🤍Runestones on Main-net

Open Bitcoin Core

Go to your Command Prompt. Be sure your command path is pointing to ord.exe.

Type ./ord index update

Add --cookie-file <path> if required. This will be required if you are saving your Bitcoin data to an external drive. See How to Find .cookie file.

Add --data-dir <path> if you want the ord data directory index to be saved to an external folder and not locally on your C drive. Example:./ord --cookie-file <path> --data-dir <path> index update

Now run the ord server. Leave this window open and running (listening):

./ord server

Add --cookie-file <path> if required. This will be required if you are saving your Bitcoin data to an external drive. See How to Find .cookie file.

Add --data-dir <path> if you want the ord data directory index to be saved to an external folder and not locally on your C drive. Example:./ord --cookie-file <path> --data-dir <path> server

Open a new Developer PowerShell for VS window.

cd to the folder your ord.exe is located in.

Run:

./ord wallet create

Add --cookie-file <path> if required. This will be required if you are saving your Bitcoin data to an external drive. See How to Find .cookie file.

Add --data-dir <path> if you want the ord data directory index to be saved to an external folder and not locally on your C drive. Example:./ord --cookie-file <path> --data-dir <path> wallet create

Make note of your mnemoic seed phrase. DO NOT SHARE THIS WITH ANYONE.

Now run:

./ord wallet receive

Add --cookie-file <path> if required. This will be required if you are saving your Bitcoin data to an external drive. See How to Find .cookie file.

Add --data-dir <path> if you want the ord data directory index to be saved to an external folder and not locally on your C drive.

Example:./ord --cookie-file <path> --data-dir <path> wallet receive

This will create a wallet address. You can send spendable BTC to this wallet.

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Etching Rune

Now you will prepare your batch.yaml file. Below is an example of a batch.yaml file you could use to etch your rune:

# example batch file

# inscription modes:
# - `same-sat`: inscribe on the same sat
# - `satpoints`: inscribe on the first sat of specified satpoint's output
# - `separate-outputs`: inscribe on separate postage-sized outputs
# - `shared-output`: inscribe on a single output separated by postage
mode: separate-outputs

# rune to etch (optional)
etching:
  # rune name (minimum 13 characters, max 26 characters, A-Z and •, 
  # • is not counted as a character, name cannot lead or end with •)
  rune: THE•BEST•RUNE
  # allow subdividing super-unit into `10^divisibility` sub-units
  divisibility: 2
  # premine
  premine: 1000.00
  # total supply, must be equal to `premine + (terms.cap * terms.amount)`
  supply: 10000.00 #formula see note above
  # currency symbol
  symbol: $
  # mint terms (optional)
  terms:
    # amount per mint
    amount: 100.00
    # maximum number of mints
    cap: 90
    # mint start and end absolute block height (optional)
    height:
      start: 840000
      end: 850000
    # mint start and end block height relative to etching height (optional)
    offset:
      start: 1000
      end: 9000
  # future runes protocol changes may be opt-in. this may be for a variety of
  # reasons, including that they make light client validation harder, or simply
  # because they are too degenerate.
  #
  # setting `turbo` to `true` opts in to these future protocol changes,
  # whatever they may be.
  turbo: true

# inscriptions to inscribe
# use file OR delegate (required)
inscriptions:
  # path to inscription content
- file: mango.avif
  # inscription to delegate content to (optional)
  delegate: 6ac5cacb768794f4fd7a78bf00f2074891fce68bd65c4ff36e77177237aacacai0
  # destination (this is for inscription destination, not premine destination, optional)
  destination: bc1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kv8f3t4
  # inscription metadata (optional, does not show up on ordinals.com)
  metadata:
    title: Delicious Mangos
    description: >
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      ligula ornare laoreet tincidunt, odio nisi euismod tortor, vel blandit
      metus est et odio. Nullam venenatis, urna et molestie vestibulum, orci
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Here is the command for etching a rune:

./ord wallet batch --batch <path-to-yaml> --fee-rate 1

Add --cookie-file <path> if required. This will be required if you are saving your Bitcoin data to an external drive. See How to Find .cookie file.

Add --data-dir <path> if you want the ord data directory index to be saved to an external folder and not locally on your C drive.

Example:./ord --cookie-file <path> --data-dir <path> wallet receive

Leave it open as it matures. Usually 6 blocks will have to be confirmed after submitting for the rune to mature. You can check the tx status here: https://mempool.space/

Once it is done maturing, you will get a confirmation on your command prompt:

Once the reveal transaction confirms, you should be able to find the Rune on: https://ordinals.com/runes

Minting Runes

./ord wallet mint --fee-rate <fee-rate> --rune <RUNENAME>

Add --cookie-file <path> if required. This will be required if you are saving your Bitcoin data to an external drive. See How to Find .cookie file.

Add --data-dir <path> if you want the ord data directory index to be saved to an external folder and not locally on your C drive.

Add --destination <wallet-address> if you would like to send your mint to another address.

Example:./ord --cookie-file <path> --data-dir <path> wallet mint --fee-rate <fee-rate> --rune <RUNENAME>

Sending Minted Runes to a Destination Wallet

If you want to send some of your Runes to another wallet, use the below command:

./ord wallet send --fee-rate <fee-rate> <destination-address> <Qty>:<RUNENAME>

Add --cookie-file <path> if required. This will be required if you are saving your Bitcoin data to an external drive. See How to Find .cookie file.

Add --data-dir <path> if you want the ord data directory index to be saved to an external folder and not locally on your C drive.

Example:./ord --cookie-file <path> --data-dir <path> wallet send --fee-rate <fee-rate> <destination-address> <Qty>:<RUNENAME>

Be sure to update the values with < > with your parameters (see example below)

Example: