<p>It's possible if you use a fixed number of addresses. Take a look at <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5z35nm/watchonly_wallet_in_bitcoin_core_qt/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5z35nm/watchonly_wallet_in_bitcoin_core_qt/</a></p>

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2017-07-28T09:44:40.367Z
2017-07-28T09:44:40.367Z
borekon
<p>Is it possible to use Bitcoin Core in a watch-only mode? I want to be able to generate new addresses in an online instance of Bitcoin Core, but keep the private keys separate on another local Bitcoin Core instance.</p>

<p>How would I be able to do that with Bitcoin Core? I don't want to use any third-party solutions, preferably only Bitcoin Core.</p>

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2017-04-07T14:37:46.933Z
What do you mean with "Not with addresses, but with watch-only wallets."? What would you be watching if not an address?
Murch
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@Murch. address. but, now in order to use a watch-only address, I have to generate it somewhere else, say, on my local computer, and then import it on a server by "importaddress". whereas I want to generate it on a server and have it watch-only right away. watch-only wallet has to able to do that.
Otoma
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2017-04-10T11:45:16.887Z
Hey, I've had another look at your question and edited to clarify what you want to do. I hope that the resulting post captures your intent, otherwise please feel free to further edit or amend it. Thanks.
Murch
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It seems to be impossible: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/50247/77103
Chris Chen
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Does Bitcoin Core support watch-only wallets?
Otoma
# Does Bitcoin Core support watch-only wallets?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-07)

Is it possible to use Bitcoin Core in a watch-only mode? I want to be able to generate new addresses in an online instance of Bitcoin Core, but keep the private keys separate on another local Bitcoin Core instance.

How would I be able to do that with Bitcoin Core? I don't want to use any third-party solutions, preferably only Bitcoin Core.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bip32-hd-wallets, watch-only

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What do you mean with "Not with addresses, but with watch-only wallets."? What would you be watching if not an address?  
> **username_0**: @username_1. address. but, now in order to use a watch-only address, I have to generate it somewhere else, say, on my local computer, and then import it on a server by "importaddress". whereas I want to generate it on a server and have it watch-only right away. watch-only wallet has to able to do that.  
> **username_1**: Hey, I've had another look at your question and edited to clarify what you want to do. I hope that the resulting post captures your intent, otherwise please feel free to further edit or amend it. Thanks.  
> **username_2**: It seems to be impossible: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/50247/77103  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-07-28. Score: 1

It's possible if you use a fixed number of addresses. Take a look at <https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5z35nm/watchonly_wallet_in_bitcoin_core_qt/>


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