From f6c980b1ffc4180048ae5389be7703a155c8941a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jleo84 <70302531+jleo84@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 19:06:46 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update Walkthrough with wallet creation steps This PR adds information about wallet creation in Bicoin Core and how to link it to JoinMarketQt. Issue about this PR: https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/issues/689 --- docs/JOINMARKET-QT-GUIDE.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/JOINMARKET-QT-GUIDE.md b/docs/JOINMARKET-QT-GUIDE.md index cf5ed6d..21a916b 100644 --- a/docs/JOINMARKET-QT-GUIDE.md +++ b/docs/JOINMARKET-QT-GUIDE.md @@ -74,6 +74,17 @@ stick to that convention. The wallet will now automatically load from the your Bitcoin Core node. It may take a few seconds, during which you'll see "Reading wallet from blockchain...". +If JoinMarketQt stucks in "Reading wallet from blockchain..." state, close it. +You need to create a wallet in the Bitcoin Core using the command: +```bitcoin-cli createwallet "jm_wallet"``` + +The "jm_wallet" name is just an example. You can set any name. + +After you create the wallet in the Bitcoin Core, you should set it in the `joinmarket.cfg`: +```rpc_wallet_file= jm_wallet``` + +Now you can start the JoinMarketQt, load the wallet and it should work. + Since you just created it, it will have no coins initially: ![](images/JMQwalletloaded.png)