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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:// | + | First, you'll need to setup a node: 1) use an existing computer |
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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 ' | + | 2. Click ' |
- | Here you will see the seedphrase | + | Here you will see the seed phrase |
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3. Click ' | 3. Click ' | ||
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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 | + | 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 |
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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 | + | 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 SEED PHRASE |
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===== Account Recovery ===== | ===== Account Recovery ===== | ||
- | Qortal is truly decentralized. So if you lose your account | + | Qortal is truly decentralized. So there is no account recovery system like we’re used to seeing with centralized systems. Instead, |
- | 1. Click ' | + | 1. Click ' |
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- | 2. If you are using your seephrase, simply enter the seedphrase, make sure you have correct space between words as that counts as part of the seedphrase. Make sure there is no space before the first letter in the start of the seedphrase, and no space after the last letter at the end of the seedphrase. Then save to browser with a name and password: | + | 2. If you are using your seed phrase, simply enter the seed phrase, make sure you have correct space between words as that counts as part of the seed phrase. Make sure there is no space before the first letter in the start of the seed phrase, and no space after the last letter at the end of the seed phrase. Then save to browser with a name and password: |
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===== Name Registration ===== | ===== Name Registration ===== | ||
- | Qortal has no KYC/AML. We respect anonymity so it is not required | + | Go to the [[How To Register A Name]] page! |
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- | 1. Open and login to the Qortal UI. Then select 'NAME REGISTRATION' | + | |
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- | 2. Enter the name you would like to register, click ' | + | |
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- | 3. Confirm the name: | + | |
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- | 4. Wait a moment for a confirmation message 'Name Registration Successful!' before closing. This can take a little longer than you may expect, but this is due to the nature of the transaction being submitted to the chain: | + | |
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