Keystore

Hop Node keystore documentation

Generate Keystore

Use the keystore generate command to generate an encrypted keystore:

Docker

hop keystore generate

Node

hop-node keystore generate

It will prompt you for a passphrase:

Enter new keystore encryption passphrase: ********
Confirm passphrase: ********

Then it will display your seed phrase. This only displayed once here so make sure to copy it.

This is your seed phrase. Write it down and store it safely.

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Press [Enter] when you have written down your mnemonic.

Next you will have to paste in the mnemonic you copied to confirm:

Please type mnemonic (separated by spaces) to confirm you have written it down

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Your keystore should now be generated and stored in the default location~/.hop/keystore.json

Creating your keys
Creating your keystore
Public address: 0x2c2c2420128945403197a768a39fe5a8fda60f39
Your keys can be found at: /home/ubuntu/.hop/keystore.json

Keystore generation is complete.
Press [Enter] to exit.

Keystore passphrase storage

You have a few options to store the keystore passphrase. Two options that are shown below are to use AWS Parameter Store (recommended) or storing it on the server itself. Either option is acceptable, as is anything else you are comfortable with.

Keystore AWS Parameter Store (recommended)

Keystore Local Passphrase