Usage » Profile

Profile data

caution

  • never share your private key or any profile data with others!
  • you cannot change your credentials on leak, as permanently stored on the blockchain.

Typically, user data is created upon the first launch and stored in the home directory of the user who runs the twisterd process:

/home/username/.twister

tip

The hidden files may be invisible by default.
In the Nautilus file manager, you can toggle the visibility of hidden files by using the Ctrl+H keyboard shortcut.

~/.twister contents

important

Do not manually operate with the following files without understanding what you are doing!
If you want to modify something or copy the entire folder, first stop the active twisterd process using systemd API or by clicking the Exit button on the Network page.

  • /blocks, /chainstate - blockchain data
  • /database - application state database
  • /html - default location for the twister-html web UI, may not be here if twisterd has been launched with the -htmldir argument
  • debug.log - contains recent RPC requests
  • peers.dat - the known peers database, along with the current network state, could be useful for initial connection to old peers without working DNS seeds (by copying it into the new twister-core profile)
  • twister.conf - stores twisterd launch options used instead of some CLI arguments
  • twisterwallet.dat - contains user private keys, it is same as wallet.dat in Bitcon, keep in safe place!
  • .lock - prevents twisterd from being launched twice at the same time

Backup

Similar to a Bitcoin, which uses ~/.bitcoin/wallet.dat, twister manages your accounts using the ~/.twister/twisterwallet.dat file.

To backup a specified username (public key) in twister, you should know its password (private key) that was previously registered on the twister blockchain, which was also displayed in the success alert when the account was created.

important

If you lose the private / public key pair for account, you will no longer be able to use it!

Web UI

To export your private key for an active user:

  1. navigate to the Home page
  2. select from the main menu Setup account
  3. press Secret Key button
  4. your private key will be displayed below, copy it to a safe place.

Files to backup

An additional backup of the profile folder is not really required, as the blockchain and other data can be downloaded from the network during the initialization of a new wallet.

Optionally, you may archive the entire .twister folder or just copy twisterwallet.dat to use your wallet on another twister node without having to download the blockchain or import the public/private key pair in the web UI.

How to store backup

Similar to Bitcoin, you can keep your profile data in digital form (by using KeePassXC) or you even can simply print the public/private key pair on paper.

Generated at: 2025.04