Add info about bitcoin-cli rescanblockchain when importing a wallet

climardo commented 1 year ago

There is information in the docs about importing a wallet and the information is good, but is missing details about what to do if all balances are 0 after import. I found the info that I needed in the original joinmarket GitHub repo after seeing that wallet-tool.py is from the joinmarket project. Here: https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/blob/master/docs/USAGE.md#creating-a-wallet

restart Bitcoin Core with -rescan or use bitcoin-cli rescanblockchain if you're recovering an existing wallet from backup seed Otherwise just restart this joinmarket application.

I followed the instructions on Jam Docs and then did the following for my Start9 node:

SSH to Start9 node
Run sudo docker exec -it jam.ebassy bash to get into the jam container
Follow the instructions here: Can I import an existing wallet?
Exit the jam container with exit
Get into the bitcoind container: sudo docker exec -it bitcoind.embassy bash
Rescan he blockchain for the jam wallet: bitcoin-cli -rpcwallet=embassy_jam_wallet rescanblockchain <starting-block-#> <ending-block-#.

Sharing to save others some frustration. Thanks!

theborakompanioni commented 1 year ago

Hey @climardo, thanks for the heads-up. Hopefully, these manual steps won't be necessary anymore, once https://github.com/joinmarket-webui/jam/issues/137 is implemented and released. Till then, this is a superb description for others facing the same problem and something that can be referred to :raised_hands:

MarnixCroes commented 1 month ago

thanks for the instructions, I'm sure it was helpful for some

closing this issue as specifying the rescan start height is part of the import process now

theborakompanioni commented 1 month ago

thanks for the instructions, I'm sure it was helpful for some

closing this issue as specifying the rescan start height is part of the import process now

In dev mode, there is an option to rescan already imported wallets. Maybe it is time to make it available for all.. what do you think @MarnixCroes?

MarnixCroes commented 1 month ago

thanks for the instructions, I'm sure it was helpful for some closing this issue as specifying the rescan start height is part of the import process now

In dev mode, there is an option to rescan already imported wallets. Maybe it is time to make it available for all.. what do you think @MarnixCroes?

sure! would be a big UX improvement for the people who need it. as figuring out how to do a manual rescan can be a struggle for some

theborakompanioni commented 1 month ago

sure! would be a big UX improvement for the people who need it. as figuring out how to do a manual rescan can be a struggle for some

https://github.com/joinmarket-webui/jam/issues/833 :pray:

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Add info about bitcoin-cli rescanblockchain when importing a wallet #47