Ultimate Monero ColdStorage Guide (Feather X Anonero)

In this comprehensive guide, I will walk you through the process of easily setting up Monero cold storage using an old computer and your smartphone, using animated QR codes. No USB needed!

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Requirements

1. An old laptop/computer with a webcam (to be kept offline). Called offline or cold computer.
2. An android smartphone.
3. Your main computer

Required reads

Before starting this article you must read:

1. Key concepts
2. Monero offline transaction signing details

Cold computer setup

Your offline computer/laptop will be signing all of the transactions. It should always be kept offline i.e cold. It can not be used for other tasks.

I highly recommend that you use a linux distribution and NOT windows for cold storage. Linux is free and opensource. I highly recommend pepermintOS or MX linux as they are lightweight and pretty easy to setup.

I will not be guiding you on how to install linux. But here are some resourses to help you get started:

• Installing PeperMintOS <– somewhat 32 bit support, lightweight