React DApp Tutorial Series - Part 4 of 15

three_ways_make_account.md

Three most common ways to create an account

1. My Ether Wallet
2. Using Web3 and Node REPL
3. Parity GUI

1. Quickest and arguably least secure

go https://myetherwallet.com
create new

2. Programatically and most useful for mischief

Install web3 1.0.0 and run node

In Shell

npm init
npm install web3@1.0.0-beta.18 --save
node

Writing down my phrase
gooey barista clumsily decathlon lubricate unfazed support gander unsoiled erasure jiffy ocean

In Node

var Web3 = require('web3');    
var url = "ws://localhost:8546";   
var infura = "ws://mainnet.infura.io/WhUD2ASrnbY9Bswx7yNv";   
var web3 = new Web3(Web3.givenProvider || infura);  
web3.eth.accounts.create(["this is my seed phrase"]);   

3. Safest so you don't expose secret key

Run parity
Go to localhost:8545
Accounts tab