General overview
Dashcoin works through 2 separate binary files operated through command line:
1. dashcoind – daemon to synchronize the block chain and mine dashcoins.
2. simplewallet – wallet to receive and send funds.
Usage guidelines
- Make sure that dashcoind is running and synced when you start simplewallet.
- Always use "exit" command to terminate both dashcoind and simplewallet to save current synchronization progress.
Install Dashcoin
1. Unzip the archive to one separate folder
2. Download block chain archive and unpack it to /Users/%user_name%/.dashcoin/ - Download block chain
Launch Dashcoin
1. Open dashcoind through either double click or command line:
./dashcoind
2. Wait until dashcoind is synchronized. You will be notified with several green "SYNCHRONIZED OK" messages.
3. Open simplewallet and enter your wallet's name and address through either double click or command line. If the wallet doesn't exist, it will be created automatically.
./simplewallet
Daemon: synchronization & mining
After dashcoind is launched you will have to wait until it is synchronized with the network. You will be notified with several green "SYNCHRONIZED OK" messages.
Here are the most important daemon commands:
| start_mining <wallet_address> [threads=1] | Start mining in several threads to a given wallet address |
| stop_mining | Stop mining |
| show_hr | Show current mining hashrate |
| hide_hr | Stop showing current mining hashrate |
| help | Show all daemon commands |
| save | Save block chain synchronization progress |
| exit | Save block chain and exit dashcoind |
Wallet: send & receive payments
Simplewallet can only be used after the daemon is launched and synchronized.
Here are the most important wallet commands:
| address | Show your wallet address |
| refresh | Refresh your wallet balance |
| transfer <mixin_count> <address> <amount> | Send money to <address> with a mixing degree of <mixin_count> |
| start_mining <threads> | Start mining in daemon with several threads to the current wallet address |
| stop_mining | Stop mining in daemon |
| help | Show all wallet commands |
| exit | Exit simplewallet |
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