How to install and synchronize Bitcoin Gold official wallet

[two_btc]

Installation:
1. Download wallet: https://bitcoingold.org/downloads/
2. Check your address: File -> Receiving address
Now you can start mining to this address
How to set up miner: https://btg.2miners.com/#/help
3. Make backup in case of: File -> Backup wallet
4. Find your private key: Help -> Debug window -> Console
dumpprivkey your_Receiving_address
Save it somewhere

Synchronization:
1. Create a shotcut to bitcoin-qt.exe with -bootstrap option
2. Add Bitcoin Core nodes (Not Bitcoin Gold as they are OVERLOADED).
Take nodes from here: https://bitnodes.earn.com/
Add port 8333 at the end of each node.
For example 92.255.91.146:8333
Help -> Debug window -> Console
addnode 92.255.91.146:8333 add
etc. If you have Bitcoin Core wallet:
Start it. Check you IP (which was specified by your router for example 192.168.1.50).
Add it through Help -> Debug window -> Console
addnode 192.168.1.50:8333 add
3. Sync till block 491407.
4. Close Bitcoin Gold wallet.
5. Start it without the -bootstrap option.
6. Add Bitcoin Gold nodes.
Or just save bitcoin.conf to the installation folder of your Bitcoin Gold.

P.S. Welcome to https://btg.2miners.com/ Bitcoin Mining Pool.
It is on the correct chain. Blocks have already been found. Everything works perfect for the whole day.

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[two_btc]

bitcoin.conf file should contain the nodes:

addnode=109.192.23.101
addnode=88.99.5.24
addnode=164.132.164.49
addnode=91.224.140.216
addnode=178.63.11.246
addnode=176.12.32.153
addnode=93.88.74.26
addnode=213.148.176.232
addnode=109.201.133.93
addnode=195.42.181.134
addnode=72.65.232.4
addnode=154.16.63.17
addnode=213.154.230.106
addnode=178.238.228.83
addnode=213.154.229.126
addnode=91.222.17.86
addnode=45.77.62.72
addnode=213.154.230.107
addnode=98.114.91.222
addnode=35.196.226.49
addnode=66.70.247.151
addnode=89.18.27.165
addnode=89.18.27.165
addnode=45.32.234.160
addnode=217.182.199.21
addnode=185.139.2.140
addnode=31.214.157.104
addnode=149.154.71.96
addnode=109.252.108.223
addnode=67.170.52.226
addnode=188.75.128.27
addnode=199.229.248.218
addnode=81.218.148.131
addnode=36.78.96.92
addnode=212.47.236.104
addnode=89.110.53.186
addnode=145.239.0.50
addnode=100.1.157.185
addnode=172.113.91.211
addnode=54.153.140.202
addnode=188.120.223.153
addnode=45.76.136.149
addnode=46.22.7.74
addnode=91.50.219.221
addnode=85.253.172.161
addnode=31.128.109.238
addnode=159.89.192.119
addnode=92.51.61.81
addnode=95.235.32.196
addnode=37.113.31.187
addnode=176.107.192.240
addnode=93.85.135.35
addnode=46.188.16.96
addnode=178.130.45.210
addnode=213.154.229.50
addnode=46.39.249.143
addnode=31.131.99.98
addnode=83.99.172.208
addnode=219.89.122.82
addnode=46.53.217.127
addnode=217.15.136.205
addnode=79.220.108.12
addnode=35.200.168.155
addnode=128.71.176.116
addnode=95.83.189.23
addnode=93.185.18.90
addnode=145.255.184.109
addnode=31.128.187.194
addnode=5.18.232.205
addnode=37.232.180.232
addnode=82.209.92.252
addnode=176.120.61.207
addnode=59.44.59.39
addnode=95.158.227.162
addnode=91.247.153.10
addnode=67.68.226.130
addnode=76.16.12.81
addnode=37.113.183.76
addnode=149.172.240.141
addnode=178.158.247.119
addnode=94.25.167.53
addnode=91.97.19.163
addnode=159.224.111.200
addnode=176.59.116.246
addnode=5.79.211.1
addnode=94.29.97.194
addnode=92.112.175.122
addnode=64.251.97.144
addnode=173.176.95.92
addnode=84.234.52.190
addnode=194.88.107.212
addnode=193.165.126.22
addnode=178.137.150.156
addnode=35.189.127.200
addnode=176.15.109.97
addnode=94.140.241.96
addnode=37.147.131.69
addnode=188.17.149.51
addnode=75.83.89.98
addnode=72.39.197.234
addnode=94.50.4.238
addnode=79.66.239.82
addnode=178.44.31.26
addnode=146.241.19.216
addnode=14.231.241.123
addnode=93.78.122.48
addnode=80.77.163.221
addnode=79.191.221.201
addnode=86.245.221.65
addnode=95.107.22.142
addnode=189.165.103.35
addnode=88.206.10.31
addnode=178.130.42.86
addnode=178.78.32.112
addnode=212.56.120.203
addnode=162.213.254.102
addnode=95.26.135.119
addnode=91.227.197.0
addnode=172.90.200.135
addnode=77.29.64.33
addnode=35.200.126.199
addnode=143.207.67.209

[Yass]

you can also use btg wallet online ^^

[Cuzzle]

wow is that ever fast!  I used the bitcoin.conf method and headers synced to 99.4 % in about 30 seconds. I had this open for an hour before and it did not update at all.
Awesome tip!! 

[two_btc]

you can also use btg wallet online ^^

Does it work? Is it possible to import private key from Windows wallet to it?

[AARosie]

Wow, added the addresses to the .conf file and it's saying something like 50+ weeks to sync! 

[Stalesamy]

what is the -bootstrap method? I just went into the directory where bitcoin-qt is but don't know what to do now.

[Cuzzle]

what is the -bootstrap method? I just went into the directory where bitcoin-qt is but don't know what to do now.

FIRST
make a text file called bitcoin.conf that has all the nodes (from the second post above)
save this bitcoin.conf file in the same directory the wallet is installed in

THEN

hold shift and right click in empty area of file explorer (where the bitcoin-qt.exe file is) and choose 'open command window here'

this will open a command line (black dos window)

type in bitcoin-qt.exe -bootstrap

this will open the wallet

[two_btc]

what is the -bootstrap method? I just went into the directory where bitcoin-qt is but don't know what to do now.

Sorry. I've forgotten to add the screenshots.
Check them in this article: https://2bitcoins.ru/kak-bystro-sinhronizirovat-koshelek-bitcoin-gold-btg/

[Limx Dev]

Installation:
1. Download wallet: https://bitcoingold.org/downloads/
2. Check your address: File -> Receiving address
Now you can start mining to this address
How to set up miner: https://btg.2miners.com/#/help
3. Make backup in case of: File -> Backup wallet
4. Find your private key: Help -> Debug window -> Console
dumpprivkey your_Receiving_address
Save it somewhere

Synchronization:
1. Create a shotcut to bitcoin-qt.exe with -bootstrap option
2. Add Bitcoin Core nodes (Not Bitcoin Gold as they are OVERLOADED).
Take nodes from here: https://bitnodes.earn.com/
Add port 8333 at the end of each node.
For example 92.255.91.146:8333
Help -> Debug window -> Console
addnode 92.255.91.146:8333 add
etc. If you have Bitcoin Core wallet:
Start it. Check you IP (which was specified by your router for example 192.168.1.50).
Add it through Help -> Debug window -> Console
addnode 192.168.1.50:8333 add
3. Sync till block 491407.
4. Close Bitcoin Gold wallet.
5. Start it without the -bootstrap option.
6. Add Bitcoin Gold nodes.
Or just save bitcoin.conf to the installation folder of your Bitcoin Gold.

P.S. Welcome to https://btg.2miners.com/ Bitcoin Mining Pool.
It is on the correct chain. Blocks have already been found. Everything works perfect for the whole day.

The port is 8338

[N0pr3s3n7]

Something is not working can anyone help ? First if I try to start it with -bootstrap , it cannot be done.

https://gyazo.com/00c532f4d77cf93095357e7354f4ed3b

Second I somehow managed to run bitcoinwallet (maybe without the bootstrap method) it just ran. Through console if I write addnode XXX.XX.XX.XXX:8338 add      (for example ) I get response NULL from console . Is this right ?

Thanks in advance.

[N0pr3s3n7]

well what is wrong with my attempt :


I manually added all the nodes from above post (although I created  bitcoin.conf file with them) . But still nothing is working,
https://gyazo.com/588b2ac37e63121b823b72e9db314689
https://gyazo.com/a44150cb6619a510bb79fc8b27dbfb32
https://gyazo.com/d97c7ca4664cfc585b04e5c22444f816

[Rlking63]

Hello, So is the correct port 8333 at the end of each node or 8338 even if the Synchronization is complete.  Plus if I entered this at ...Help -> Debug window -> Console
addnode xxx.xxx.x.x:8333 add  should I change it to 8338?  Thanks