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Clean up paper/file system wallet docs (#9340)

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* Add filesystem wallet page

* Move validator paper wallet instructions to validator page

* Remove paper wallet staking section

* Add steps for multiple fs and paper wallets

* Add keypair convention page and better multi-wallet example
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Dan Albert
2020-04-06 19:32:02 -06:00
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@@ -74,15 +74,25 @@ solana-keygen pubkey ~/validator-keypair.json
> Note: The "validator-keypair.json” file is also your \(ed25519\) private key.
Your validator identity keypair uniquely identifies your validator within the
network. **It is crucial to back-up this information.**
### Paper Wallet identity
If you don’t back up this information, you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER YOUR
VALIDATOR if you lose access to it. If this happens, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR
ALLOCATION OF LAMPORTS TOO.
You can create a paper wallet for your identity file instead of writing the
keypair file to disk with:
To back-up your validator identify keypair, **back-up your
"validator-keypair.json” file to a secure location.**
```bash
solana-keygen new --no-outfile
```
The corresponding identity public key can now be viewed by running:
```bash
solana-keygen pubkey ASK
```
and then entering your seed phrase.
See [Paper Wallet Usage](../paper-wallet/paper-wallet-usage.md) for more info.
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### Vanity Keypair
@@ -94,6 +104,18 @@ solana-keygen grind --starts-with e1v1s
Depending on the string requested, it may take days to find a match...
------
Your validator identity keypair uniquely identifies your validator within the
network. **It is crucial to back-up this information.**
If you don’t back up this information, you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER YOUR
VALIDATOR if you lose access to it. If this happens, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR
ALLOCATION OF LAMPORTS TOO.
To back-up your validator identify keypair, **back-up your
"validator-keypair.json” file or your seed phrase to a secure location.**
## More Solana CLI Configuration
Now that you have a keypair, set the solana configuration to use your validator
@@ -176,6 +198,13 @@ solana-validator --identity ~/validator-keypair.json --vote-account ~/vote-accou
To force validator logging to the console add a `--log -` argument, otherwise
the validator will automatically log to a file.
> Note: You can use a
[paper wallet seed phrase](../paper-wallet/paper-wallet-usage.md)
for your `--identity` and/or
`--vote-account` keypairs. To use these, pass the respective argument as
`solana-validator --identity ASK ... --vote-account ASK ...` and you will be
prompted to enter your seed phrases and optional passphrase.
Confirm your validator connected to the network by opening a new terminal and
running: