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Step-by-step guides for using Nethxeum.

Installing the Daemon

Requirements: Ubuntu 20.04+ / Windows 10+, 2+ cores, 4GB RAM, 50GB SSD.

Build from source (Ubuntu):

# Install dependencies
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake git \ libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libpgm-dev \ libunbound-dev libsodium-dev libunwind-dev liblzma-dev \ libreadline-dev libldns-dev libexpat1-dev libgtest-dev

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/nethxeum/nethxeum.git
cd nethxeum

# Build
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
make -j$(nproc)

# Binaries are in build/bin/
ls build/bin/
# nethxeumd nethxeum-wallet-cli nethxeum-wallet-rpc

Running a Full Node

# Start daemon (mainnet)
./nethxeumd --detach --log-file=nethxeum.log

# Start daemon (testnet)
./nethxeumd --testnet --detach

# Check sync status
./nethxeumd status

# View logs
tail -f nethxeum.log

# Stop daemon
./nethxeumd exit

CLI Wallet — Create & Receive

# Create new wallet
./nethxeum-wallet-cli --generate-new-wallet=my_wallet

# You will be prompted to:
# 1. Set a password
# 2. Confirm seed mnemonic (write this down securely!)

# Show your address
[wallet NTU...]: address

# Check balance
[wallet NTU...]: balance

# Refresh / sync wallet
[wallet NTU...]: refresh

CLI Wallet — Send NTU

# Basic transfer
[wallet NTU...]: transfer ADDRESS AMOUNT

# Example: send 10 NTU
[wallet NTU...]: transfer NTUxxx...xxx 10

# Set custom fee priority (1=slow, 2=normal, 3=fast)
[wallet NTU...]: set priority 2

# View transaction history
[wallet NTU...]: show_transfers