Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Transaction stuck in memory pool
I made a spend and it's been many minutes, but it has not got any confirmations yet! Usually if there are many transactions in the memory pool it ma...
Sat, 29 Feb, 2020 at 9:40 PM
What is the difference between snapshot restore and seed restore?
Someone asked why the coin-finding steps were not in the snapshot restore instructions, but they were only in the seed words restore or how to find lost coi...
Sat, 14 Mar, 2020 at 9:59 AM
I don't know where to start in describing my problem
Please firstly try reading the documentation or guides here or on the Veil Project website. If you still have a problem please try to formulate a specif...
Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 at 3:10 PM
What happens if I spend to basecoin using a stealth address?
In case someone accidentally spends to basecoin instead of stealth using a stealth target address this is what would happen, so they should not worry. H...
Sat, 4 Jul, 2020 at 2:27 AM
How to view new lines being written to the debug log in Windows
The debug log file may be very large and attempting to use Notepad to read it may be problematic, so here is a much more efficient way. Type in `Powers...
Wed, 8 Mar, 2023 at 9:18 PM
How to view the debug log in MacOS or Linux
Here is the Terminal command (in MacOS or Linux command line interface) to view the most recent ten and all subsequent lines written to the Veil debug log. ...
Wed, 8 Mar, 2023 at 10:46 PM
Veil startup options
Here is a current list of Veil core wallet startup switches in version v1.1.0.1. For a general explanation, see: veil startup rpc and console commands ...
Thu, 22 Oct, 2020 at 10:32 PM
Veil console commands
veil-cli and the veil-qt console have the following commands available to them: For a general explanation, see: veil startup rpc and console commands ...
Thu, 22 Oct, 2020 at 7:52 PM
How to open the Debug Console
You might just want to get a new basecoin address or send Veil when the recipient has not given you a stealth address. You will need to get to the Debug Con...
Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 at 7:10 PM
How do I generate a wallet when using the command line interface?
Most people getting started with Veil begin with the graphical user interface (GUI) Qt wallet. When using this, generating a wallet or restoring from a new...
Mon, 11 Jan, 2021 at 5:30 AM