How to complete the name registration process in blockstack-browser

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#1

Hi blockstack-browser users,

Just started a blockstack-browser by fetching the latest code (https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack-browser/tree/12e1a07638728567a3af12be908cbc25e42b5d67), build and started with “npm run hot-server” and “npm run start-hot”.

After enter basic information and sign in, I came to the homepage, which shows three app placeholders (chord, greenleaf, guild).

By clicking REGISTER in side bar, I came into the Register page.
Then input a name and click “REGISTER”. After that, a name.id with “(pending)” is displayed on sidebar.

My question is how to complete the name registration and make sure it is registered?

Thanks

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#2

You can check that your name appears on the Blockstack Explorer or use the blockstack cli to see if it appears on the blockchain.

#3

Thanks @larry.

I know how to register a name (suffixed with .id) with blockstack client:

  1. blockstack wallet (to get an wallet)
  2. blockstack price myname.id (to get a price estimation)
  3. transfer enough bitcoin to my bitcoin address (blockstack wallet shows), and wait and make sure it is arrived
  4. blockstack register myname.id, and wait it appears in the output of ‘blockstack names’

But I don’t know how to register a name in blockstack-browser. And it seems there is no clear instruction.
Specifically, I don’t know how to specify the right bitcoin address in blockstack-browser, and how to trigger a name-preorder/name-registeration action.

#4

You don’t have to (specifically, you can’t) specify a bitcoin address in the browser - the browser has its own wallet and names registered in the browser are registered to the addresses from that wallet.

#5

I’m still struggling to understand the blockstack-browser’s feature.

Is Personas->REGISTER equivalent to “blockstack register”?

If equivalent, how to proceed with a “(pending)” name in blockstack-browser?

If “1CAqzhYNpRorsbYH62jyHCwizuxT8SEVAt” (from page Personas->IMPORT) is the owner_address of blockstack-browser’s wallet, what is the corresponding payment address to which I can send btc to make a successful name registration?

#6

Sort of. It also creates a profile, signs it and uploads it to Amazon S3. You don’t have to send bitcoin to pay for the name because the name registration is subsidized by Blockstack Inc.

The latest code isn’t the commit you referenced (which I assume you got from master?)

As of this post, the latest code is here: https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack-browser/tree/cb08e0409e3171c2b16bffd20ed5bec7211fd1a1 which is in the web branch

We’re currently changing the “browser” from a “browser” into something that is more like an app that sits in your computer’s system tray. Sorry about all of the confusion. Really excited that you’re trying it out!