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@ -4,18 +4,6 @@ zcash-qt-wallet is a z-Addr first wallet UI frontend for zcashd that runs on Win
# Installation
zcash-qt-wallet needs a zcash node running zcashd. Download the zcash node software from https://z.cash/download/ and start zcashd. If you are running Windows, you can get [WinZEC](https://winzec.com/)
## Prerequisites: zcashd
zcashd needs to run with RPC enabled and with a RPC username/password set. Add the following entries into ~/.zcash/zcash.conf
```
rpcuser=username
rpcpassword=password
```
zcash-qt-wallet should auto-detect zcashd and WinZEC. If you are running zcashd on WSL, then please set the connection parameters in the File->Settings menu.
## Installing zcash-qt-wallet
Head over to the releases page and grab the latest binary. https://github.com/adityapk00/zcash-qt-wallet/releases
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### Windows
Unzip the release binary and double click on zcash-qt-wallet to start.
## Prerequisites: zcashd
zcash-qt-wallet needs a zcash node running zcashd. Download the zcash node software from https://z.cash/download/ and start zcashd. If you are running Windows, you can get [WinZEC](https://winzec.com/)
zcashd needs to run with RPC enabled and with a RPC username/password set. Add the following entries into ~/.zcash/zcash.conf
```
rpcuser=username
rpcpassword=password
```
zcash-qt-wallet should auto-detect zcashd and WinZEC. If you are running zcashd on WSL, then please set the connection parameters in the File->Settings menu.
## Compiling from source
zcash-qt-wallet depends on Qt5, which you can get from here: https://www.qt.io/download

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