Ethereum: Auto load all wallets when start up

Ethereum: Automating Wallet Reload on Startup for Convenience and Security

As the popularity of ethereum continues to grow, managing multiple wallets has become a significant challenge. One issue that can make things more complicated is when you restart your bitcoin client or wallet software, such as
Bitcoin core , which offten reloads all existing wallets, including new ones.

In this article, we’ll explore an approach to automate the loading of all ethereum wallets on startup using Bitcoin-Cli, making it easier and less prone to errors during the initial boot-up process.

The Problem With Manual Wallet Reload

Before diving into the solution, let’s briefly examine the current workflow:

• Restart Your Bitcoin Client or Wallet Software.

• Run Bitcoin-CLI listwallets to verify which wallets are connected.

• If you have multiple new wallets created during a restart, reload all existing wallets using Bitcoin-Cli Loadwallet .

As shown in your example: Bitcoin-Cli listwallets, all existing wallets will be listed. However, when starting with Bitcoin core or another wallet software, the process of reloading individual wallets is tedious and prone to errors.

The Solution: Automating Wallet Reload Using Bitcoin-Cli

To resolve this issue, we’ll leverage the power of Bitcoin-Cli. Specifically, the command-line interface’s ability to load all connected wallets at startup can be leveraged in a clever way.

HERE’S How You Can Modify Your Workflow:

• Identify existing wallets

  : Run Bitcoin-CLI listwallets again after a restart or wallet software update.

• Get a list of New Wallets : use the same command to get a list of all connected wallets, but this time, look for an optional -w flag (with a space between name).

For Example: Bitcoin -Cli -w -Listwallets

This will output:

`

Bitcoin -CLI -W – -listwallets

[

“” “

]

`

As you can see, all existing wallets are still listed. Since Bitcoin core using the same list of wallets to determine which ones should be loaded at startup, we can modify this command to load all connected wallets:

Loadwallet 'Command

TheBitcoin-Cli Loadwallet ‘command take a wallet name as an argument, allowing us to specify which wallet (s) to load.

To automate the process, you’ll need to create a script that runs after each restart or wallet software update. HERE’S How You Can Achieve This Using Sh (Shorthand For Shell Scripting):

• Create a new file named .Bitcoinrc in your home directory:

`Bash

Sudo nano ~/.Bitcoinrc

`

• Add the following line to enable automatic loading of wallets at Startup:

`Makefile

Loadwallet -W “” – -update

`

Here’s how it works:

• -w" ": specifies the wallet name (s) to load.

• -Update: enables updating all connected wallets on restart.

• Save and close the file, then make the script executable by running:

`Bash

chmod +x ~/.Bitcoinrc

`

Now, when you start your Bitcoin Core or Another Wallet Software, it will automatically reload all existing wallets at startup using the modified Loadwallet 'Command:

Example Use Case:

After updating to a new version of Bitcoin Core, Restart Your Client:

Sudo Bitcoin-Core-the restart

`

This should load all connected wallets from the previous session. No need to manually reload each wallet.

By Leveraging Bitcoin-Cli, we’ve successfully created an automated workflow that minimizes errors and ensurs consistency across different operating systems when starting with multiple ethereum wallets on a new installation or update.