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Monero Wallet Guide

🔐 Create a New Wallet

/mnt/monero/monero-wallet-cli --generate-new-wallet /mnt/monero/wallets/<wallet_name>

  • Replace <wallet_name> with your desired wallet filename.

  • You will be prompted to set a password and make a secure note of your seed phrase.

📂 Open an Existing Wallet

/mnt/monero/monero-wallet-cli --wallet-file /mnt/monero/wallets/<wallet_name>

  • Replace <wallet_name> with the name of the wallet you want to open (e.g., nero).

📁 Mount Wallet Directory (if needed)

If your wallet directory is not mounted automatically on boot:

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/monero

To mount it automatically on boot, add the following line to /etc/fstab:

/dev/sda1  /mnt/monero  ext4  defaults,noatime  0  2

🏷️ Address Labeling

Create a new subaddress with a label:

address new <label>

  • Example: address new exchange_withdrawal

View all addresses and their labels:

address all

Change an existing label:

address label <index> <new label>

  • Index is the number listed with address all (e.g., 1).

🧷 Tag Management

Assign a tag to a specific account index:

account tag <tag_name> <account_index>

  • Example: account tag personal 0

Set a description for a tag:

account tag_description <tag_name> <description>

  • Example: account tag_description personal "casual spending"

💾 Copy Wallet Files to Your Local Machine (via SCP)

From your local machine, run:

scp root@<remote_ip>:/mnt/monero/wallets/<wallet_name>* ~/Downloads/
scp 'root@192.168.1.155:/mnt/monero/wallets/nero*' ~/Downloads/  # on Mac

  • Replace <remote_ip> with your Pi's IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.155).

  • Replace <wallet_name> with your actual wallet name (e.g., blueace).

    📌 How to Use Wildcards with scp on macOS (zsh)

    When using the scp command in the macOS Terminal, you might run into this error:


    zsh: no matches found: root@192.168.1.155:/mnt/monero/wallets/nero*


    This happens because zsh, the default shell on macOS, tries to expand the * wildcard locally on your Mac before sending the command to the remote machine. Since there's no local file named nero*, it throws an error.

    ✅ Solution

    To prevent zsh from expanding the wildcard, quote the remote path in your scp command:


    scp 'root@192.168.1.155:/mnt/monero/wallets/nero*' ~/Downloads/ # copy Monero wallet to Mac 

    💡 Always use single quotes ' ' to preserve the literal meaning of wildcards for the remote shell.

    Let me know if you'd like this saved in a reusable note or command reference

🔐 Why Avoid Using the Primary Address

  • Primary address reuse reduces privacy by making it easier to associate transactions.

  • Best practice: Always use a new subaddress per transaction or recipient.

  • Monero’s built-in subaddress system enhances unlinkability and protects financial metadata.

🧹 Sweep Balance to Another Wallet

To transfer all funds to another address:

sweep_all <destination_address>

  • Used to migrate to a new wallet like nero from blueace.

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