To get started, build (see Compiling) or download the latest release only from https://github.com/aquanetwork/aquachain/releases

Unzip the archive, and double click the aquachain.exe application to open the javascript console.

When you open the program, you immediately start finding nodes and synchronizing with the network. It should take under 5 minutes to sync the entire chain at this time.

Some times you might need to start aquachain with a certain command, or flags:

aquachain.exe account new # create new account
aquachain.exe -h # show help
aquachain.exe version # show version
aquachain.exe daemon # no console
aquachain.exe removedb # delete blockchain (keeping private keys)
aquachain.exe wallet # opens browser based wallet
aquachain.exe paper 10 ## generates ten addresses
aquachain.exe paper -vanity 123 10 ## generates ten addresses beginning with 0x123

To disable p2p, use -nodiscover and -maxpeers 0 flags

You know if you are in the aquachain console if you see the AQUA> prompt. It is a javascript console, with (tab) auto-complete and (up/down) command history.

• Load a local script with the loadScript('filename') function.
• List accounts with aqua.accounts
• Check all balances with balance()

To store your aqua, you need an account.

One can be generated in three ways:

• aquachain.exe account new
• aquapaper.exe paper wallet generator (now built-in! use aquachain.exe paper)
• inside the experimental webwallet browser app (now built-in! use aquachain.exe wallet) and connect to your local instance

Start a transaction by typing send and press enter (type n or ctrl+c to cancel)

Check balance with aqua.balance(aqua.coinbase)

Check all accounts balances: balance()

Send a transaction (easy way): send

Before sending coins, you must unlock the account:

personal.unlockAccount(aqua.accounts[0])

This command will send 2 AQUA from "account 0" (first account created) to the typed account below:

aqua.sendTransaction({from: aqua.accounts[0], to: '0x3317e8405e75551ec7eeeb3508650e7b349665ff', value:web3.toWei(2,"aqua")});

Since its a javascript console, you can do something like this:

var destination = '0x3317e8405e75551ec7eeeb3508650e7b349665ff';
aqua.sendTransaction({from: aqua.accounts[0], to: destination, value:web3.toWei(2,"aqua")});

Default gas price is 0.1 gwei, if you want to specify a higher gas price you can add it to the tx:

var tx = {from: aqua.accounts[0], to: destination, gasPrice: web3.toWei(20, "gwei"), value:web3.toWei(2,"aqua")};
aqua.sendTransaction(tx);

(Save time! Press tab twice to auto-complete everything.)

balance()
aqua.balance(aqua.coinbase)
send
admin.nodeInfo.enode
net.listening
net.peerCount
admin.peers
aqua.coinbase
aqua.getBalance(aqua.coinbase)
personal
aqua.accounts
miner.setAquabase(web3.aqua.accounts[0])
miner.setAquabase(“0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000”)
miner.start()
miner.stop()
miner.hashrate
aqua.getBlock(0)
aqua.getBlock(“latest”)
aqua.blockNumber 
web3.aqua.getBlock(BLOCK_NUMBER).hash
aqua.syncing
debug.verbosity(6) // highest logging level, 3 is default

If you created a wallet with aquachain.exe paper or aquachain wallet you will have an unprotected private key. To send coins from the account derived from this key, you must import it into the console.

to import a private key into the aquachain console:

prepare your private key as a simple text file with no spaces. name it anything.txt for example

run aquachain.exe account import anything.txt

make sure to delete/shred the private key if it has successfully been imported.