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 ====== Account Setup & Recovery ====== ====== Account Setup & Recovery ======
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 Below is a walkthrough of setting up your Qortal account in the UI. Please keep in mind, Qortal is about true decentralization which means a little effort on your part will be needed, but it is painless with a little patience! Below is a walkthrough of setting up your Qortal account in the UI. Please keep in mind, Qortal is about true decentralization which means a little effort on your part will be needed, but it is painless with a little patience!
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 ===== Making A New Account ===== ===== Making A New Account =====
    
-First, you'll need to setup a node: 1) use an existing computer, 2) build a Raspberry Pi 4, or 3) buy a QORTector pre-configured from https://crowetic.com+First, you'll need to setup a node: 1) use an existing computer (whether Linux, Windows, or Mac operating systems), 2) build a Raspberry Pi 4, or 3) buy a QORTector pre-configured from https://crowetic.com 
 +You could also set up a VPS.
  
 Once you have a node setup, you will run the core, then open the UI. Below is a screenshot of the UI page you should see: Once you have a node setup, you will run the core, then open the UI. Below is a screenshot of the UI page you should see:
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-2. Click 'I'm an advanced user, show my seedphrase':+2. Click 'I'm an advanced user, show my seed phrase':
  
-Here you will see the seedphrase for your account which is OPTIONAL for you to know and save. At this time, this is the only point where you will be able to see your seedphrase. This is a very important step. **Qortal is truly decentralized so there is no account recovery other than this seedphrase and the backup file we will show you shortly.** You can click the refresh symbol to the right of the seedphrase if you would like to find a better combination of words to set as your seedphrase. A lot of us Qortians have our seedphrase memorized but you could write this down and store somewhere safe. **Keep in mind that this seedphrase is master key,  DO NOT SHARE WITH ANYONE, as with this key anyone can access your account then lock you out of it.**  You can decide not to see your seed phrase and only store a backup file. +Here you will see the seed phrase for your account which is OPTIONAL for you to know and save. **WE DO NOT ADVISE NOVICE USERS TO BOTHER WITH THE SEED PHRASE. YOU DO NOT NEED THE SEED PHRASE, ONLY YOUR BACKUP FILE!** If you manually entered your seed phrase, there's a chance you will enter it incorrectly and not realize it's the wrong account. The blockchain won't tell you it is not the account you are trying to log into. So you might have the wrong account, not double check your public key and address, then assume you have the right account. Let's say you send LTC to this account, then get locked out of the account if you don't save to the browser and save a backup file at some point. At this time, this is the only point where you will be able to see your seedphrase. This is a very important step. **Qortal is truly decentralized so there is no account recovery other than this seedphrase and the backup file we will show you shortly.**  
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 3. Click 'Next' and you will be able to save this account to your browser. This is not a name registered on the Qortal chain, this is simply for you to easily select. Set a name and password to use each time you want to login to the UI. **Check the box for 'Save in this browser'** (It is perfectly safe to do so.) Then click 'CREATE ACCOUNT'. 3. Click 'Next' and you will be able to save this account to your browser. This is not a name registered on the Qortal chain, this is simply for you to easily select. Set a name and password to use each time you want to login to the UI. **Check the box for 'Save in this browser'** (It is perfectly safe to do so.) Then click 'CREATE ACCOUNT'.
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-5. Select where you would like to store your backup file. It is recommended that you do NOT save the backup file on your computer, but rather a USB thumb drive so you can keep it stored safely somewhere other than connected to your computer. These are really affordable so it would be wise to store the backup on more than one USB thumb drive. Maybe have a family member keep one at their place as well? It is password protected so it is perfectly safe to do so. The password will be set as the one you chose for saving your account to the browser - if you would like to make a different password, then skip saving the backup file now, we will show you how to do this shortly. Assuming you are ok with using the password you used for saving your account to the browser, below we are prompted to select where to store the backup file. In this example we are selecting a USB thumb drive connected to the computer:+5. Select where you would like to store your backup file. It is recommended that you do NOT save the backup file only on your computer, but also a USB thumb drive so you can safely store it somewhere other than on your computer. These are really affordable so it would be wise to store the backup on more than one USB thumb drive. Maybe have a family member keep one at their place as well? It is password protected so it is perfectly safe to do so. The password will be set as the one you chose for saving your account to the browser - if you would like to make a different password, then skip saving the backup file now, we will show you how to do this shortly. Assuming you are ok with using the password you used for saving your account to the browser, below we are prompted to select where to store the backup file. In this example we are selecting a USB thumb drive connected to the computer:
  
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-2. Here you will see your Public Key and Address. These are perfectly safe to share, such as sharing the public key with a sponsor or your Qortal wallet address to receive QORT to register a name (we will cover that shortly). **REMEMBER: NEVER SHARE YOUR SEEDPHRASE WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN YOUR PUBLIC KEY AND ADDRESS. YOUR SEEDPHRASE IS THE MASTER KEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.** +2. Here you will see your Public Key and Address. These are perfectly safe to share, such as sharing the public key with a sponsor or your Qortal wallet address to receive QORT to register a name (which we cover on a different page on the wiki). **REMEMBER: NEVER SHARE YOUR SEEDPHRASE WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN YOUR PUBLIC KEY AND ADDRESS. YOUR SEEDPHRASE IS THE MASTER KEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.** 
  
 3. Select 'Security' on the left of the screen: 3. Select 'Security' on the left of the screen:
account_setup_recovery.txt · Last modified: 04/11/2022 01:46 by gfactor

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