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I have setup geth in 2 servers as a private testing Etheruem environment.

In the 1st server, I have created accounts. For the 2nd server, I would like to build as a node to attach the 1st server. After I have setup and mount the 2nd server, 2 server can synchronize the number of block immediately.

However, the accounts in the 1st server cannot be found in the 2nd server. Is there a way to synchronize accounts between nodes?

If no, it implied that each account can be access from a single server only even there are multiple nodes/server for the single private Ethereum network.

Appreciate if there is any idea.

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    Geth will not synchronized accounts, you have to synchronized them on your own.
    – Ismael ♦
    Commented Jul 30, 2017 at 20:48
  • Hi Ismael, thank you for your idea. I have tried to search Internet but I cannot find a clear answer about the synchronization of accounts between nodes. I am sorry to ask this question. Highly appreciate if you may have information on account synchronization between ethereum nodes. thank you very much.
    – Thomas Lau
    Commented Jul 31, 2017 at 2:21
  • I am facing the same issue. I have used --kyestore option to share keystore detail between two nodes. whenever I create an account from node1, it does not reflect into node2. but if i restart both node, the newly added account is getting reflected in both nodes. Please suggest
    – user28326
    Commented Jan 9, 2018 at 12:52

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By default, geth stores accounts as a plain files in keystore directory inside its data directory specified by --datadir command line option. You may copy these files between geth instances and geth will catch them up immediately without restart.

If you didn't specify --datadir, then geth uses default location:

Mac: ~/Library/Ethereum
Linux: ~/.ethereum
Windows: %APPDATA%\Ethereum

Also, if you have network directory shared between servers taht run your geth instances, you may put account files there and pass path to them to geth via --keystore command-line option.

See geth documentation and wiki for details.

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You don't need to synchronize accounts. Just share key store between both geth servers using --keystore command line option.

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