<p>You can install Bitcoin core and import an address as watch only, then you can track all transactions.</p>

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2020-09-04T06:22:46.313Z
how import an address as watch only?
kosmosu05
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2020-09-04T12:12:14.397Z
[@kosmosu05](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/109589/kosmosu05) Very simple, into console type `importaddress "address"`
Luca Blight
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Luca Blight
<p>Maybe the following article can help you:
<a href="https://bitcoinelectrum.com/creating-a-watch-only-wallet/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcoinelectrum.com/creating-a-watch-only-wallet/</a></p>

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2020-09-04T04:36:18.050Z
that doesn't help me
kosmosu05
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2020-09-03T21:28:45.227Z
2020-09-03T21:28:45.227Z
le0
<p><strong>Given:</strong> there're online shops and a server with a full BTC node that I plan to run. I'll be using a full node to monitor incomming transcations thus receiving payments in an automatic manner. Only. Namely, a customer will see a result of his payment in, at most, 10 minutes.</p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> How can I create a wallet that's receive-/watch- only, that'll have to stored on a server?</p>
<p>That is, if a server gets broken into, a hacker won't be able to do anything with a wallet he steals, later on. But I will be because a private key will be stored on my local computer. I'll login into a server once a week and withdraw the funds from a wallet.</p>
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<p>I don't consider any other - paid, free, open source - ready solutions. The question isn't about a solution to receive BTC payments.</p>

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2020-09-03T19:06:29.447Z
What's the question?
Claris
<wallet><security><full-node><watch-only>
How to create watch-only wallet on a server with a full node?
kosmosu05
# How to create watch-only wallet on a server with a full node?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-03)

**Given:** there're online shops and a server with a full BTC node that I plan to run. I'll be using a full node to monitor incomming transcations thus receiving payments in an automatic manner. Only. Namely, a customer will see a result of his payment in, at most, 10 minutes.

**Question:** How can I create a wallet that's receive-/watch- only, that'll have to stored on a server?

That is, if a server gets broken into, a hacker won't be able to do anything with a wallet he steals, later on. But I will be because a private key will be stored on my local computer. I'll login into a server once a week and withdraw the funds from a wallet.

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I don't consider any other - paid, free, open source - ready solutions. The question isn't about a solution to receive BTC payments.

**Tags:** wallet, security, full-node, watch-only

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What's the question?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-09-04. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

You can install Bitcoin core and import an address as watch only, then you can track all transactions.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: how import an address as watch only?  
> **username_2**: [@username_0](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/109589/username_0) Very simple, into console type `importaddress "address"`  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-09-03. Score: 0

Maybe the following article can help you:
<https://bitcoinelectrum.com/creating-a-watch-only-wallet/>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: that doesn't help me  

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