[Tutorial] How to use cli_wallet without downloading complete blockchain on Windows x64

in #steem • 8 years ago

Hi guys, I'm not really good in english so I'll go straight away to technical stuff on how to running cli_wallet on Windows OS without downloading whole STEEM blockchain.

What we need:

Downloading Components

  • Download MS Visual C++ runtime and install it
  • Download STEEM binary and extract it to any folder you choose
  • Download CA Cert and put it into same folder as your cli_wallet.exe

steem folder

Starting cli_wallet

  • Navigate to steem folder, press shift + right click then select Open command windows here
  • On windows terminal type:

cli_wallet -a cacert.pem -s wss://steemit.com/wspa enter

cmd

new >>> type set_password mystr0ngp455!@ enter

locked >>> type unlock mystr0ngp455!@ enter

cmd2

  • With wallet unlocked, now you can import your active, posting and memo private key with import_key 5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Press ctrl + c to exit.

DONE, that's it.... you now have working cli_wallet to make a post, vote or transfer your STEEM/SBD to friends or exchange :)

Feel free to comment if you have any questions ;)

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     7 years ago 

    Hi @steem-id

    Both the webscoket secure server url are giving me following error and I am not even ablle to ping them

    0 exception: unspecified
    Invalid HTTP status.
    {"message":"Invalid HTTP status."}
    asio websocket.cpp:513 fc::http::detail::websocket_tls_client
    :<lambda_60ddf648bd81adf6110630d0888bc17f>::operator ()

    {"uri":"wss://steemit.com/wspa"}
th_a  websocket.cpp:699 fc::http::websocket_client::secure_con

{"uri":"wss://steemit.com/wspa"}
th_a  websocket.cpp:673 fc::http::websocket_client::connect

    Can you please provide me any other wss urls .... so that i can access the same ?

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     7 years ago 

    Hi @utfull

    This guide was obsolete, there is now cli_wallet for windows anymore since HF12 (or HF14, can't remember). New Public websocket server also has ben changed, you can find new one here.

    You may use Vessel by @jesta or eSteem Desktop by @good-karma to managing your steemit wallet under Windows.

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     7 years ago 

    okay .. thanks for updating me on that ... Installed ubuntu just now will try to work out with cli_wallet with that ... Actually I wanted to work with steemit at the blockchain level ..... :)
    thanks a lot for being such a help ....

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     8 years ago 

    Thanks

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     8 years ago 

    You made that look so easy

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     8 years ago 

    Thank you...

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       8 years ago 

      If we send transactions over this, are we not also sending our private keys in some cases? What about the wallet password? Is that all kept locally?

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         8 years ago 

        No, only pubkey transmitted with any transaction, privkey and password stay in you local wallet.

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           7 years ago (edited)

          Thanks for the tutorial! I have an error when I try to list_accounts:
          list_accounts
          10 assert_exception: Assert Exception
          a0 != e: too few arguments passed to method
          {}
          th_a api_connection.hpp:165 fc::generic_api::call_generic

          Any ideas?

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