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privacy by connecting to public Electrum servers, disconnect from the
internet first or run Electrum with the command line argument
`--server localhost:50002:s`. To avoid accidentally connecting to public
electrum servers, also use the command line argument `--oneserver`.
electrum servers, also use the command line argument `--offline`.

- Download the [latest release](https://github.com/chris-belcher/electrum-personal-server/releases)
of Electrum Personal Server. If using Windows OS take the packaged binary
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1. Make sure `~/.local/bin` is in your \$PATH (`echo $PATH`). If not, add it:
`echo 'PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.profile`, logout, and log in again
1. Run the server: `electrum-personal-server config.ini`
1. Rescan if needed: `electrum-personal-server --rescan config.ini`
1. Restart the server if needed
1. Start your Electrum wallet: `electrum --oneserver --server localhost:50002:s`.

### Links to other setup guides
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- [Using Electrum Personal Server with a Bitseed node](https://github.com/john-light/bitcoin/blob/master/eps.md)
- [Spanish language video tutorial / Instalación del servidor Electrum Personal Server](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3idwecYvcU)
- [Japanese language setup guide](https://freefromjp.wordpress.com/2019/07/13/electrum-personal-server-%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB/)
- [Connect to Electrum Personal Server via Wireguard ](https://curiosityoverflow.xyz/posts/wireguard-eps/#connecting-to-electrum-personal-server)

#### Exposure to the Internet

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resources which push people towards using centralized solutions. This is what
we'd like to avoid with Electrum Personal Server.

Definitely check out implementations like [ElectrumX](https://github.com/spesmilo/electrumx)
and [Electrs](https://github.com/romanz/electrs) if you're interested in this
sort of thing.
Definitely check out other implementations:
- [ElectrumX](https://github.com/spesmilo/electrumx) - Full Electrum server maintained by the Electrum project
- [Electrs](https://github.com/romanz/electrs) - Full Electrum server coded in rust
- [Bitcoin Wallet Tracker](https://github.com/bwt-dev/bwt) - Wallet indexer coded in rust

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