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Wallet HOWTOs

Create new address in a group using Extension Wallet​

Here's a tutorial on how to create an address for a specific group. Sometimes this is needed to interact with dApps on the Alephium Blockchain. (Click here to know more about groups and sharding in Alephium).

  1. Click on the Wallet Name in the top left corner.

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  1. Press the “+” button in the top right corner.

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  1. Click on the “Group” dropdown menu and select a group of your choice.

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Optionally you could choose to use Schnorr signatures (more information about this feature can be found here). Once you’re done, click “Create a new Alephium Account.”

Create new address in a group using Desktop Wallet​

Here's a tutorial on how to create an address for a specific group. Sometimes this is needed to interact with dApps on the Alephium Blockchain. (Click here to know more about groups and sharding in Alephium).

  1. Click on the “Addresses & Contacts” menu.

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  1. Press the blue “New Address” button.

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Once the menu shows up, choose a name and a colour for your new address. Then, turn on the “Advanced options” toggle and select the group you want to generate your new address on.

Press “Generate”.

Generate new addresses for all groups using Desktop Wallet​

  1. Click on the “Addresses & Contacts” menu.

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  1. Click on the "wrench" icon (advanced operations).

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Once the menu appears, click the blue Start button in the Generate one address per group section. In the popup, choose a name for the wallets. Then click on the blue Generate button.

Now you have one address in each group. (Click here to know more about groups and sharding in Alephium).

Request Testnet ALPH using Extension Wallet​

  1. Switch from “Mainnet” to “Testnet”

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  1. Click on “+Add Funds”, and then press “request $ALPH”

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In about 1-2 minutes you should receive 12 testnet $ALPH in your balance.

Request Testnet ALPH using Desktop Wallet​

  1. Switch from “Mainnet” to “Testnet”

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  1. Open “Settings”, choose “Developer Tools”, enable “developer tools”, and click on “Receive testnet tokens”

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You will receive 12 Testnet $ALPH in about 1-2 minutes!