Step 1: Stop the node

Let’s turn off the node so we can change the wallet.
Command:
service waves stop

Step 2: Encode your new seed

Your seed should be encode with base58 so the system will understand your seed. In this step we explain you how to do so.

• Create a new file named “base58script.py”:
  nano base58script.py
• Copy the following information in the file:
  import base58
  seed = “YOURSEEDHERE”
  encoded_seed = base58.b58encode(seed)
  print(encoded_seed)
• Retype the “ + fill in your seed!
  Be aware! If you copy and paste the above rows the “ won’t work because the layout is different. Retype the “ so the seed will be marked in green. See example below:

• Saved and close the file (CTRL S + CTRL X)
• Activate your new script by the following command:
  chmod u+x base58script.py
• Run the following command to get your seed:
  python base58script.py
• Keep that Base58 string (we need it in Step 10)

Step 3: Move old wallet

Because you used a previous wallet on this node, it has already a wallet.dat file. This file should be moved because otherwise it tried to use this wallet file.
Command
mv /var/lib/waves/wallet/wallet.dat /var/lib/waves/wallet/wallet.dat.old

Step 4: Change waves.conf file

Now we changing the waves.conf file with the new information.

• Open the file
  nano /usr/share/waves/conf/waves.conf
• Change the password in the file (between the “”)

• Change the seed that you get in step 2

Step 5: Start waves service

We changed all neccesairy configuration and can start the waves service again.
Command:
service waves start

Step 6: Change the API-key-HASH

You can find your API key hash by the following steps:

• Open your browser and fill in your Public IP address (without “www” or “http”)

• Now “Swagger” will open
• Choose for “Utils”
• Choose for “/utils/hash/secure”

• Put in the message field your “password”

• And Click on “Try it Out!”
• Now you see your hash in the “Response Body” section

• Copy your hash
• Go back to the waves config file
  Command:
  nano /usr/share/waves/conf/waves.conf
  Replace the api-key-hash with the one you copied.

Before:

After:

• Save the file and exit
• Restart the waves service
  Command:
  service waves restart
• Check if the node is running normaly (same as step 11)
  Command:
  journalctl -u waves.service -f

Change is completed!

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