<p>Our server has bitcoind on it and is running on the test network.</p>

<p>I want to make the wallet multi-signature so no one in our company can withdraw any bitcoin from our server without at least 3 signatures.</p>

<p>Can you do this with bitcoind? I tried to follow: <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/3712/how-can-i-create-a-multi-signature-2-of-3-transaction">How can I create a multi signature 2-of-3 transaction?</a> and <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/51365/how-users-collectively-sign-a-transaction-in-a-multisig-scenario">How users collectively sign a transaction in a multisig scenario?</a>
.. but could still send the bitcoin from our server with:</p>

<pre><code>bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress "address_here" 0.01
</code></pre>

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2017-11-21T21:03:10.650Z
That just means you had 0.01 tnBTC in the wallet which didn't come in through the multisig address.
Pieter Wuille
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2017-11-21T21:09:16.647Z
Is there a way to make the whole wallet multi sig? Instead of just a single address within the whole bitcoind node wallet.
Marc Alexander
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2017-11-21T21:10:40.620Z
Just never send any money to it, except through the multisig addresses. There is no way to automatically derive multisig addresses.
Pieter Wuille
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2018-03-05T17:01:19.883Z
a bit late, but maybe it helps future readers. Whereas you cannot "make the wallet" multisig, you can create a multisig address.  And while you are on testnet, here is a step by step example: https://gist.github.com/gavinandresen/3966071
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Creating a multi-sig wallet with bitcoind
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# Creating a multi-sig wallet with bitcoind

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-21)

Our server has bitcoind on it and is running on the test network.
I want to make the wallet multi-signature so no one in our company can withdraw any bitcoin from our server without at least 3 signatures.
Can you do this with bitcoind? I tried to follow: How can I create a multi signature 2-of-3 transaction? and How users collectively sign a transaction in a multisig scenario?
.. but could still send the bitcoin from our server with:
bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress "address_here" 0.01

**Tags:** bitcoind, multi-signature

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: That just means you had 0.01 tnBTC in the wallet which didn't come in through the multisig address.  
> **username_0**: Is there a way to make the whole wallet multi sig? Instead of just a single address within the whole bitcoind node wallet.  
> **username_1**: Just never send any money to it, except through the multisig addresses. There is no way to automatically derive multisig addresses.  
> **username_2**: a bit late, but maybe it helps future readers. Whereas you cannot "make the wallet" multisig, you can create a multisig address.  And while you are on testnet, here is a step by step example: https://gist.github.com/gavinandresen/3966071  

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