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1. Quick Start

1. Download energond from the Downloads section.
2. Create your data directory and config file:

mkdir -p ~/.energon/wallets
cat > ~/.energon/energon.conf <<'EOF'
# ── Network ──
port=17777
listen=1
server=1

# ── RPC (local only) ──
rpcuser=myuser
rpcpassword=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1/32
rpcbind=127.0.0.1
rpcport=17779
EOF

3. Start the daemon:

./energond -daemon

4. Check sync status:

./energon-cli getblockchaininfo

2. Creating a Wallet

./energon-cli createwallet mywallet

The wallet is stored in ~/.energon/wallets/. It is a descriptor wallet (BIP84 / SegWit bech32).

2.1 Generate an address

./energon-cli -rpcwallet=mywallet getnewaddress label=main bech32

Output example: bc1qabc... — this is your receiving address.

3. Wallet Backup

Without a backup your coins are unrecoverable. Maintain at least one backup method:

Method	Command / File	Protects
Wallet file	~/.energon/wallets/mywallet/wallet.dat	Keys + metadata
Dumpwallet	./energon-cli -rpcwallet=mywallet dumpwallet ~/backup.txt	All private keys in plain text
Descriptors	./energon-cli -rpcwallet=mywallet listdescriptors	HD seed for all future addresses

4. Sending & Receiving

Receive

./energon-cli -rpcwallet=mywallet getnewaddress label=incoming bech32

Share this address with the sender. Every address is single-use — generate a new one each time.

Send

./energon-cli -rpcwallet=mywallet sendtoaddress bc1q... 10.5 "" "" true

The last true subtracts the fee from the amount. Omit it to add the fee on top.

Check balance

./energon-cli -rpcwallet=mywallet getbalance

For available (confirmed) balance wait for block confirmations:

./energon-cli -rpcwallet=mywallet getbalance "*" 100

5. Mining Rewards

Block rewards are locked for 100 blocks (~3.3 hours). Until then they show as:

./energon-cli -rpcwallet=mywallet getbalances
# "trusted" = available, "immature" = mined but not yet spendable

6. Security Checklist

• RPC bound to 127.0.0.1 only — never 0.0.0.0
• rpcpassword is 32+ characters of random base64
• Firewall blocks port 17779 from the internet (LAN only)
• Wallet backed up to offline or encrypted storage
• Machine is physically secure or in a trusted location

7. Network Parameters

P2P Port	17777
RPC Port	17779
Seed DNS	seed.energon.network
Block Time	~2 minutes
Block Reward	50 ERG
Coinbase Maturity	100 blocks (~3.3h)
POW Algorithm	SHA-256d
Address Format	bc1 (bech32 SegWit)
Genesis Hash	000003ea637ff9246e9ed45a5cef1a499516c2652cca55b816e7f50e54602aef

8. Troubleshooting

Daemon won't start

• Check port 17777 is free: ss -tlnp | grep 17777
• Check permissions on ~/.energon
• Run foreground for errors: ./energond -printtoconsole

Wallet not found

• Use -rpcwallet=mywallet in every CLI call
• Check loaded wallets: ./energon-cli listwallets

Transactions not confirming

• Check sync: ./energon-cli getblockchaininfo | grep blocks
• Check peer count: ./energon-cli getconnectioncount