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<mitchwongho> I've just started digging in to the (web) user interface. Where can I find a list of gateway address?
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<sacarlson> you must be speaking of the original old network?
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<mitchwongho> I've just created a Stellar account, so that's a view from the http://Stellar.org|Stellar.org portal
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<sacarlson> ok so I will still have to assume that's the old and only real money running system then
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<mitchwongho> I'm unsure. I'll hope on over to the _start-here_ channel to Q&A
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<sacarlson> my data is very old on the present live network so I'm not sure any of this is acurate any more
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<sacarlson> I'm presently more focused on development of the new system
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<mitchwongho> Thanks for your input. Good luck with the upgrade
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<sacarlson> to get a real view of the old network you would need to get the original stellar node software running so you could take a close look at transactions and activity on the database
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<sacarlson> I failed to even be able to do that as it requires at least 8gb of mem to run
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<mitchwongho> Is the account that I've just create redundant?
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<sacarlson> redundant you mean absolete? I assume at some point you will be able to transfer the assets from one net to the other when they go full live on the new one
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<mitchwongho> Obsolete would be a better description.
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<sacarlson> but if your working to develop any software you should be running on testnet not with real money
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<sacarlson> wether it be on the old network or the new
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<mitchwongho> For sure, but I'd like to experience the usability of the ecosystem, as a real-user.
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<mitchwongho> Did I onboard using the wrong portal? How do "normal" users onboard and get started?
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<sacarlson> that more dependent on what your plans are. it is confusing as there being two networks with one not fully live
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<sacarlson> but I first ended up on the old network and did my first development on that as it was the real working network
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<sacarlson> it was or is very stable and easy api interface as compared to the new that is more complicated with more features
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<sacarlson> from a normal user point of view I guess they would just want to add funds and spend them. there are funding points and there are stores and services sellers that allow payment from stellar
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<sacarlson> or gateway movement of funds from one point of the planet to another were your interest would be more at the gateway points of deposit and withdraw
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<sacarlson> but there is also the trading aspects of stellar with it's uncentralized trading platform to exchange between currencys that some users would be a part of. so without knowing your intenstions....
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<mitchwongho> Is funding not possible from the http://Stellar.org|Stellar.org portal?
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<sacarlson> I don't think stellar in itself is a gateway as far as I know
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<sacarlson> the websites in the text I gave you above are funding points
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<sacarlson> with the list of there stellar address and http
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<mitchwongho> So, If you sign up for a Bitcoin account with one of the BTC merchants (online), you can create an account and buy/sell bitcoin. Where do locate gateways/merchants in my country (South Africa)?
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<bartek> @raymens: you can use https://github.com/stellar/horizon-importer to create a DB. here's a command: ``` STELLAR_CORE_DATABASE_URL="postgres://username:password@localhost/stellar?sslmode=disable" DATABASE_URL="postgres://username:password@localhost/horizon_development?sslmode=disable" ./bin/rake db:batch_import_history ```