commit 169fac9130b38230f141123ca51ebb2cef69fcad
parent 7ea587f0edb4a0e387618512fe8f01119f4c8f64
Author: chris-belcher <chris-belcher@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:32:00 +0000
Change README to support loading wallet on startup
The current advice did not keep the wallet loaded if the full node was restarted.
Closes issue #222
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ which bitcoin addresses they are interested in.
[verify the digital signatures](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/50185/how-to-verify-bitcoin-core-release-signing-keys)
of any binaries before running them, or compile from source. The Bitcoin node
must have wallet functionality enabled, and must have the RPC server switched on (`server=1`
- in bitcoin.conf). On first run, it is recommended to create a wallet dedicated
- to Electrum Personal Server using the command line argument
- `bitcoin-cli createwallet electrumpersonalserver true`.
+ in bitcoin.conf). Create a wallet dedicated to Electrum Personal Server by adding
+ `wallet=electrumpersonalserver` to the bitcoin.conf file.
- If you dont already have it, download and install
[Electrum bitcoin wallet](https://electrum.org/), and set up your Electrum
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ which bitcoin addresses they are interested in.
- If you created a wallet dedicated to Electrum Personal Server in Bitcoin Core,
you have to modify the line `wallet_filename` in the `[bitcoin-rpc]` section
- with the name of the wallet, for example `electrumpersonalserver`.
+ with the name of the wallet, for example `wallet_filename = electrumpersonalserver`.
- If using the windows packaged binary release, drag the file `config.ini` onto
the file `electrum-personal-server.exe` to run the server, or on the command
