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Creating accounts

You can create or import accounts into the Octez client just like you do so in wallet applications.

Octez keeps a local list of aliases for addresses, including user accounts, smart contracts, and Smart Rollups. You can list the aliases that the Octez client is aware of by running the command octez-client list known addresses. When you run transactions with Octez, you can use the alias in place of the account address.

Creating accounts​

To create an account, run this command, replacing local_account with a local name for the new account:

octez-client gen keys local_account

You can see the address of the account by running this command:

octez-client show address local_account

The account address (technically the hash of the public key) starts with tz1, tz2, or tz3. You can use this address to send tez to this account, such as from a faucet if you are using a testnet. See Testing on testnets.

Importing pre-existing accounts​

If you already have a Tezos account, you can import your private key to use the account in Octez:

  1. Export the private key from your wallet application, being careful not to expose it to anyone.

  2. Run this command, replacing the variable <ALIAS> with a local alias for the account and the variable <PRIVATE_KEY> with the private key:

    octez-client import secret key <ALIAS> unencrypted:<PRIVATE_KEY>

Now you can use the alias in place of the address when you send transactions with Octez.