Get started with Vivuscoin

Install the wallet, let it sync, create an address, then get VVC by mining solo or through the airdrop. Every step takes a few minutes.

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Four steps, in order

The only waiting is the first sync, and the chain is small.

Install a wallet
Vivuscoin Core is the reference wallet and full node. Version 1.1 is available for Windows, macOS and Linux from GitHub; the buttons link to the latest release assets and fall back to the release page.

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- Windows: run the .exe installer. Windows may warn about an unknown publisher; the binary is built from the public source.
- macOS (Apple silicon): the .dmg is unsigned, so a double-click is refused. Right-click (or Control-click) the app, choose Open, and confirm once.
- Linux (64-bit): unpack the .tar.gz and run bin/vivuscoin-qt for the GUI or bin/vivuscoind for a headless node.
Checksums and verification
Let it sync, then back it up
On first start the wallet downloads the whole chain from the seed nodes. It is small, and the wallet is fully synced when its height matches the block explorer or the status page.

If the wallet sits at zero and reports no connections, add the seed nodes by hand. Create or edit vivuscoin.conf in the data directory (locations are listed on the Wallets page) and reopen the wallet:
vivuscoin.conf
```
addnode=seed1.vivuscoin.com
addnode=seed2.vivuscoin.com
```
Before you receive anything: Settings → Encrypt Wallet, then File → Backup Wallet and keep the wallet.dat copy somewhere safe. The file holds your keys; anyone with it and your passphrase controls your coins.
Get a receiving address
Open the Receive tab and request a new address. An address from the wallet starts with A. Legacy (non-segwit) addresses start with 7 or 8, and bech32 addresses start with vvc1; all three are valid on the network. This address is what you give to the airdrop form or use as your mining username.
- Copy the address with the wallet's copy button rather than by hand, and check the first and last characters after pasting it anywhere.
- When someone first sends to you, ask for a small test amount before a larger one.
- Nobody from Vivuscoin will ever ask for your private keys, your passphrase or your wallet.dat.
Get VVC
Two ways:
- Mine it. Point any SHA-256d miner at stratum+tcp://pool.vivuscoin.com:3333 with your address as the username and x as the password. It is solo mining: a block you find pays the full 50 VVC reward to your address. Mining guide.
- Claim the airdrop. One claim per address. The programme distributes VVC from the project reserve to new users; phase 1 is 2,000,000 VVC: 500 VVC for each of the first 1,000 registered addresses, then 50 VVC. Airdrop sign-up.
Look your address up on the block explorer to see a payment or a mined block; your wallet shows the same balance. A mined reward can be spent after 100 further blocks.