism. Validators acquire voting power, votes are cast, and stake is distributed for the following epoch. This process repeats weekly.

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🧭 What Are Gauges?

Gauges are a vote based stake allocation system.

  • Validators acquire voting power

  • Votes are cast for a specific epoch

  • Stake is distributed based on vote share

  • Votes expire after one week and must be renewed

This creates a predictable, transparent way to attract stake through market pricing.

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📊 Key Numbers at a Glance

  • Voting epochs last 7 days

  • A minimum commitment of 2 to 3 weeks is recommended

  • The stakebot runs every 3 hours

  • Initial impact is visible after one week when using Votex

  • Delta updates appear within 3 hours of a new epoch starting

  • Full stake distribution typically completes within 6 to 8 days

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🔁 The Quick Process

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Step 1

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Buy Votes

  • Visit: https://votex.so/daosarrow-up-right

  • Confirm voting is open Voting is available six days per week and closes on the final day of the epoch

  • Purchase votes for your validator Any wallet can be used and it does not need to remain consistent week to week

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Step 2

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Wait for the Next Epoch

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Step 3

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Check Your Delta

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Step 4

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Wait for Stake Distribution

  • Stake is processed through a priority queue

  • First time or large stake allocations may take slightly longer

  • Continue monitoring your validator page for updates

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Step 5

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Repeat Weekly

  • Votes only last one week

  • To retain or grow stake you must vote again for the next epoch

  • Most validators see the strongest results after two to three consecutive weeks

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💰 Budget Planning and ROI

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Estimating Returns

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Understanding Voting Power

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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Only voting for one week and stopping before results compound

  • Expecting instant stake distribution

  • Forgetting to vote again when a new epoch begins

  • Confusing Solana epochs with gauge voting epochs

  • Assuming the same wallet must be used every week

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🔗 Quick Links

Buy votes https://votex.so/daosarrow-up-right

Check epoch timing https://tribeca.so/gov/vault/gaugesarrow-up-right

View validator deltas https://thevault.finance/validatorsarrow-up-right

Stakebot transparency data https://github.com/SolanaVault/stakebot-dataarrow-up-right

Analytics dashboard https://dune.com/kagren0/the-vault-validatorsarrow-up-right

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🏁 Stake Priority Rules

Stake is processed in the following order.

  • First priority Direct stake combined with gauge stake

  • Second priority Undirected stake

  • Within each priority tier validators with larger deltas are processed first.

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🗓️ Example Timeline

Day 0 Monday Votes are purchased during Epoch 20

Later on Day 0 Votex casts votes on your behalf

Day 7 Monday Epoch 21 begins

Within 3 hours Your delta appears on the dashboard

Day 7 to Day 13 Stakebot distributes stake across validators

Day 14 Votes must be renewed for Epoch 22

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🤝 Need Help?

For deeper explanations review the Gauge documentationarrow-up-right. If you still need assistance reach out to our Discord support directly.

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✅ Ready to Start?

Visit https://votex.so/daosarrow-up-right

Purchase your first votes and begin participating in the gauge system.

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