Deploy PoA Manager

Now that you have your Safe/Ash wallet set up, it's time to deploy the PoA Manager contract. This contract will act as the intermediary between your multi-sig and the Validator Manager.

What the PoA Manager Does

The PoA Manager is initialized with two key addresses:

1. Owner: Your Safe/Ash multi-sig wallet address
2. Validator Manager: The VMC address on C-Chain (from the previous section)

constructor(address _owner, address _validatorManager) {
    _transferOwnership(_owner);
    validatorManager = IValidatorManager(_validatorManager);
}

Deployment Architecture

After this deployment, you'll have:

Deploy the Contract

Use the tool below to deploy your PoA Manager. You'll need:

• Safe Address: Your Ash/Safe wallet address from the previous section
• Subnet ID: To identify your L1's Validator Manager

The tool will:

1. Automatically detect your Validator Manager address from the selected subnet
2. Deploy the PoA Manager with your Safe as the owner
3. Verify the deployment

Verification Checklist

After deployment, verify:

• ✅ Contract Deployed: You have a valid PoA Manager address
• ✅ Owner Set: The owner() function returns your Safe address
• ✅ Validator Manager Linked: The validatorManager() function returns the correct VMC address

Current Ownership State

At this point, the ownership chain looks like this:

Safe Wallet → owns → PoA Manager
Your EOA → owns → Validator Manager (still!)

We need one more step to complete the chain: transferring Validator Manager ownership to the PoA Manager.

Next Steps

In the next section, you'll:

1. Transfer Validator Manager ownership to the PoA Manager
2. Complete the multi-sig governance setup

This will establish the full ownership chain:

Safe Wallet → owns → PoA Manager → owns → Validator Manager