diff --git a/electrum_stuff.md b/electrum_stuff.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..791414c --- /dev/null +++ b/electrum_stuff.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Electrum stuff + +My corner for things related to Electrum. + +## How to connect an Electrum wallet to Umbrel-ElectrumRS + +I am running an ElectrumRS server as part of my personal Umbrel node, so it +doesn't make much sense to keep my electrum wallets connected to random +electrum servers of the internet that could be spying on me, right? + +These are the instructions on how to connect through the Android app. I'll try +that first: + + The following are the instructions Here's how to connect Electrum Wallet ( + Android) to your Umbrel + + Download Orbot on your phone. + Open Orbot, tap the gear icon under "Tor-Enabled apps" and add Electrum Wallet. + Tap "STOP", restart Orbot and turn on "VPN Mode". + Start Tor by tapping the big onion icon. + Open Electrum Wallet, tap the settings icon and select "Network". + Set "Auto-connect" to OFF. + Set the "Server" setting to *************** + Congratulations! You have successfully connected Electrum Wallet to your Umbrel. + + Unable to connect to Electrum Wallet (Android)? If Bitcoin Core has only + recently finished syncing, please try connecting again in ~24 hours. + +Since I am a stupid user, I'm going to try it out even if the required 24 hours +have not passed. Damned users. + +I followed the instructions and all went smoothly. I did an additional step: +activating the `One-server mode`, because I have kind of deduced that even if I +specified my own server, it was still connecting to others. + +Now, to check that it works as intented, I'm going to do two things: + +- Check live if my electrum app realises that a new block is coming in and + refreshes the number of confirmations in my last transaction live. + - It worked like a charm! +- Send a toy transaction from one of my wallets to one of the wallets I'm + watching in electrum to ensure it receives it live. + - It also worked like a charm1 + +Big success!