Signing a transaction server-side

Question

I want to sign every transaction server side from the same address/wallet through web3.

What's the best way to tackle this? Do I need to:

1. first use web3.eth.sendTransaction
2. Use web3.eth.sign to sign the transaction?

Cheers and happe new year!

Answer 1

If you want to just send the transaction immediately, web3.eth.sendTransaction is all you need (or just call a method on a contract or whatever you're doing).

If you want to sign the transaction in advance but not yet submit it to the network, you can use web3.eth.signTransaction.