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

[steem-id]

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:

• Software

  Component	Download Links
  -Visual C++ 2013 Runtime	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784
  -Steem windows binary compiled by @Bitcube	https://github.com/btscube/steem/releases
  Mozilla CA certificate store	https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem

• Steem webscoket secure server url: wss://steemit.com/wspa
  alternatif url: wss://node.steem.ws

---

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

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

new >>> type set_password mystr0ngp455!@

locked >>> type unlock mystr0ngp455!@

• 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 ;)

Comments

[utfull]

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 ?

[steem-id]

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.

[utfull]

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 ....

[domino]

Thanks

[karenb54]

You made that look so easy

[steem-id]

Thank you...

[alexandre]

nice job

[geoffrey]

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?

[steem-id]

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

[jumparo]

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?