# Osmium - Getting Started

### Please note that these steps are rather complicated.  Please work slowly and take a note of every command you enter and the output from each one.

### STEP 1

Open your Windows wallet.

**Go to Tools -> Debug console.**

### STEP 2

Type the following RPC command, to create an address for the masternode fee:

<mark style="color:blue;">**getnewaddress**</mark>

Example output

**BHu7BFFtfsU3FgfUX1y5JnAQNVZ28348UK**

### STEP 3

Go back to your wallet overview.

**Press on the toolbar button "Send".**

Enter the address from the RPC command **“getnewaddress”** behind the text **"Pay To:". (Example: BHu7BFFtfsU3FgfUX1y5JnAQNVZ28348UK)**

Enter the following amount of coins behind the text **"Amount:": 5**

Press on the button **"Send".**

Wait until the transaction is confirmed by **4** blocks.

### STEP 4

Go back to the console of your wallet.

Type the following RPC command, to create an address for the masternode collateral:

<mark style="color:blue;">**getnewaddress**</mark>

Example output

**BRrfbPvmgds7XFvU4xhsCVegDM4Do6EyYp**

### STEP 5

Go back to your wallet overview.

Press on the toolbar button **"Send".**

Enter the address from the RPC command **“getnewaddress”** behind the text **"Pay To:". (Example: BRrfbPvmgds7XFvU4xhsCVegDM4Do6EyYp)**

Enter the following amount of coins behind the text **"Amount:": 500 OSMI**

Press on the button **"Send".**

Wait until the transaction is confirmed by **4** blocks.

### STEP 6

Go back to the console of your wallet.

Identify the transaction with the following RPC command:

<mark style="color:blue;">**masternode outputs**</mark>

Example output

**{**\
&#x20;**"618599438df959fc0647ad1895808ba0fef96282bf24eb177134cb0c329c8d41": "1"**\
**}**

### STEP 7

Generate a BLS key pair with the the following RPC command:

<mark style="color:blue;">**bls generate**</mark>

Example output

**{**\
&#x20;**"secret": "5120af1f913b8a4b459e19cc3ef3f865ba891404853fa317f348635b347e12ef",**\
&#x20;**"public": "050564992464a87643d273e87334fda1e8beb52e9605b9cef2fe73eb3a063f12c8f03a6fa4f07e26a1e9e5175e155c91"**\
**}**

### STEP 8

Type the following RPC command, to create an address for the owner of the masternode:

<mark style="color:blue;">**getnewaddress**</mark>

Example output

**B6ZhT7SR1BQSUYrab3isCGEmJGwndSxGod**

Type the following RPC command, to create an address for used for proposal voting:

<mark style="color:blue;">**getnewaddress**</mark>

Example output

**B5HXmW9iYzZq89LdH8eUXEzSwwwEaQ3XKS**

Type the following RPC command, to create an address to receive the masternode reward:

<mark style="color:blue;">**getnewaddress**</mark>

Example output

**BLvahoF6T7b8NY5wACtDoS9NzWPjRhNKuL**

### STEP 9

Prepare the ProRegTx transaction by modifying the following line.

<mark style="color:blue;">**protx register\_prepare 618599438df959fc0647ad1895808ba0fef96282bf24eb177134cb0c329c8d41 1 159.89.31.63:12972 B6ZhT7SR1BQSUYrab3isCGEmJGwndSxGod 050564992464a87643d273e87334fda1e8beb52e9605b9cef2fe73eb3a063f12c8f03a6fa4f07e26a1e9e5175e155c91 B5HXmW9iYzZq89LdH8eUXEzSwwwEaQ3XKS 0 BLvahoF6T7b8NY5wACtDoS9NzWPjRhNKuL BHu7BFFtfsU3FgfUX1y5JnAQNVZ28348UK**</mark>

**618599438df959fc0647ad1895808ba0fef96282bf24eb177134cb0c329c8d41** - Transaction id from the RPC command “masternode outputs”.

**1** - Single digit from the RPC command “masternode outputs”.

**159.89.31.63:9969** - External IPv4 address of your VPS.

**B6ZhT7SR1BQSUYrab3isCGEmJGwndSxGod** - Address of the owner of the masternode.

**050564992464a87643d273e87334fda1e8beb52e9605b9cef2fe73eb3a063f12c8f03a6fa4f07e26a1e9e5175e155c91** - “public” value from the RPC command “bls generate”.

**B5HXmW9iYzZq89LdH8eUXEzSwwwEaQ3XKS** - Address used for proposal voting.

0 - Don't forget this 0

**BLvahoF6T7b8NY5wACtDoS9NzWPjRhNKuL** - Address to receive the masternode reward.

**BHu7BFFtfsU3FgfUX1y5JnAQNVZ28348UK** - Address to where you send the masternode amount fee.

Paste the modified line into your console.

Example output

**{**\
&#x20;**"tx": "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",**\
&#x20;**"collateralAddress": "BRrfbPvmgds7XFvU4xhsCVegDM4Do6EyYp",**\
&#x20;**"signMessage": "BLvahoF6T7b8NY5wACtDoS9NzWPjRhNKuL|0|B6ZhT7SR1BQSUYrab3isCGEmJGwndSxGod|B5HXmW9iYzZq89LdH8eUXEzSwwwEaQ3XKS|c8ebf2ae235d658e0809915348718dbb262f6884473c00448ba93e7ce4648070"**\
**}**<br>

### STEP 10

Sign the ProRegTx transaction by modifying the following line.

<mark style="color:blue;">**signmessage "BRrfbPvmgds7XFvU4xhsCVegDM4Do6EyYp" "BLvahoF6T7b8NY5wACtDoS9NzWPjRhNKuL|0|B6ZhT7SR1BQSUYrab3isCGEmJGwndSxGod|B5HXmW9iYzZq89LdH8eUXEzSwwwEaQ3XKS|c8ebf2ae235d658e0809915348718dbb262f6884473c00448ba93e7ce4648070"**</mark>

**BRrfbPvmgds7XFvU4xhsCVegDM4Do6EyYp** - “collateralAddress” value from the RPC command “protx register\_prepare”.

**BLvahoF6T7b8NY5wACtDoS9NzWPjRhNKuL|0|B6ZhT7SR1BQSUYrab3isCGEmJGwndSxGod|B5HXmW9iYzZq89LdH8eUXEzSwwwEaQ3XKS|c8ebf2ae235d658e0809915348718dbb262f6884473c00448ba93e7ce4648070** - “signMessage” value from the RPC command “protx register\_prepare”.

Paste the modified line into the console of your wallet.

Example output

**ILrWvvZRZeZhnfFtNwd087rwGsiPJH28GfmoPfjSDhUcEY+joeUd82/lqVnO0FD0V1L8vpjYju92fjMPITVScGI=**

### STEP 11

Submit the ProRegTx transaction by modifying the following line.

<mark style="color:blue;">**protx register\_submit 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 ILrWvvZRZeZhnfFtNwd087rwGsiPJH28GfmoPfjSDhUcEY+joeUd82/lqVnO0FD0V1L8vpjYju92fjMPITVScGI=**</mark>

**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** - “tx” value from the RPC command “protx register\_prepare”.

**ILrWvvZRZeZhnfFtNwd087rwGsiPJH28GfmoPfjSDhUcEY+joeUd82/lqVnO0FD0V1L8vpjYju92fjMPITVScGI=** - Output from the RPC command “signmessage”.

Paste the modified line into the console of your wallet.

Example output

**9c76272b7ef2a7456c84158424eb138bd3636b09aa2beae973bbed921f1f7868**

From the Node Orbit dashboard, you can simply update your node with the secret key generated from the bls generate command.


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