diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet b/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet deleted file mode 100644 index 15b4882..0000000 --- a/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -in progress diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md b/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fb2faa2 --- /dev/null +++ b/knowledge-base/user-guides/how to create a view only wallet.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +layout: static_page +title: "Creating a view only wallet" +title-pre-kick: "Creating a view only wallet " +title-kick: "on Ubuntu " +title-post-kick: "" +kick-class: "purple-kicks" +icon: "icon_userguides" +attribution: "" +--- + +### Operating Systems: Ubuntu + +Note : In order to create a viewonly wallet you need first to compile the last source available on [Github](https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero) as this functionality is not yet included in the official binaries (Sept. 2015). + +- 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. + +- Launch a new instance of simplewallet by typing "*./simplewallet --generate-from-view-key yourViewKey:yourAddress: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. + +- Follow the instructions from the terminal. To see the balance of your portfolio type "*refresh*" (bitmonerod need to be synchronised with the network first). + +- You now have a view only wallet. +