explain Qortal
what does Qortal do
tell me about Qortal
whats Qortal
what's Qortal
what is the Qortal network
how does Qortal work
define Qortal
describe Qortal
Qortal explained
is qortal decentralized
explain qortal simply
why should I use qortal

Qortal is a fully decentralized blockchain and peer-to-peer data network — infrastructure for a parallel internet. People run their own nodes, mint QORT by contributing (minting), and use QDN to publish websites, Q-Apps, chat, and media without corporate cloud ownership. No ICO and no company owns the network. For orientation on QDN, open the Welcome to Qortal Q-App.


is Qortal a game
Qortal online game
is Qortal like a Discord game

No. Qortal is a fully decentralized blockchain and peer-to-peer data network. People run nodes, mint QORT by contributing, and publish on QDN. Levels are on-chain minting contribution levels.


what is QORT
Qortal coin name
native currency

The native coin is QORT. It pays transaction and QDN publish fees, is earned by minting (securing the network), and can be traded peer-to-peer on the Trade Portal for coins like LTC, BTC, DOGE, RVN, DGB, and ARRR. New QORT is created only by minting — there was no ICO and no pre-mine of cheap coins for early investors.


Qortal birthday
when did Qortal launch
Genesis date

Qortal mainnet Genesis — the first block — was minted on June 29, 2020. That is the network's birthday. Qortal was written from scratch after earlier work on QORA; Genesis started with nothing pre-mined for a privileged sale.


how does minting work
what is Proof of Contribution
earn QORT by minting
what is minting
what is mint
explain minting
minting on qortal

On Qortal, minting replaces mining. An account with an active minting key that stays online helps forge blocks and earns QORT. Reward share grows with your level (time spent minting). You cannot buy faster minting with expensive hardware — ordinary hardware (even a Raspberry Pi class machine) is enough. One minting account per person is the rule.


how to start minting
get minting rights
become a Qortal minter
how to become a minter
how do i get minting rights
how to mint
how do i mint
how can i mint
how to mint on qortal
how do i mint qort
how do I get a minting nomination
how to get a nomination
how do I get nominated
get a minting nomination
how do I get nominated for minting
get nominated for minting
how to get nominated for minting

## How to become a minter

1. **Register a Qortal name** and keep a little QORT for fees.
2. **Run a synced full node** (Qortal Hub / Go / Core) and stay online.
3. Build a **visible track record** in the community (chat, helpful publishes).
4. Get a **Level 5+ minter** to nominate you in **Q-Mintership** (you cannot nominate yourself).
5. **Minter Admins** vote on-chain (~40% yes unlocks actions; ~40% admin signatures activate the MINTER group invite).
6. Accept **JOIN_GROUP**, add a minting account in **Q-Node**, and stay online.

Open **Q-Mintership** for the live nomination board, **Q-Minter Guide** for the full written walkthrough, and **Welcome to Qortal** for first steps. Sponsorship keys are obsolete.


explain levels
what do levels mean
level 1 to 10
what is level on qortal
what is my level
how do levels work
how long to reach level 5
qortal account levels

Levels are on-chain account levels from minting contribution, ranging from 0 to 10 — not game scores. Level 0 is the waiting room (no reward share). Level 1 is Initiation (~7,200 blocks online). Level 5 is when you may nominate others (well over a year of sync). Level 10 is Maturity (~eight years of continuous contribution). Higher levels earn a larger share of each block reward and more voting weight.


what is sponsorship
nomination card
how does nomination work
what are nominations
explain nominations
minting nomination

On Qortal, a nomination is how someone becomes a minter (earning QORT with a full node). Sponsorship was the old path; nominations replaced it. A Level 5+ minter publishes a nomination card for you on the Q-Mintership Minter Board. Minter Admins vote; around 40% admin yes unlocks actions, then ~40% admin group-approval signatures activate your MINTER invite. You accept with JOIN_GROUP, add a minting account in Q-Node, and keep a synced full node online. You cannot nominate yourself. Open Q-Mintership for live cards and Q-Minter Guide for the written walkthrough.


backup seed phrase
lost seedphrase
account recovery
is my seed phrase public
is seedphrase public
never share seed phrase
is my seedphrase public

Your Qortal account is a keypair derived from the seedphrase; addresses start with "Q". The node holds no custody — there is no recovery service, support desk, or reset button. Losing the seedphrase means losing the account, names, and funds forever. Write it offline on paper (or another offline backup), never screenshot it into cloud photos, and never share it.


Can someone recover my account if I lose my seedphrase?

can support recover my wallet
forgot seedphrase
reset password Qortal
how do I recover my wallet
recover qortal wallet
restore wallet from seed
how to recover my account

No. Nobody — not founders, admins, Hub, Core, or any support channel — can recover a lost seedphrase. Accounts are keys, not server records. If the seed is gone, the account is gone. Back it up offline before you fund the account or register a valuable name.


register a name
what are names for
Qortal username
what are qortal names
what are names on qortal
tell me about qortal names

A registered on-chain name is your public identity and the anchor for everything you publish on QDN (websites, apps, files, avatars). Names are unique, tradeable, owned by your account, with no yearly registrar renewal. You must own a registered name before you can publish QDN resources. Registering costs a small QORT fee.


what is the Qortal Data Network
explain QDN
how does QDN work

QDN (Qortal Data Network) is Qortal's decentralized data layer. Every resource is identified by a registered name, a service type (e.g. WEBSITE, APP, DOCUMENT, FILE), and an optional identifier. Nodes that follow a name store and serve that name's data. Large payloads are stored off-chain and verified by an on-chain SHA-256 hash; tiny payloads under 240 bytes can live fully on-chain.


how does Q-Chat work
Qortal messaging
is Q-Chat free
what is private messaging on qortal
how do groups work
qortal groups chat
qortal dm

Q-Chat is Qortal's built-in messenger: public groups, private groups, and direct messages. Chat messages are unconfirmed transactions — they carry no QORT fee and quietly expire after about 24 hours, so they are not permanent chain history. Accounts typically need a small QORT balance (around 4 QORT held, not spent) as an anti-spam gate before posting freely.


what is a Q-App
Qortal applications
apps on Qortal

Q-Apps are static web apps (HTML/JS/CSS) published on QDN, usually as a zip with index.html at the root, service type APP (max about 50 MB). They run inside Qortal Hub or Qortal GO with the qortalRequest bridge for wallet, publish, and payments — no private corporate backend required. Identity is your wallet address plus optional registered name.


how do I trade QORT
cross-chain trading
Q-Trade
what is trade portal
trade portal qortal
explain trade portal

The Trade Portal is built-in cross-chain trading. QORT trades directly for coins such as LTC, BTC, DOGE, RVN, DGB, and ARRR using AT (Automated Transaction) smart contracts — no centralized exchange or custodian. Prices come from open offers between users, not an order-matching company holding your coins.


should I run a node
why run Qortal Core
self-host Qortal
do I need my own node
must I run a node

You can use Hub or Qortal GO against a node, but running your own node is full participation: you validate the chain, host QDN data for names you follow, can mint, and stay independent of gateways. In degraded-internet scenarios, locally synced chain and QDN content remain usable. A Raspberry Pi 4/5 with 4+ GB RAM and an SSD is a popular dedicated box; budget tens of GB of storage and room to grow.


transaction fees
how much does publishing cost
QORT fees

Transactions and QDN publishes cost small QORT fees, often proportional to data size. Fees are not taken by a company — they are shared among minters securing the network and help deter spam. Q-Chat messages typically cost no fee because they are unconfirmed and temporary. You need a little QORT on hand before you can register a name or publish.


what is Qortal mobile
Qortal GO app
mobile Qortal
can I use qortal without a computer
qortal on phone only
use qortal on mobile only

Qortal GO is the native mobile (Android) client for Qortal — a pocket version of Hub capabilities: account access, QDN apps/websites, chat, trading flows, and more while you are away from a desktop node. It is still Qortal the network, not a separate game or social app. Keep your seedphrase backed up offline the same way as on desktop.


what is the Hub
Qortal desktop app
Hub vs Core

Qortal Hub is the modern desktop UI for your account, Q-Apps, QDN browsing, node interaction, minting tools, Trade Portal, and chat. It talks to Qortal Core (your node or a connected one). Hub embeds Q-Apps and injects qortalRequest so apps can use your wallet with your approval — your node, your rules.


was there a token sale
premine
fair launch
is qortal a crypto scam
is qortal a scam
is qortal free
can I buy qort on binance
is qortal on binance

No. Qortal had no ICO and no pre-mine of cheap coins for early investors. Everyone begins at Level 0. The only way new QORT comes into being is by minting — showing up and helping hold the network. Influence cannot be bought with a big wallet; it is earned with time minting. QORT trades peer-to-peer on the built-in Trade Portal (not as a typical Binance listing story). The software clients are free to install; on-chain actions still need small QORT fees.


Can I buy minting power with better hardware?

ASIC minting
GPU farming QORT
hardware advantage

No. Unlike proof-of-work mining races, Qortal minting does not reward faster or more expensive machines. You cannot buy your way to minting more QORT with ASIC farms. A modest always-on computer is enough; rewards are about contribution time and level, shared within tiers among online minters.


PoC explained
proof of contribution vs proof of work
how Qortal differs from Bitcoin mining

Proof of Contribution (minting) means you earn by keeping a minting account online and synchronized, helping secure the chain over time. It is light enough for ordinary hardware. Combined with nomination (Organic Proof of Humanity) and one minting account per person, it resists corporate farm capture that proof-of-work or pay-to-stake systems invite.


explain groups
group chat Qortal
closed groups
how do I join a group on qortal
join a qortal group
how to join qortal group

On-chain groups provide shared membership, group chat, and group-managed permissions. Groups can be open or closed (invite/approval). Group-encrypted QDN data is readable only by members. Important network roles also use groups — for example the MINTER group invite after nomination approval.


follow names
host someone's data
why follow on QDN

Following a name tells your node to host and serve that name's QDN data. Persistence is social: content stays alive because people who value it follow its publisher. For your own resilience, run a node that follows your own name so your publishes stay local. Popular content naturally gains redundancy across many nodes.


publish to QDN
upload website Qortal
how to publish
how do I publish a website
how to publish a website on qortal
publish website qdn
how do I make a q-app
how to build a q-app

1. Own a registered name (publishing without one fails). 2. Choose a service type (WEBSITE, APP, DOCUMENT, FILE, IMAGE, etc.). 3. Optionally set an identifier (case-sensitive — keep a consistent scheme). 4. Publish; you pay a QORT fee proportional to size. Publishing again with the same name + service + identifier overwrites; only the current name owner can update.


transfer name ownership
sold my Qortal name
name sale rights

Update rights move with the name. Only the current owner of the name can publish or overwrite resources under that name + service + identifier. If you sell or transfer the name, the buyer controls future updates to those QDN coordinates — plan publishes and transfers carefully.


Qortal address format
what does a Qortal address look like

Qortal account addresses start with the letter "Q". The account itself is a keypair derived from your seedphrase. The address is how payments and on-chain actions identify you; a registered name is the human-readable identity layered on top for QDN and public presence.


who owns Qortal
is Qortal a company
central authority

No company owns Qortal. The community running nodes is the infrastructure. Even founders cannot shut it down — it keeps running while peers secure it. Governance uses on-chain votes with weight from minting level/time. Dev Admins steward core software updates by shared approval; Minter Admins handle minting nominations — elected roles, not thrones.


one account per person
anti Sybil minting
human verification Qortal

It is the human nomination layer: a Level 5+ minter must vouch for you, Minter Admins approve, and the hard rule is one minting account per person. That stops corporations from spinning up hundreds of minting bots. You may hold multiple non-minting accounts, but only one minting account per human.


block time
how fast are blocks
block reward timing

A new block is minted about once every 60 seconds. Each block carries freshly minted QORT plus that block's transaction fees, shared among online minters by level tiers. Rewards are often tallied in batches (roughly every 1,000 blocks), so your balance may jump in steps rather than every minute.


founder rewards
do founders get free QORT
special founder share
who created qortal
who founded qortal
who made qortal
qortal founders

Public team listings on qortal.dev/team name Jason Crowe as an original Qortal founder and Q-App developer (often known as Crowetic) and Ice as a founder and core developer, alongside other Dev Admins. Qortal itself is community-run infrastructure — no company owns the network. For a specific person's Level and publishes, use QDN mode name lookup.


who is Crowetic
What is Crowetic?
Crowetic founder
who is Jason Crowe
Jason Crowe
tell me about Crowetic
tell me about Jason Crowe
Crowetic Qortal
NuQloud
what is NuQloud

Crowetic is Jason Crowe — an original founder of Qortal and a long-time Q-App / ecosystem developer. Public team listings on qortal.dev/team name him among the founding contributors (alongside Ice and other Dev Admins). He also works on **NuQloud**, a project aimed at sovereign / decentralized cloud-style infrastructure aligned with Qortal’s self-hosted ethos. More about his work: [crowetic.com](https://crowetic.com). Qortal itself is community-run infrastructure with no company owner.


Is Qortal the same as Playing Qortal the book?

Playing Qortal vs Qortal
is the book the network
Revolution of Values book

No. Qortal is the decentralized blockchain and QDN network. Playing Qortal (by Simon James) is a philosophy book about the Revolution of Values — voluntary cooperation and sovereignty. Keep the network definition separate from the book.


Raspberry Pi Qortal
node requirements
minimum specs

Qortal Core is Java-based and runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS. A Raspberry Pi 4/5 class machine with 4+ GB RAM and an SSD is a popular dedicated node. Storage grows with the chain plus QDN content you follow — budget tens of GB and room to grow. A UPS pairs well with minting because rewards favor consistent uptime.


node offline minting
resync after downtime
missed blocks

Minting pauses while you are offline — you stop earning for that time. When you return, the node resyncs from peers; the chain itself is the backup. For QDN, others who follow the same names may still host the data, but following your own name on your node keeps your publishes resilient locally.


wallet security
protect my QORT
security best practices

1. Write the seedphrase offline and store it somewhere safe from fire, theft, and cloud sync. 2. Never share the seed or paste it into random apps. 3. Prefer your own node when you can. 4. Approve qortalRequest actions consciously — treat unexpected payment or publish prompts as suspicious. 5. Keep Core/Hub updated via the network's update mechanisms.


multiple minting keys
two minter accounts
farm many accounts

No for minting. The unbreakable rule is one minting account per person. You may keep multiple non-minting accounts and help many real humans join, but if several minting accounts are traced to one operator, they are all removed. That protects Organic Proof of Humanity.


who are minter admins
minting approval
admin minting

Minter Admins are community-elected members who review nomination cards and approve or remove minting rights by shared on-chain decision. Being an admin grants no extra vote weight in general governance; influence still comes from minting over time. To draw their admin reward share they must themselves be actively minting.


who are dev admins
core software updates
who approves updates

Dev Admins steward Qortal's core software. No network update ships until enough of them approve together. Because they contribute through development rather than uptime, they carry no minting requirement for that role. They are a separate group from Minter Admins.


governance votes
voting weight
on-chain ballot

Qortal uses decentralized on-chain ballots. Higher minting level means more voting weight because you have contributed longer. Ideas can be brought to the community and put to a vote — influence is earned with time, not bought with a large QORT balance.


Automated Transaction
smart contract trade
how AT trading works

AT means Automated Transaction — Qortal's smart-contract style mechanism used by the Trade Portal for cross-chain swaps. Your trade is peer-to-peer via the contract rules, not custody on a company exchange. Always understand the offer terms and keep enough balance for fees before you commit.


offline Qortal
censorship resistance access
degraded internet

Peers need some path to reach each other to sync and trade. Running your own node keeps your access independent of corporate gateways. In censored or degraded conditions, locally synced chain data and followed QDN content remain usable, and nodes can sync from any reachable peer — including community mesh paths where set up.


what is Core
node software
Qortal server process

Qortal Core is the node software: it validates the blockchain, stores and serves QDN data for followed names, exposes a local API/UI, and participates in P2P peering. Hub and Qortal GO are user interfaces that talk to Core. Updates can ship through the network's auto-update mechanism — keep disk space healthy and Core current.


starter QORT
need coins to begin
bootstrap fees
how much qort do I need to start
how much qort to begin
starter coins

Almost every lasting on-chain action — registering a name, publishing, many transactions — needs a small QORT fee. You cannot mint until you are set up with minting rights, so newcomers need a little starter QORT first (community onboarding or a peer gift is common). Holding a small balance also unlocks free Q-Chat posting as an anti-spam gate.


What is the difference between WEBSITE and APP on QDN?

WEBSITE vs APP
which service type for my site
SPA on QDN

Both are multi-file QDN publishes. WEBSITE is for visitor-facing sites where missing paths 404. APP is for interactive apps and SPAs — missing paths fall through to index.html. APP max size is about 50 MB. Rule of thumb: client-side router and app behaviour → APP; mostly static pages with real 404s → WEBSITE.


download from QDN
FETCH_QDN_RESOURCE
get a resource

Specify the publisher's registered name, the service type, and the identifier (or omit identifier / use "default" for the default resource). Q-Apps use FETCH_QDN_RESOURCE via qortalRequest; public reads can also use the node's REST/fetch paths. If the data is not local yet, the node downloads it from peers following that name.


default identifier
main website resource
what does default mean on QDN

A resource published without an identifier is the default for that name + service — for example a user's main website is the default WEBSITE for their name. Apps can address it by omitting the identifier or using the keyword "default". Shared identifiers (like qortal_avatar) are the opposite idea: the same identifier across many names.


qortal_avatar
profile picture QDN
user thumbnail

Avatars use a shared identifier convention: service THUMBNAIL with identifier "qortal_avatar" under a user's registered name. Any app can fetch any user's avatar knowing only their name. THUMBNAIL is limited to about 500 KB, so keep avatar images small.


encrypted QDN
private mail
DOCUMENT_PRIVATE

Yes. Private service variants (e.g. MAIL_PRIVATE, IMAGE_PRIVATE, DOCUMENT_PRIVATE) store data encrypted so only the intended recipient's private key can decrypt. Group-encrypted data is readable by group members. Public services are visible to anyone whose node can fetch them.


QDN size limits
max APP size
how big can I publish

Common documented limits include: JSON about 25 KB; THUMBNAIL about 500 KB; IMAGE about 10 MB; APP about 50 MB; MAIL about 1 MB; CHAIN_COMMENT 239 bytes fully on-chain. Resources under 240 bytes can live fully on-chain; larger payloads are off-chain with an on-chain hash. Large files suit FILE service rather than stuffing DOCUMENT awkwardly.


trade BTC for QORT
supported trade pairs
LTC to QORT

Through the Trade Portal / AT trades you can trade QORT directly for coins such as LTC, BTC, DOGE, RVN, DGB, and ARRR (Pirate Chain), peer-to-peer without a custodial exchange. A Litecoin wallet is commonly created with your account to help bootstrap trading paths. Always verify offer details before committing.


Does Qortal use huge amounts of electricity?

energy use
is minting green
power consumption

No. Minting is a light process suitable for a small always-on computer or Raspberry Pi sipping modest power — not a proof-of-work arms race of warehouses full of ASICs. A planet of Qortal minters would use a tiny fraction of what a single large proof-of-work coin burns.


what is QORA
QORA burn
old coin repayment

QORA was an earlier 2014-era blockchain. Builders later wrote Qortal from scratch with Genesis in 2020. Holders who burned QORA before Genesis were recorded as owed a slow repayment in QORT (historically 250 QORA per 1 QORT), funded by a small per-block share (settled at 1% after a 2022 community vote). It is a debt of honour, not a sale.


time to level 5
when can I nominate
Baptism level

Reaching Level 5 takes well over a year of staying synchronized while minting — long enough to understand the network before you may nominate others. Exact timing depends on continuous online contribution; downtime slows progress. Level 5 is sometimes called Baptism in community language.


time to level 10
Maturity level
max level

Level 1 is about 7,200 online minted blocks. Credits are batched roughly every 1,000 blocks, so Level 1 often appears after about 8,000–9,000 online blocks. Trust the Level shown in Hub. Level 5+ can nominate new minters.


Why is my QORT balance jumping in steps?

rewards not every block
batch payouts
balance not updating every minute

Minting rewards are often tallied in batches, roughly every 1,000 blocks, rather than credited on every single ~60-second block. That is normal — do not assume minting is broken just because the balance is quiet between batch payouts. Also confirm your minting key is active and blocks-minted is increasing.


add minting account
activate minting key
Q-Node minting

A minting key is what lets an approved minting account forge blocks when online. In Hub, tools like the Q-Node app help create/add your minting account after you join the MINTER group. Keep the account's seedphrase backed up; the minting key is part of your participation setup, not a second recovery path for a lost seed.


buy influence
whale voting
governance attack with money

No. Buying a large pile of QORT on the market does not buy extra votes, faster minting, or control. Voting weight comes from minting level/time. A wealthy newcomer still needs nomination, one minting account, and years of contribution — money is designed not to capture governance.


getting started
first steps on Qortal
onboarding checklist
how do I join qortal
how to join qortal
how do I get started on qortal
getting started on qortal
what do I need to use qortal
what do I need for qortal
requirements to use qortal

1. Install Hub or Qortal GO and create an account. 2. Write your seedphrase offline immediately. 3. Obtain a little starter QORT and register a name. 4. Open Q-Chat and introduce yourself. 5. Optionally start a node or connect reliably so you can learn, publish something lasting, and eventually earn a nomination.


censorship
can Qortal be shut down
decentralized publishing

Qortal is built so identity, data, and apps live on peer-run infrastructure rather than a company server that can flip a switch. Anyone can run a node, follow names, and host data. Persistence still depends on peers following and serving content — so follow what matters, run your own node when you can, and publish under your own name.


qortalRequest bridge
how Q-Apps talk to wallet
Hub API for apps

qortalRequest is the JavaScript bridge Hub and Qortal GO inject into embedded Q-Apps. Apps call it for wallet identity, payments, publishing, encryption, and navigation — always with user approval for sensitive actions. Use try/catch; call identity actions from a user gesture (button), not automatically on first paint.


Q-Chat history
are chats permanent
messages disappear

No. Q-Chat messages are unconfirmed transactions that typically vanish after about 24 hours and are not permanent blockchain history. That is why they carry no fee. For lasting communication or records, use on-chain transactions, Q-Mail/private resources, or published QDN documents — depending on your need.


Qortal peers over its own P2P port and serves a local API/UI for Hub and Q-Apps. Port forwarding improves peer connectivity but is not strictly required to use the network. The trust model is intentional: apps talk to your local node API, not a mandatory third-party cloud API.


check if minting
minting not earning
blocks minted

On your node/Hub minting views, confirm the minting key is active and that blocks-minted (or equivalent progress) is increasing over time while you stay synced. Remember rewards may credit in batches (~1,000 blocks). Also watch disk space and that Core stays updated.


Legitimate helpers never need your seedphrase. Anyone asking for it is attempting theft. Mentors can guide clicks and concepts; they cannot "type the seed for you" safely. Hang up on seed requests immediately.


What remains usable if the wider internet degrades?

Locally synced blockchain data, QDN content your node already follows/hosts, local Hub/GO against your node, and mesh paths like Reticulum where configured. Design your setup assuming gateways and corporate clouds may vanish.


Qortal mail
send Q-Mail
private messages lasting

Q-Mail is Qortal's mail-style messaging on the network, including private encrypted variants. Unlike fleeting Q-Chat, mail-oriented resources are meant as lasting messages with size limits (MAIL around 1 MB). Use it when you need a message that should persist beyond a day's chat buffer.


Qortal video
publish videos
decentralized YouTube

Q-Tube is a community Q-App ecosystem for publishing and watching videos on QDN — decentralized media under registered names, hosted by nodes that follow those names. Publish video resources under your name; viewers fetch from peers rather than a corporate video host.


Q-Share is for sharing files on QDN under your registered name. Publish with an appropriate FILE/FILES service, pay the size-based fee, and people who follow your name (or fetch the resource) can retrieve it from the peer network.


mintership app
where to get nominated
open q-mintership
minter board app

Q-Mintership is the Q-App for the Minter Board: Level 5+ nomination cards, community/admin polls, and Minter Admin group approvals that invite people into the MINTER group. Open qortal://APP/Q-Mintership (or the Q-Mintership app in Hub/Go). For what a nomination is and the step-by-step flow, ask “what is nomination” or “how does the nomination system work.”


Subwire is a blogging-style Q-App ecosystem on Qortal where people publish blog content via QDN services (such as BLOG / BLOG_COMMENT patterns). Your posts live under your registered name on the peer network rather than a corporate blog host.


QWB
build website without code
drag and drop site

QWB (Qortal Web Builder) is a no-code / drag-and-drop way to build a site and publish it to QDN under your name — useful on day one when you want a lasting presence without writing code. The result is still a normal QDN WEBSITE (or similar) resource peers can host.


A QORTector is a plug-and-play node appliance idea — dedicated hardware so you can keep a node (and minting) running without tying up your main computer. Same network rules apply: back up your seedphrase offline and keep the device powered and synced.


QDN identifier
case sensitive identifier
app prefix identifiers

The optional identifier string distinguishes multiple resources for the same name + service. Identifiers are case-sensitive — "MyApp_config" and "myapp_config" are different. Apps should prefix identifiers with their app name (e.g. myapp_ + suffix) and later search with that prefix. Always validate fetched data; QDN is permissionless.


overwrite QDN
edit published data
update website on Qortal

Yes. Publish again with the same name + service + identifier and the new version overwrites for fetchers. Only the current owner of the name can update. There is no separate "edit password" — control of the name is control of updates.


on-chain comment
239 bytes
tiny on-chain data

CHAIN_COMMENT is a tiny fully on-chain payload service capped at 239 bytes. Use it for small permanent comments anchored in the chain itself. Larger discussion or content belongs in off-chain QDN services with on-chain hashes.


What happens to data if nobody follows a name?

data disappearance
unfollowed content
QDN persistence

QDN persistence is follow-based. If no node follows a name, that name's hosted payloads can become hard to fetch. Popular content gains redundancy; obscure content needs friends, mirrors, or your own always-on node following your name. Social hosting is a feature, not a bug — value what you want to keep alive.


buy a name
claim username
name registration steps
how do I register a name on qortal
how to register a name
register name on qortal

1. Create an account and securely back up the seedphrase. 2. Obtain enough QORT for the name fee (community onboarding often helps newcomers). 3. In Hub or GO, open the name registration flow and choose a unique name. 4. Confirm the transaction on-chain. 5. After confirmation, you can publish QDN resources under that name.


name expiration
renew Qortal name
annual name fee

No corporate registrar renewal. Once your account owns the name on-chain, it remains yours until you transfer or sell it. Protect the seedphrase — losing the account loses the name with it.


level zero
before level 1
waiting room level

Level 0 is where you begin after minting approval — the waiting room. Level 0 earns nothing from the block reward share. After roughly 7,200 blocks of staying online (~one week), you cross into Level 1 (Initiation) and begin earning as an online minter in your tier.


Level 1 is about 7,200 online minted blocks. Credits are batched roughly every 1,000 blocks, so Level 1 often appears after about 8,000–9,000 online blocks. Trust the Level shown in Hub. Level 5+ can nominate new minters.


corporate capture
bot farms
Sybil resistance

The design pushes back hard: nomination is a human handshake, one minting account per person, and multi-account farms get removed. Paying workers to beg nominations for phantom accounts is brittle compared to those workers simply minting for themselves. Money alone cannot buy minting rights or vote weight.


reward tiers
how rewards split
tier share
what is a reward share
reward share
what is reward share
block reward share

At Genesis (29 June 2020) each block minted 5 QORT. About every six months the reward steps down by 0.25 QORT toward a floor of 2; later yearly votes can adjust within 1–5 QORT. New QORT is created only by minting. Check your node / Q-Minter Guide for the live figure.


reward schedule
QORT emission
block reward decline


max supply
infinite supply
tokenomics cap

Unlike Bitcoin's hard 21 million cap, Qortal has no maximum supply ceiling of that style. New QORT is minted continuously to online minters so there is always issuance for contribution. Emission rate steps down over years and can be community-adjusted within guardrails.


QORA debt
1 percent block share
burn repayment

A small per-block share (1% after a 2022 community vote; it was larger earlier) slowly repays people who burned QORA before Genesis, at a fixed rate of 250 old QORA per 1 QORT. Recipients need not mint — the network remembers the debt. It will take many years to pay in full.


Port forwarding improves peer connectivity but is not strictly required to use the network or begin participating. Prioritize a stable machine, synced Core, active minting key, and offline seedphrase backup. Improve networking if you see poor peer counts.


disk space
blockchain size
storage planning

Budget tens of GB to start for chain data plus whatever QDN content you follow and host, with room to grow as the chain and your follows expand. Prefer an SSD. Monitor free disk — a full disk stops a healthy node faster than almost anything else.


battery backup node
power outage minting

Yes if you can. Minting rewards consistent uptime; power blips mean downtime and slower level progress. An uninterruptible power supply for a Pi or small PC is a practical pairing with an always-on node.


auto update
upgrade Qortal Core
node version

Keep Core updated; updates can ship through the network's auto-update mechanism after Dev Admin approval processes. Also keep an eye on disk space and that the node restarts cleanly after updates. Running ancient Core invites sync and compatibility pain.


local API trust
why run own node for apps

Hub and Q-Apps talk to your own node's local API/UI. That is intentional: your node, your rules, no mandatory third-party API dependency. Prefer verifying important actions on hardware you control, especially for minting and large publishes.


Can I use Qortal without registering a name?

no name account
publish without name
address only

You can hold an account and receive QORT with just an address, but a registered name is required to publish QDN resources and is the practical public identity for apps, sites, and being known in the community. Most newcomers register a name early.


cross-app identifiers
deterministic QDN paths

Shared identifiers are deterministic locations used across many names — for example every avatar uses THUMBNAIL + "qortal_avatar". Apps agree on the identifier string so they can find the same kind of resource for any name without a central profile server.


How should apps name their QDN identifiers?

identifier namespace
SEARCH_QDN_RESOURCES prefix
app data conventions

Prefix with the app slug, e.g. myapp_config_v1 or myapp_post_<id>. Later search with SEARCH_QDN_RESOURCES using the prefix option. Because QDN is permissionless, validate the schema of everything you fetch — an identifier match is not proof your app wrote it.


Q-Apps published as service APP are multi-file zips with a typical maximum around 50 MB. Stay under the limit, ship assets inside the zip (avoid CDN dependencies), and use relative paths with a flat dist layout so Hub/GO can serve the app offline-friendly.


Q-App blank screen
assets 404
SPA path bug

Common causes: zip layout wrong (index.html not at root), bundler base path not "./" so assets 404, Hub opening /render/APP/Name without a trailing slash so relative assets resolve badly, or relying on external CDNs blocked offline. Rebuild, flatten dist, re-zip, and republish.


On QDN WEBSITE service, a missing file path returns 404. On APP service, missing paths fall through to index.html for SPA routing. Choosing the wrong service type is a frequent publishing mistake.


FILE service
DOCUMENT service
which service for large files

Use FILE/FILES for large binary or general file payloads. DOCUMENT is for document-style payloads; do not force huge binaries into the wrong service. JSON is for small structured metadata (~25 KB). Pick the service that matches validation rules and size expectations.


on-chain vs off-chain data
SHA-256 verification
240 bytes

Yes if they are under about 240 bytes (CHAIN_COMMENT max 239 bytes is the clear example). Larger payloads are stored off-chain on QDN and verified by an on-chain SHA-256 hash. That keeps the chain lean while data remains integrity-checked.


Closed groups use invite/approval membership. They enable private group chat and group-encrypted QDN data readable only by members — useful for teams, families, or communities who want shared private publishing without a company chat server.


Open groups allow broader joining; closed groups require invite or approval. Both are on-chain membership structures with chat and permission features. Pick closed when membership itself is part of the security boundary.


Use Hub or Qortal GO's send/payment flow: enter the recipient's Qortal address (starts with Q) or use a supported payment QR / qortal://pay deep link, set the amount, confirm the fee, and approve the transaction. Double-check the address — on-chain sends are final.


deep links
qortal protocol links
open in GO

qortal:// deep links open QDN resources, apps, or payment flows inside Hub or Qortal GO. On Android, Qortal GO can register app links for gateway hosts and qortal:// payment links so scans open the right screen. They are network-native links, not generic web URLs.


custodial exchange
who holds trade funds
non-custodial trading

No. Trades use AT contracts peer-to-peer. There is no exchange company holding your coins as custodian. You still must understand offer terms, wait for confirmations as the flow requires, and protect your seedphrase — non-custodial does not mean risk-free.


Can I trade without KYC on a company exchange?

KYC free trade
P2P without exchange account

Trade Portal AT trades are peer-to-peer on Qortal infrastructure without a corporate exchange KYC desk. You still need the foreign coin wallet paths the trade requires (e.g. LTC) and enough QORT for fees. Follow local laws that apply to you; the tech itself is non-custodial P2P.


What foreign wallets are involved in trading?

Cross-chain trades need the other chain's coin. Accounts commonly get a Litecoin wallet automatically to help LTC↔QORT paths; other pairs involve their respective coins (BTC, DOGE, RVN, DGB, ARRR, etc.). Keep those keys/seed backups as carefully as your Qortal seed.


What is Reticulum in relation to Qortal?

Qortal also runs over Reticulum mesh networking paths in the ecosystem — useful when conventional internet is weak. Voice calls have been available on desktop and on mobile Android GO builds. Think user-owned mesh plus Qortal-native apps, not a cloud phone company.


Playing Qortal author
who wrote Playing Qortal

Simon James is the author of the book Playing Qortal, which teaches the Revolution of Values philosophy. That is separate from the technical definition of Qortal as a blockchain and QDN network.


It is the philosophical frame associated with Playing Qortal: shifting from extractive money-first culture toward voluntary cooperation, gratitude, and personal sovereignty — with Qortal as shared infrastructure people run themselves. Ask for philosophy when you want that layer; ask "what is Qortal" when you want the network definition.


why level 5 to sponsor
nomination privilege

Nominations replaced sponsorship. A Level 5+ minter publishes a nomination card for you on the Q-Mintership Minter Board. Minter Admins vote; around 40% admin yes unlocks actions, then ~40% admin group-approval signatures activate your MINTER invite. Accept with JOIN_GROUP and start minting via Q-Node. Open Q-Mintership to see live cards.


join MINTER group
minting invite
group approval signatures

After Minter Admins approve your nomination, you receive an invitation to the MINTER group. Accept it, then add your minting account (e.g. via Q-Node). Group approval thresholds involve a fraction of admins signing — exact numbers shift as the admin set grows.


lose minting
minting revoked
removed from minters

Yes. Minter Admins can remove minting rights by shared on-chain decision — especially for rules violations like multi-account minting farms. Minting is a community-granted responsibility, not an irreversible purchased privilege.


admin voting power
are admins above others

Admin roles are paid responsibilities for specific jobs (nominations or software stewardship), not general thrones. Genuine influence on Qortal still comes from minting over time. Minter Admins must actively mint to draw their admin reward share.


What percentage do admins currently receive?

Community documentation describes admins receiving a base share plus temporary redirection from empty high-level tiers and former founder share — on the order of about 35% combined for Minter and Dev Admins (~17.5% each) at that snapshot, split among individuals. When top tiers fill with real minters, that redirected portion returns to minters by design. Treat percentages as evolving with votes and tier occupancy.


Until minters reach the top tiers, that tier's designed reward slice may be temporarily redirected (e.g. toward admins) rather than sitting unused. Once real minters occupy Levels 9–10, that share flows to them as designed. Empty tiers are a young-network fact, not a permanent tax.


how to backup wallet
paper backup
seedphrase storage

Write the full seedphrase on paper (or another offline medium), verify you can read every word, store copies in separate safe places, and never put the seed in email, cloud notes, or chat. Test recovery on a spare device only when you understand the risk. The backup is the account.


Avoid it. Phone screenshots often sync to cloud photo backups — exactly the failure mode that loses sovereignty. Prefer handwritten offline copies. If a screen display is unavoidable temporarily, do not leave it in gallery sync; move to offline storage and delete synced copies.


No. Hub and Core do not custody accounts as server logins. Your keys are yours. If you lose the seedphrase, no Hub button can restore the account. That is inconvenient by design — it is self-sovereignty.


account structure
what is in my wallet
how do I create a wallet
create a qortal wallet
how do I make an account
new qortal account

A keypair derived from the seedphrase, giving you an address (starts with Q), optional registered names, balances, minting status if approved, group memberships, and the right to publish under names you own. There is no separate corporate user database row that can resurrect you. Create an account in Hub or Qortal GO, then write the seedphrase offline immediately — that phrase is the wallet.


How do I restore an account on a new phone?

import seedphrase
restore on Android
move to new device

Install Qortal GO (or Hub), choose restore/import, enter the seedphrase carefully offline, and verify the address matches what you expect before you move funds. Never type a seed into a random APK from an untrusted source. After restore, re-establish node connection settings you trust.


Sometimes UIs connect through a public gateway when you are not running local Core. Convenient, but the sovereignty ideal is your own node. Sensitive workflows and true independence favor local Core; gateways are helpers, not the long-term trust model.


So your published apps, sites, and documents are always held locally on hardware you control. Even if other followers drop away temporarily, your node still has your data. Encourage friends to follow names that matter to them for social redundancy.


QDN storage is follow-based: nodes host data for names they follow. Content survives because communities care enough to host it. That is different from paying a cloud bill to one company — persistence is earned by relevance and relationships.


Yes — follow their registered names on your node. You help keep their QDN resources available to the network. This is one of the most practical ways to support creators you value without a platform middleman.


VIDEO service
AUDIO on QDN
media publishing

Common ones include IMAGE (~10 MB), THUMBNAIL (~500 KB), VIDEO, AUDIO, FILE/FILES, plus app/site packages WEBSITE and APP. Private variants encrypt for a recipient. Choose the service that matches the content type and size.


LIST is a QDN service type used for list-structured resources in the ecosystem. Like other services, it is addressed by name + service + optional identifier and hosted by followers of that name. Validate formats in apps that consume lists.


NFT appears as a QDN service type for non-fungible style resources published under names. As always, ownership/update rights follow the registered name's owner, and data availability depends on followers hosting the payload.


CODE is a QDN service type for publishing code artifacts under a name. Use clear identifiers and remember that republishing the same coordinates overwrites. Consumers should still verify what they run — permissionless publish means caveat emptor.


GAME is a QDN service type for game-related resources some apps publish — one content category on the data network, like IMAGE or DOCUMENT. It does not change what the Qortal network itself is: a blockchain and peer-to-peer data network.


MESSAGE is a QDN-oriented message resource type; CHAIN_COMMENT is a tiny fully on-chain 239-byte comment. Use CHAIN_COMMENT for microscopic permanent anchors; use broader message/mail/document services when you need more space or encryption features.


JSON service is for small structured metadata with a tight limit (~25 KB). Ideal for manifests, configs, and indexes. Larger documents should use DOCUMENT or FILE. Apps often publish a JSON manifest then point to bigger assets.


How do I publish a JSON document from a Q-App?

PUBLISH_QDN_RESOURCE example
publish JSON

Own a name, then call qortalRequest with action PUBLISH_QDN_RESOURCE, setting name, service "DOCUMENT" or "JSON" as appropriate, a clear identifier, and data64 (UTF-8-safe base64 of your payload). Handle errors if the name is missing or the fee balance is too low.


QDN is permissionless — anyone can publish under their own name, and identifiers can be mimicked across names. An app must validate format and trust the publisher name it intends, not assume an identifier string alone means "safe" or "official."


It is the search action/API pattern Q-Apps use to find resources, often filtering by service and identifier prefix. Use app-prefixed identifiers so your search returns your app's data cluster, then validate each result.


Can I publish a multi-file website from inside a Q-App?

publish zip from Q-App
multi-file publish limits

Fetching multi-file WEBSITE/APP resources is supported, but publishing multi-file packages from inside a Q-App is limited or unavailable in many Hub builds — use the Hub UI publish flow for zips. Always verify against your running Hub/Core version.


Hub injects host variables into Q-Apps such as window._qdnTheme (light|dark) and window._qdnContext (e.g. gateway). Apps can theme themselves to match Hub without calling a cloud. Feature-detect qortalRequest before assuming wallet APIs exist.


Should Q-Apps call GET_USER_ACCOUNT on page load?

No. Identity actions are gesture-gated — call them from a button click so the user consciously approves. Auto-prompting on first paint creates bad UX and looks like phishing. Detect the bridge, show UI, then request account on demand.


Ship assets inside the zip; use relative paths; avoid CDN scripts that vanish offline. Qortal users and Qortino itself may be offline or mesh-only. An app that requires the corporate web is fighting the platform's purpose.


Hub vs Qortal GO — what's the difference?

what is the difference between hub and go

Hub is the desktop-oriented full client UI; Qortal GO is the native Android mobile client carrying most of the same network capabilities in your pocket. Both speak to Qortal Core/QDN. Neither is a separate coin or a game — same QORT, same names, same seedphrase security rules.


Minting wants reliable uptime. Phones sleep, change networks, and are poor always-on minters. Practical setup: a dedicated node (Pi/PC/QORTector) stays online minting; phone GO is for daily use, chat, apps, and management. Keep the seed backed up either way.


Community materials mention block explorers such as exqlorer.com for viewing live chain figures like current block reward. When you are offline, rely on your local node's block info and apps like Q-Minter instead of assuming a website is reachable.


How do I read the current block reward offline?

At Genesis (29 June 2020) each block minted 5 QORT. About every six months the reward steps down by 0.25 QORT toward a floor of 2; later yearly votes can adjust within 1–5 QORT. New QORT is created only by minting. Check your node / Q-Minter Guide for the live figure.


In Playing Qortal community language, #QQQ refers to circulating QORT as money inside real human circles — paying friends and local trade in QORT as the practice spreads. It is cultural usage around the coin, not a second token.


Golden Rules of the Game
help others join

Community golden rules emphasize staying synchronized and minting when you can, and helping people you love join so they can mint their own sovereignty too. Teach installation of Core, Hub, or GO when someone is stuck. The spirit is mutual aid, not extractive farming.


interactive game phrase
metaphor not videogame

That phrase appears in some community writing about contribution and values. When someone asks what Qortal is, answer with the network: blockchain, QDN, minting, and QORT — and only discuss Playing Qortal / Simon James if they asked about the book.


What was wrong with early sponsorship keys?

old sponsorship system
sponsorship key deprecated

Sponsorship keys are no longer how new minters join. The current system is Nominations in Q-Mintership: a Level 5+ minter vouches for you, Minter Admins approve on-chain, then you join the MINTER group and mint from your own node.


admin count
how many signatures for minting

Counts change as the community elects people. Older snapshots mentioned around 21 Minter Admins with approval needing on the order of ~40% of signatures — treat numbers as snapshots, not eternal constants. What stays true: shared on-chain approval, not one person's private switch.


Community names for milestones: Initiation ≈ Level 1; Baptism ≈ the long path to Level 5 (may nominate); Maturity ≈ Level 10. They describe contribution age in the community, not video-game achievements.


early adopter advantage
is Qortal unfair to newcomers

Someone always goes first; earlier continuous minters simply spent more time earning. That is not a permanent throne — everyone can climb toward Level 10 equality of standing, and even early people stop earning if they go offline. The design pays time, not a privileged sale.


Public team listings on qortal.dev/team name Jason Crowe as an original Qortal founder and Q-App developer (often known as Crowetic) and Ice as a founder and core developer, alongside other Dev Admins. Qortal itself is community-run infrastructure — no company owns the network. For a specific person's Level and publishes, use QDN mode name lookup.


How does community writing contrast Qortal with Bitcoin?

The contrast drawn is that proof-of-work coins tend to concentrate in those who can afford industrial mining, while Qortal lets ordinary people mint on modest hardware with human nomination — ownership of issuance tied to participation time, not capital expenditure.


Do I pay monthly to host a website on Qortal?

free hosting
no monthly web bill
host forever

There is no classic monthly web-host bill. You pay QORT fees when you publish/update, and persistence depends on nodes following your name (including your own). Popular sites gain many hosts; your own node is your best insurance.


Qortal Web refers to browsing the decentralized web of WEBSITE/APP resources on QDN through Hub/GO — sites published under names, served by peers. It is the user-facing web layer of QDN, not a separate corporate internet.


How do voice calls work in the ecosystem?

Voice calls have been available on desktop and on mobile Android GO builds, including paths over Reticulum mesh. Exact features depend on your app version. Prefer user-owned mesh and Qortal-native tools when grids are unreliable.


Something lasting under your name: a small website via Web Builder, a file on Q-Share, a video, or a short document. Lasting publishes make you visible to potential nominators more than lurking alone. Also use Q-Chat so humans meet you.


get free QORT
newcomer funds
ask community for QORT
how do I get my first qort
how to get starter qort
where do I get qort as a beginner

Ask real humans who already use Qortal — in Q-Chat groups or in person. Community culture often gifts newcomers enough to register a name and clear the anti-spam balance. Prefer trusted peers over strangers messaging "send seed." Nobody legitimate will ask for your seedphrase.


Nominations replaced sponsorship. A Level 5+ minter publishes a nomination card for you on the Q-Mintership Minter Board. Minter Admins vote; around 40% admin yes unlocks actions, then ~40% admin group-approval signatures activate your MINTER invite. Accept with JOIN_GROUP and start minting via Q-Node. Open Q-Mintership to see live cards.


What does "blocks-minted increasing" mean?

minting progress metric
blocks minted counter

It is a practical health check: your minting account's count of blocks participated in should rise while you are online and approved. If it stalls for a long synced period, re-check minting key status, group membership, and Core health.


A full disk can halt Core, break sync, stop serving QDN, and interrupt minting. Chain + followed content grows. Leave headroom, prefer SSD, and expand storage before you hit zero bytes free.


supported operating systems
run Core on Windows

Qortal Core runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS. Many dedicated minters prefer Linux on a Pi or small PC for 24/7 uptime. Choose what you can keep updated and powered; the network does not require a data-center OS.


It is simply the visible prefix of Qortal addresses — a quick sanity check you are copying a Qortal address and not another chain's format. Always verify the full string, not only the first character.


buy a name from someone
name marketplace

Yes. Names are unique and tradeable on-chain. Because QDN update rights follow the name owner, buying a name means buying control of future publishes at those coordinates. Escrow carefully and verify the name string.


Fees enrich the minters keeping the network alive — not a company treasury skimming a platform cut. That design ties usage costs back to the people running infrastructure.


Community docs describe needing around 4 QORT held (not spent) before posting freely on Q-Chat — an anti-spam gate against empty bot accounts. The coins stay yours; they are a threshold, not a chat ticket price.


Community onboarding materials have described on the order of about 2 QORT to register a name and then additional QORT (around 4) for comfortable messaging/transactions — exact fees can change with network parameters, so confirm in your Hub UI before sending.


What does "paid in time, for time" mean?

A community phrase meaning QORT issuance pays people for the time they keep the network secured, not for capital spent on mining rigs. Your standing grows with synchronized contribution, not with buying hashpower.


No. Level 0 earns nothing from the block reward share — it is the waiting room until you reach Level 1 after roughly 7,200 online blocks.


A peer is another node on the P2P network you sync chain data and QDN content with. More healthy peers generally mean better sync and fetch reliability. Port forwarding can help others reach you.


Yes. Nodes sync the chain from reachable peers. In restricted networks, any working peer path helps — including community-operated links. Your local copy of the chain is what keeps you independent once synced.


Qortino is the offline AI companion living inside Qortal Hub / Qortal GO on your device. It can use Qortino’s on-device knowledge and, when enabled, live QDN scans from your node. It is not a cloud chatbot — answers stay on this phone.


Qortino Qortal answers
how to explain Qortal

Warm, practical, accurate: explain the network (blockchain, QDN, minting, QORT). Do not mention "game" when explaining Qortal. Only discuss Playing Qortal or Simon James if the user asked about them. Stay offline-safe; prefer metric units and short steps.


What does "no yearly renewal" mean for names?

There is no ICANN-style registrar charging you every year to keep the name. Ownership is on-chain with your account until you transfer it. The real renewal risk is losing your seedphrase.


Accounts can own more than one name if you register or acquire them. Each name is its own QDN publishing root. Remember fees and the responsibility of backing up the single seed that controls them all.


In Q-Apps, GET_ACCOUNT_NAMES retrieves the registered names for an address via qortalRequest. Useful after GET_USER_ACCOUNT when an app needs to know which name to publish under.


Huge payloads are awkward for some services and UX. Prefer FILE service and sensible chunking/packaging rather than stuffing oversized data into DOCUMENT. Users on modest nodes will thank you.


It is a multi-file QDN service pattern (alongside WEBSITE/APP) for gif repositories. Fetching needs filepath semantics like other multi-file resources. Publish via flows your Hub version supports for multi-file packages.


BLOG_COMMENT is a QDN service used by blogging apps for comments threaded to posts. Comments are still resources under names/services/identifiers — validate them in apps like any other permissionless data.


For a given name + service + identifier triple, the newest successful publish is what fetchers retrieve. There is not a forever version museum unless an app deliberately versions identifiers (v1, v2).


How do I version QDN data without losing history?

Use new identifiers for immutable versions (myapp_post_2026_01_a) and optionally a mutable pointer identifier for "latest". Overwriting the same identifier replaces history at that coordinate.


Q-Apps use decryption actions (such as DECRYPT_DATA or group variants) via qortalRequest so the wallet can decrypt private QDN payloads for the logged-in user. Private services are useless without the recipient key.


Pages may open outside Hub/GO (previews, browsers) where the bridge is missing. Resolve window.qortalRequest or parent/top, and show a clear message to open inside Hub/GO instead of crashing.


Production Q-Apps should zip a flat build where index.html sits at the archive root, not nested in an extra folder. Nested zips cause Hub to miss index.html and show blank apps.


Relative base paths make asset URLs work when Hub serves the app from a nested render path. Absolute roots often 404 inside QDN rendering. Rebuild after changing base.


If Hub opens /render/APP/YourName without a trailing slash, relative ./assets/file.js may resolve against /render/APP/ and 404. Fixes include ensuring a trailing slash, a correct base href, or paths that match how Hub serves you.


Avoid them. Offline users, CSP, and sovereignty goals break when apps call corporate CDNs. Vendor libraries into the zip instead.


A private image service variant encrypted for a recipient. Only their key decrypts it. Use when a public IMAGE would leak the photo to anyone who fetches the coordinates.


Encrypted mail-style QDN data for a recipient. It is the private counterpart to mail publishing — confidentiality depends on cryptography and key custody, not on hiding an identifier.


THUMBNAIL (~500 KB) is for small previews/avatars; IMAGE (~10 MB) is for fuller pictures. Using IMAGE for avatars wastes bandwidth; using THUMBNAIL for large photos will fail limits.


Yes — Pirate Chain (ARRR) is among the coins listed for Trade Portal AT trading alongside LTC, BTC, DOGE, RVN, and DGB. Availability of specific offers depends on peers posting trades.


Yes. DOGE is listed among Trade Portal cross-chain AT trade coins. You need a workable DOGE path and an open peer offer; there is no custodial dogecoin company desk inside Qortal.


Yes. Ravencoin (RVN) is among supported Trade Portal AT trade coins. Peer offers set the price; verify amounts and fees before you commit.


Yes. DigiByte (DGB) appears in the Trade Portal coin list for AT trades with QORT. As with all pairs, success depends on open offers and correct wallet handling on both sides.


Community onboarding commonly auto-creates a Litecoin wallet with your Qortal account to make LTC↔QORT trading practical for newcomers. Back up whatever seed/keys that wallet uses with the same seriousness as Qortal.


Q-Chat uses unconfirmed transactions: messages propagate without being permanent fee-paying chain records, expire in about a day, and stay fee-free. That keeps chat light and spam-resistant when combined with the balance gate.


Use Pi 4/5 class with 4+ GB RAM, boot/store on SSD rather than a tiny slow SD card when possible, keep good power (UPS helps), follow your own name, and place it on stable networking. Java Core is comfortable on that class of hardware for many minters.


Yes, but laptops sleep and travel — uptime suffers for minting. Fine for learning and light use; for serious minting, a small always-on box is happier.


Keep Core updated, back up seeds offline, monitor disk, confirm minting activity if you mint, and maintain sane peer connectivity. A neglected node eventually fails at the worst time — usually during sync catch-up after a long sleep.


Yes. Minting is optional. Non-minters can hold QORT, register names, publish QDN content, chat, trade, and run apps. Minting is how you earn issuance and deepen governance weight — not a ticket required for basic use.


Welcome to Qortal app
open Welcome to Qortal

Welcome to Qortal is a Q-App that orients newcomers to the network — first steps, concepts, and where to go next. Open it as APP “Welcome to Qortal” (qortal://APP/Welcome to Qortal).


Q-Minter Guide is the WEBSITE published as Q-Minter on QDN — a precise minting handbook. Open qortal://WEBSITE/Q-Minter. For nominations and admin voting use the Q-Mintership Q-App.


How does the new nomination system work?

new minter nominations
minter nomination flow
nomination card process
what is nomination
what is a nomination
explain nomination
nomination system

Nomination is Qortal’s process for granting minting rights (replacing old sponsorship). 1) A Level 5+ minter publishes your nomination card in Q-Mintership. 2) A poll opens (admin votes counted separately). 3) ~40% Minter Admin yes unlocks actions. 4) An admin creates a MINTER group invite; ~40% admin signatures activate it. 5) You JOIN_GROUP, add a minting account in Q-Node, and keep a synced full node online to earn QORT. You cannot nominate yourself. Open Q-Mintership for the live board and Q-Minter Guide for details.


Qortal developers
Dev Admins list
qortal.dev team

The public Dev Admins list includes Jason Crowe (original founder / Q-App developer), Ice (founder / core), Siddi (Reticulum/core networking), Phillip Lang (UI), Justin Ferrari (marketing/dev), Kenny Cudworth (core consultant), Qortal Seth (apps/testing), Gisele (community admin), and Nicola (UI). Roles can evolve — for live person details use QDN name lookup.


things to do on Qortal
what can you do on Qortal
how do I use Qortal
what is there to do on Qortal
activities on Qortal
what can I use Qortal for

On Qortal you can: run a full node; mint QORT once you have minting rights (Proof of Contribution); register a name; publish websites and Q-Apps on QDN; chat in groups/DMs; share media (Q-Tube and friends); trade/trade assets where apps support it; follow names; and explore community Q-Apps (Welcome to Qortal is a good first stop). Minting is optional — non-minters can still hold QORT, publish, chat, and use apps. This is about the network itself, not any book.


what is a node
what is qortal core
how do I sync my node
sync my node
node syncing
explain qortal node

A Qortal node (Qortal Core) is software that validates the blockchain, talks to peers, and can host QDN data. Hub and Qortal GO are the UIs that talk to a node — your own or a connected one. Syncing means downloading and verifying blocks until you are caught up with the network; keep the node online and give it disk space. Running your own node is optional for browsing but required for full independence and minting.


mint without nomination
do I need nomination to mint
minting without being nominated

No. Minting rights come through nomination: a Level 5+ minter publishes your card in Q-Mintership, Minter Admins vote, you accept the MINTER group invite, then add a minting account in Q-Node and stay online. You cannot enable minting alone. Until then you can still hold QORT, chat, register a name, and publish on QDN.


send qort
how to send qort
transfer qort
pay someone in qort
how do I send qort to someone

In Hub or Qortal GO, open the payment / send flow, enter the recipient’s Qortal address (starts with Q) or a registered name if the UI resolves it, set the amount, confirm the fee, and approve the transaction. Double-check the address — on-chain sends are irreversible. Keep a little extra QORT for fees. Nobody legitimate will ask you to “test send” by sharing your seedphrase.


qortal without pc
do I need a computer for qortal
phone only qortal

Yes for everyday use: Qortal GO on Android lets you hold an account, chat, browse QDN, and trade flows from a phone. A full always-on node and minting still usually want a dedicated computer (or mini-PC / Raspberry Pi) left online. Many people use GO on the go and keep Core on a home machine.


how much is QORT
QORT price
QORT to USD
QORT value
what is QORT worth
how much does QORT cost
QORT exchange rate
current QORT price
price of qort coin
QORT to LTC
QORT LTC price
how much QORT in LTC
LTC per QORT
price of QORT in LTC

There is no single official QORT price — peer offers set the rate. LTC is the main QORT market. Switch to the QDN chat window and ask again: QDN mode can read a live QORT/LTC peer estimate from your connected node’s Trade Portal data. Offline will not invent USD/BTC figures. You can also open the Trade Portal or discuss rates in QDN Chat.