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Obtain a Xion Wallet Address

How to create a Wallet and obtain Funds
Disclaimer
While setting up a rudimentary validator node is easy, running a production-grade validator node with a robust architecture and security features requires a more involved setup, which is beyond the scope of this guide.

Create a new Wallet

We provide a sample snippet which will create a new key in your local keychain:
$ xiond keys add \
my-wallet-name \
--keyring-backend test \
--home /home/xiond/.xiond
When running this command, you will not be prompted to enter your keyring password, due to --keyring-backend being set to test. This is the least secure setting.
Please refer to the Cosmos SDK documentation for a more in-depth discussion of the different keyring backends.
The output of this command contains the wallet adress, as well as its associated mnemonic.
Keep your Mnemonic Safe
Be sure to preserve and protect your mnemonic.
You should take the utmost precautions when managing the mnemonic for any of your cryptocurrency wallets.

Restore a Wallet from a Mnemonic

We also provide a sample snippet which will help recover a wallet from its mnemonic:
$ xiond keys add \
my-wallet-name \
--keyring-backend test \
--home /home/xiond/.xiond \
--recover
As above, you will not be prompted to enter your keyring password, due to --keyring-backend being set to test.
However, you will be prompted to enter your BIP39 mnemonic; upon completion, your wallet will be restored and available for use.