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| static_page | Creating a view only wallet | Creating a view only wallet | on Ubuntu | purple-kicks | icon_userguides | <!-- Icon is based on work by Freepik (http://www.freepik.com) and is licensed under Creative Commons BY 3.0 --> |
Operating Systems: Ubuntu
Note : In order to create a viewonly wallet you need first to compile the last source available on Github as this functionality is not yet included in the official binaries (Sept. 2015).
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To create a view only wallet you will need to first create a "normal" wallet and get the associated viewkey and address. You can get them once logged in simplewallet by typing "viewkey" and "address". Note each of them carefully and exit simplewallet.
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Launch a new instance of simplewallet by typing "./simplewallet --generate-from-view-key yourAddress:yourViewKey:nameOfTheViewOnlyWallet" where youViewKey is the view key you got from step 1 and yourAddress the associated address. The last part of the command is the name you want to give to you view only portfolio.
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Follow the instructions from the terminal. To see the balance of your portfolio type "refresh" (bitmonerod need to be synchronised with the network first).
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You now have a view only wallet.