How To Run a Waves Node

Question: How to Run a Full Node for the Waves Network?

Required preparation:

 * Windows: Download an SSH client such as PuTTY

 * Linux/Mac OS X: Use Terminal

1. Sign up for an SSD cloud server provider or log in if you already have an account. You can use your favourite VPS provider, for instance DigitalOcean, Vultr or any other reliable service provider.

2. Fund your account with credit, create a new instance and select the specifications you wish to host on (preferably Ubuntu)

3. Your username and password will be emailed to you

4. Log in to your droplet via SSH and set a new secure password

5. Follow the Waves platform installation procedures on how to run a node, see: https://github.com/wavesplatform/Waves#installation (testnet currently)


Thank you for being a part of the Waves platform. Enjoy!

How to Withdraw ICO Waves

Waves ICO Price: 1 Waves = 0.00036867;  1 BTC = 2712 Waves without bonuses (bounties/5-20% discounts)

Question: How do I claim / withdraw my ICO Waves?

With the end of the ICO and the launch of the alpha mainnet, it's time to proceed with the withdrawal of your coins. Here are three easy steps to easily claim your Waves' ICO tokens:

(1) Download the official Waves Lite Client

(2) Generate a personal address, here's an example: 1W3N4x9smw1e7PZiYhTMs94FQBf1QsjphoYio

(3) Login and enter your address on the ICO site to confirm. The Waves team will start processing withdrawals over the weekend (11-12th June), and hopes that by next week most people will have their coins withdrawn so that full node development and launch at exchanges can be focussed.


Important Note: The most important information is the wallet seed. Save it somewhere safe -- you can also write it down on a piece of paper. With the seed you can always import your account again. This seed will get AES encrypted with a password you insert and you can unlock it to access your account on login. Every transaction will get signed locally with JavaScript and transmitted to the node without revealing your wallet seed or private keys.


That's it -- enjoy!  Waves explicitly targets mass market adoption and ease of use.

How To Claim Waves Bounties

Early supporters receive bounties for the following activities:
- 200000 tokens reserved for following official WAVES account on Twitter.
- 200000 tokens reserved for joining official WAVES Facebook.
- 100000 tokens reserved for translations and maintaining national WAVES threads.
- 200000 tokens reserved for subscribing to WAVES newsletter at wavesplatform.com website.
- 300000 tokens reserved for signature campaign participants at Bitcointalk.

Question: How do I claim my Waves Bounties?

The early supporter bounty phase has been finished and no new applications can be made. All bounties will be distributed through the ICO site.

As for social accounts (Twitter & Facebook), you confirm them directly on the ICO site. For the newsletter bounties you have to have an ICO account with the same email that you used to subscribe to the newsletter.

Furthermore, the Waves team has finalized the stakes for all members of the signature campaign, you can check out your final stake by visiting this spreadsheet. To claim the Signature bounty, send the email which you used to create your ICO account to the user WavesSignature via Bitcointalk from the participating account. The amount due to your account will then be deposited within 72 hours. You can check your current standing in the signature campaign on this updated spreadsheet.