Is it possible to run the Mist browser with an external ETH client like INFURA? Yes, I understand this may not be the decentralized paradise we want to get to, but I'd just be happy to run a browser for now w/o having to download the entire blockchain. I understand I'll have to trust INFURA and I'm willing to do that for now.
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1For a faster User Experience, use Metamask instead, so you just download a chrome extension. chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/metamask/…– hhhCommented Nov 10, 2016 at 4:06
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To run Mist using INFURA, you need to start it from the command line
If you are using OSX, this is the command you want
/Applications/Mist.app/Contents/MacOS/Mist --rpc https://ropsten.infura.io
To use the main network, replace with https://mainnet.infura.io
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Did you succeed using infura on Mist? I've tried on the wallet dapp and it weirdly keeps refreshing the account list.– FRAGACommented Nov 14, 2016 at 20:42
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1for future readers, this should now be Mist --rpc ropsten.infura.io– ronmeCommented Feb 4, 2017 at 13:38
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1I'm asking because it gives me back an error
2017-05-16 11:19:52.179] [WARN] Sockets/node-ipc - Connection failed, retrying after 1000ms...Commented May 16, 2017 at 9:20
Also, you may want to try out Metamask, which is a Chrome plugin for connecting to Ethereum, managing your accounts, etc. (Metamask uses INFURA as a backend.) It's a faster UX since you don't have to download (and possibly sync) Mist.
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Thanks, but besides the permissions issue, for some reason MetaMask does not always work on sites, e.g. ethereum.github.io/stake-voice displays "This Browser does not support Ethereum apps. ". Do you have any idea why that is?– ronmeCommented Nov 10, 2016 at 18:22
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You need to be using Chrome with the MetaMask plugin installed. Are you sure you have both? I only get that error on Stake Voice using non-Chrome browsers.– MaurycyCommented Feb 7, 2017 at 10:03