Pepecoin Core is an native wallet which serves also as full node for Pepecoin and supports Windows, Linux and MacOs.
Installation
As first thing head to GitHub and download wallet for your system.
There are 2 types of wallets: installer and portable wallet (portable wallets are with .zip extension).
Once you have downloaded wallet installer double click it and follow installer steps, if you have chosen to go with portable wallet, extract the files and start wallet by:
- Windows:
- /pepecoin-1.0.1/bin/pepecoin-qt.exe
- Linux:
- /pepecoin-1.0.1/bin/pepecoin-qt
Setting up wallet
On first run, the wallet will need to sync with the blockchain (this could take a while so be patient). Once completed, you are ready to interact with the wallet.
Common issues during installation
- MacOS:
- not verified developer can be fixed by this guide.
- Windows:
- wrong architecture installer. You might have chosen 64-bit installer instead of 32-bit for your system. On 64-bit system should work 32-bit too, but it is not recommended.
Encrypting wallet
To encrypt the wallet, click on the Settings menu (top left) then click on Encrypt Wallet. You will be asked to enter a passphrase. This passphrase will be needed to unlock the wallet and when you send new transactions in the future. So store it in a very safe place.
If you had previosly backed up wallet.dat that was not encrypted, the old wallet.dat wont get magically new encryption password!
Backing up wallet
To back up the wallet.dat file, click on the File menu (top left) then click on Backup Wallet and choose the location to save the file to. You will need this file to restore your wallet in the future. So store it in a very safe place.
Sending transactions
To send Pepecoin, click on the Send tab and enter the recipient’s address and the amount you want to send. You can also add a message to the transaction if you want. Once you click send, it will ask you for your passphrase if you have encrypted your wallet. Once you submit it, it will ask you if you want to send specified amount of Pepecoins to recipient.
Accepting transactions
To receive Pepecoin, click on the Receive tab and click Request Payment. You can then give this address to the person who is sending you Pepecoin.
Restoring wallet
To restore the wallet, open in windows by search bar %appdata% folder, find Pepecoin folder or go to C:\Users\your-user\AppData\Roaming\Pepecoin, here replace wallet.dat file with your wallet. On linux it is same, but instead of %appdata% you can find wallet.dat in /home/your-user/.pepecoin. In both scenarios replace wallet.dat file with your backup.
Restoring wallet on Mac
You need to open finder on your Mac. Then if you have not already made your MacBook or iMac visible in the finder page, then do the following:
Go to preferences and select the sidebar tab then click (tick) your MacBook or iMac name under Locations. Then when you open a new finder window you should have the usual favourites (iCloud Drive, Airdrop, desktop, Documents, Downloads, etc…) Then under Locations your MacBook or iMac with its registered name should be showing.
Now follow these instructions:
1. Click on your MacBook name,
2. Click on Macintosh HD,
3. Click on the following buttons: shift+command+period That will enable hidden files to be visible,
4. Click on users. Click on your macbook’s name.
Now you should see a faint Library folder (which is now visible, thanks to the 3 button clicking earlier).
1. Click on that faint Library folder,
2. Click on Application Support,
3. Scroll down and click on Pepecoin and viola, you should see your wallet.dat file which you can backup or replace with existing wallet.dat.