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Welcome to the Mintership Forum (alpha version)

# Q-Mintership Alpha

This is the initial 'alpha' of the Mintership Forum / Mintership tools that will be built into the final Q-Mintership app. This is a simplistic version built by crowetic that will offer a very simple communciations location, and the tools for the minter admins to accomplish the necessary GROUP_APPROVAL transactions. Scroll down for the currently available tools...

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## Minter Admin Tools

## New Minters - Start Here

### Mintership Details

Learn more about the Mintership concept, and why it was needed. The days of 'sponsorship' are a thing of the past on the Qortal Network. No more will there be the ability to self-sponsor. A new era of Qortal begins!

### Become A Minter

Not already minting? You've come to the right place to get started. The 'MINTERS.' links will take you to the 'Minter Board'. The Minter Board is a place to publish your intent to become a minter, and get support from the existing minters and Minter Admins.

MINTER BOARD

### Minter Admin Tools

Are you one of the initially selected Minter Admins? We have the tools here you need to create and approve GROUP_APPROVAL transactions, and communicate securely with your fellow admins.

## More information...

### Get Information

Would you like to become a minter? You've come to the right place! Obtain details about the new Mintership-based minting process on Qortal.

### Minter Admin Tools

If you are a Minter Admin, you will need to know how to create and sign GROUP_APPROVAL transactions. You may do so here!

### Start your Mission

Every mission has a beginning. If your mission is to become a minter, or a Minter Admin, then you've landed at the correct launchpad!

## This is the beginning...

This is the very start of the Q-Mintership app. It will be dramatically changing upon the beta release, and modification to the Q-Mintership Q-App. This initial version is a version that could be launched more quickly, and does not have nearly as much functionality as what will exist once the main app goes live.