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NTP is a networking protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. NTP allows you to synchronize the clocks of all the systems within the network. Currently, validators' local clocks must stay reasonably in sync, so you should be running NTP or a similar service. You can check whether you have the NTP client by running:
If you are using Ubuntu 18.04 / 19.04, NTP Client should be installed by default.
**timedatectl**
If NTP is installed and running, you should see System clock synchronized: yes (or a similar message). If you do not see it, you can install it by executing:
**sudo apt-get install ntp**
ntpd will be started automatically after install. You can query ntpd for status information to verify that everything is working:
**sudo ntpq -p**