v0.8.3

Which download do I need?

Two of them, and you only ever need one.

I want to…	Download
Run a node or validator (server, headless, no desktop)	helix-cli-… for your platform — unpack it and run helix start. No installer, no dependencies.
Use the wallet on my desktop (send, stake, explorer, run a node from the UI)	helix-gui-… for your platform. The wallet already contains the node — you do not need the CLI as well.

Which wallet installer?

• Linux — .AppImage runs anywhere without installing (make it executable and start it) · .deb for Debian/Ubuntu · .rpm for Fedora/RHEL
• macOS — .dmg (Apple Silicon)
• Windows — .exe is the normal installer · .msi is for managed/automated rollout

Running a validator?

Start the node first, confirm peer_count is above zero, and only then send the stake
transaction — see the founding-validator checklist in the
README. Staking before your node is connected
gets it jailed for downtime.

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What's in v0.8.3

validating from a passphrase-protected wallet

0.8.2 made the wallet run the bundled node under the wallet's own key, but an
encrypted wallet cannot be read without its passphrase and there was no way to
supply one — the node refused to start. It is now asked for, only when needed,
and passed to the node process without being stored.

Also: the wallet reads from your own node while it runs instead of a public
one, shows which node is answering, gains a reset button for a local chain
that can no longer follow the network, and puts Send/Receive in the sidebar.

Full Changelog: v0.8.2...v0.8.3