- #Add bitcoin to electrum wallet install#
- #Add bitcoin to electrum wallet software#
- #Add bitcoin to electrum wallet code#
The best solution I have come up with is to use a Pi 4 computer which many Bitcoiners have as it’s the ideal computer to run a Bitcoin node. You can’t even use a Virtual Machine of a Raspberry Pi running on Windows/Mac, because the host computer’s chip gets detected still, and the wrong files get downloaded, and won’t work on the Pi Zero when they’re transferred across (I’ve wasted my time trying). We want to get the ARM versions, so we have to connect using a computer with an ARM chip, you can’t use your Windows or Mac Computer. The file that gets downloaded depends on the computer’s chip – you don’t get to choose the file version received. The Pi has an ARM chip, unfortunately, so the easy AppImage files can’t be used.įor Electrum there are some files that need to be extracted from the Linux repositories using the command line. These only work on Linux computers that run AMD or Intel CPUs, and maybe some others, but not ARM chips. Linux executable files are called AppImages. You can’t simply download Electrum and copy it over like you can with the webtool in option 1.
#Add bitcoin to electrum wallet install#
This involves doing option 1, and some extra work to install Electrum Desktop Wallet. No further explanation of Option 1 will be given as there is a lot of overlap with the Option 2 method which will be detailed.
#Add bitcoin to electrum wallet software#
There is no Electrum Desktop Wallet – it is not possible to simply copy this software over you have to use option 2. Then you can use the tool in an air-gapped environment.
You can download it using a regular computer (select the ‘save webpage complete’ option), copy it to a brand new and clean USB drive, and copy the webpage across to the Pi Zero.
#Add bitcoin to electrum wallet code#
You can then copy over any simple software you need (I like Ian Coleman’s BIP 39 open source ‘ Mnemonic Code Converter‘ webtool). First using a regular computer, you’ll need to download the Raspbian Linux operating system, then flash it to a microSD card, and then insert that into the Pi Zero. This option gives you a Pi Zero computer running Raspbian OS on the microSD card. There are two options for the Pi Zero Setup. You could use it as a signing device, keeping it air-gapped by connecting a webcam, and transmitting data via QR code.Ĭan’t be bothered option – buy one from me with the hard work done. If you are extra paranoid, you may wish to destroy the device and the micro SD card once its purpose is served. Another use for this device is to create sensitive documents, and then encrypt them with GPG encryption. Keep your wallet files encrypted and the operating system secured with a strong password. It’s also good for generating seeds, or calculating checksums if you generate seeds with a dice. First, it doesn’t connect to the internet, has no WiFi access, or Bluetooth access, so you can safely type your seeds into the device.
Running a Bitcoin Electrum Wallet on a Raspberry Pi Zero has a number of advantages ( detailed explanation here on air-gapped computer advantages).
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