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Installation

Download and Installation​

The simplest way to install tons is to go to the releases page and download the latest version.

Download an installer that suits your OS, install the application and double click the executable file.

Obtain API keys​

Go to the telegram bot: @tontech_dapp_bot (or @tontech_dapp_testnet_bot for testnet) and get your API key.

Copy and paste the key inside Config > API key menu.

For Developers​

tons is a python package. All UIs (tons, tons-interactive, tons-gui) are included in the same package.

Use pip (python package manager) to install it

$ mkdir ~/my-ton-workdir/ && cd ~/my-ton-workdir/
$ python3 -m venv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate
$ python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
$ pip install tons
$ tons-interactive
[?] Pick command: Keystores
 > Keystores
   Whitelist
   Config
   Exit

Update​

If you use an executable file, just download newer version from the releases page and replace current one.

For developers, to update tons with pip, run the following command

$ pip install -U tons