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### Walkthrough
Ensure Bitcoin Core is running, and synced. (Your version of Bitcoin Core must be compiled with wallet support).
Double click the binary to run it, or go to the `/scripts` subdirectory and run `python joinmarket-qt.py`
(make sure you're in the venv, go back to the README quick install instructions if you don't know what that means).
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rpc_host = localhost #default usually correct
rpc_port = 8332 # default for mainnet
Once the rpc connection is correct, you will be presented with this start screen:
Before restarting though, you're strongly advised to make the configuration change explained [here](USAGE.md#setting-core-wallet), this
may avoid possible RPC errors (indeed, read the whole of that section on "Configuring for Bitcoin Core").
Once the rpc connection is correct, and you restart, you will be presented with this start screen:
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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.
If JoinMarketQt gets stuck at "Reading wallet from blockchain..." state, one possible solution may be to ensure you have set `rpc_wallet_file` correctly
as described above. You can also check the terminal you ran the `joinmarket-qt.py` script from for other error messages.
Since you just created it, it will have no coins initially:
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2. [Configuring for Bitcoin Core](#configure)
a. [Setting a Core wallet (recommended)](#setting-core-wallet)
3. [Using the wallet-tool.py script](#wallet-tool)
a. [Creating a Wallet](#generate)
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Bitcoin Core is required to use Joinmarket; note that the node *can* be pruned.
Note that if you compile Core yourself, it must have wallet support (the default), but does not need Qt.
Configuring Joinmarket for Core no longer needs any `walletnotify` setting.
In the `joinmarket.cfg` file described above, edit this section (comments omitted; do read them):
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Note, you can also use a cookie file by setting, in this section, a variable `rpc_cookie_file` to the location of the file, as an alternative to using user/password.
If you use Bitcoin Core's multiwallet feature, you can edit the value of `rpc_wallet_file` to your chosen wallet file. Just use a new line with `rpc_wallet_file = wallet2.dat` or similar.
<aname="setting-core-wallet"/>
### Setting a Core wallet (recommended)
This point often confuses people. Joinmarket has its own wallet, with encryption and storage of keys, separate to Bitcoin Core,
but it *stores addresses as watch-only in the Bitcoin Core wallet*, and the relevant rpc calls to Bitcon Core always specify the
wallet they're talking to. As a result it's strongly recommended to use this feature, as it isolates those watch-only addresses
being stored in Bitcoin Core, from any other usage you might have for that Core instance.
If you don't do this, Joinmarket will use the default Core wallet `wallet.dat` to store these watch-only addresses in.
With `bitcoind` running, do:
```
bitcoin-cli createwallet "jm_wallet"
```
The "jm_wallet" name is just an example. You can set any name. Alternative to this `bitcoin-cli` command: you can set a line with `wallet=..` in your
`bitcoin.conf` before starting Core (see the Bitcoin Core documentation for details).
After you create the wallet in the Bitcoin Core, you should set it in the `joinmarket.cfg`:
```
[BLOCKCHAIN]
...
...
rpc_wallet_file= jm_wallet
```
Then retry the `generate` command we mentioned above; it should now not error (see [below](#generate)).
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```
The [BIP32](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0049.mediawiki) xpub keys of each external branch are shown in case that is needed.
The [BIP32](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki) xpub keys of each external branch are shown in case that is needed.
The BIP32 derivation paths are also shown; for Joinmarket they are defined by [BIP49](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0049.mediawiki); for more on this see [below](#structure).
**Bitcoins should be sent to empty external addresses** (sometimes known as receive addresses). You'll notice in
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