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81 lines
3.0 KiB
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zec-qt-wallet is a z-Addr first, Sapling compatible wallet for zcashd that runs on Windows and Linux
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# Installation
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Head over to the releases page and grab the latest binary. https://github.com/adityapk00/zec-qt-wallet/releases
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### Linux
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Extract and run the binary
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```
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tar -xvf zec-qt-wallet-v0.3.0.tar.gz
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./zec-qt-wallet-v0.3.0/zec-qt-wallet
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```
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### Windows
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Unzip the release binary and double click on zec-qt-wallet to start.
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## zcashd
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zec-qt-wallet needs a Zcash node running zcashd. If you already have a zcashd node running, zec-qt-wallet will connect to it.
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If you don't have one, zec-qt-wallet will start its embedded zcashd node.
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Additionally, if this is the first time you're running zec-qt-wallet or a zcashd daemon, zec-qt-wallet will download the zcash params (~1.7 GB) and configure `zcash.conf` for you.
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Pass `--no-embedded` to disable the embedded zcashd and force zec-qt-wallet to connect to an external node.
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## Compiling from source
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zec-qt-wallet is written in C++ 14, and can be compiled with g++/clang++/visual c++. It also depends on Qt5, which you can get from here: https://www.qt.io/download
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### Compiling on Linux
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```
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sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dev
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git clone https://github.com/adityapk00/zec-qt-wallet.git
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cd zec-qt-wallet
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/path/to/qt5/bin/qmake zec-qt-wallet.pro CONFIG+=debug
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make -j$(nproc)
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./zec-qt-wallet
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```
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### Compiling on Windows
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You need Visual Studio 2017 (The free C++ Community Edition works just fine).
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From the VS Tools command prompt
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```
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git clone https://github.com/adityapk00/zec-qt-wallet.git
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cd zec-qt-wallet
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c:\Qt5\bin\qmake.exe zec-qt-wallet.pro -spec win32-msvc CONFIG+=debug
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nmake
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debug\zec-qt-wallet.exe
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```
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To create the Visual Studio project files so you can compile and run from Visual Studio:
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```
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c:\Qt5\bin\qmake.exe zec-qt-wallet.pro -tp vc CONFIG+=debug
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```
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## Troubleshooting FAQ
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### 1. "Connection Error"
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Normally, zec-qt-wallet can pick up the rpcuser/rpcpassword from zcash.conf. If it doesn't for some reason, you can set the username/password in the File->Settings menu.
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If you are connecting to a remote node, make sure that zcashd on the remote machine is accepting connections from your machine. The target machine's firewall needs to allow connections
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from your host and also zcashd is set to be configured to accept connections from this host.
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The easiest way to connect to a remote node is probably to ssh to it with port forwarding like this:
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```
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ssh -L8232:127.0.0.1:8232 user@remotehost
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```
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### 2. "Not enough balance" when sending transactions
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The most likely cause for this is that you are trying to spend unconfirmed funds. Unlike Bitcoin, the Zcash protocol doesn't let you spent unconfirmed funds yet. Please wait for
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1-2 blocks for the funds to confirm and retry the transaction.
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### Support or other questions
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Tweet at [@zecqtwallet](https://twitter.com/zecqtwallet) for help.
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_PS: zec-qt-wallet is NOT an official wallet, and is not affiliated with the Zerocoin Electric Coin Company in any way._
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