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diff --git a/doc/release-notes-pr10740.md b/doc/release-notes-pr10740.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a2eb8cd837 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes-pr10740.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +Dynamic loading and creation of wallets +--------------------------------------- + +Previously, wallets could only be loaded or created at startup, by specifying `-wallet` parameters on the command line or in the bitcoin.conf file. It is now possible to load, create and unload wallets dynamically at runtime: + +- Existing wallets can be loaded by calling the `loadwallet` RPC. The wallet can be specified as file/directory basename (which must be located in the `walletdir` directory), or as an absolute path to a file/directory. +- New wallets can be created (and loaded) by calling the `createwallet` RPC. The provided name must not match a wallet file in the `walletdir` directory or the name of a wallet that is currently loaded. +- Loaded wallets can be unloaded by calling the `unloadwallet` RPC. + +This feature is currently only available through the RPC interface. |