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# BZEdge Wallet Instructions

1. Download the latest Swing wallet from here https://github.com/bze-alphateam/bzedge-wallet/releases

2. Make sure you download BZE binaries for your operating system from here: https://github.com/bze-alphateam/bzedge/releases and **place them in the same folder with the swing wallet. **

3. Make sure you install JAVA from here https://java.com/en/download

4. BZEdge requires sapling/sprout files in order to work. To get this files windows users must run "RUN-ME-FIRST.bat" and linux/macos users fetch-params.sh. This script will download the files needed for BZE to work. Wait for the script to finish.
5. Create bzedge.conf configuration file. The path to the configuration file depends on the operating system
a. Windows: ```%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Roaming\BZEdge\bzedge.conf```
b. Linux: ```%HOMEPATH%/.bzedge/bzedge.conf```
c. MAC: ```%HOMEPATH/Library/Application\ Support/BZEdge/bzedge.conf```
5. Add the following lines in your configuration file: (**make sure you set your own username and password**)

5. Create bzedge.conf configuration file. The path to the configuration file depends on the operating system:

5.1. Windows: ```%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Roaming\BZEdge\bzedge.conf```

5.2. Linux: ```%HOMEPATH%/.bzedge/bzedge.conf```

5.3. Mac: ```%HOMEPATH/Library/Application\ Support/BZEdge/bzedge.conf```


6. Add the following lines in your configuration file: (**make sure you set your own username and password**)
```
daemon=1
showmetrics=0
rpcuser=YOUR_USERNAME
rpcpassword=A_SECURE_PASSWORD
rpcport=1980
```
6. Double click on BZEdgeWallet.jar to start the wallet.
7. wait for the wallet to sync. It might take some time since it has to sync a lot of blocks. At the time of writing this the blockchain has around 2.6 GB size.
7. Double click on BZEdgeWallet.jar to start the wallet.

8. wait for the wallet to sync. It might take some time since it has to sync a lot of blocks. At the time of writing this the blockchain has around 2.6 GB size.

Advices:
**- always backup your wallet in safe places. We recommend you to use paper wallets for long term holding**
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