As you may have noticed there are a lot of things that you will need to figure out in order to start using the blockchain so with that in mind I have put this Hive Survival Guide together to possibly help those trying to navigate how to do so.
It is worth noting that I will be updating this Survival Guide with the release of newer versions as I find new things that might be helpful and the platform continues to develop.
If you think that something should be included in this guide please leave a link to it in the comments of this post so that I can review it for addition in the next version.
If you want a good news feed for the Hive blockchain then I highly suggest subscribing to the Chain News Badge here:
https://peakd.com/b/badge-321321
If you need a history lesson on why there is a Hive blockchain then the following article provides a good summation of events:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/steem-community-resists-takeover-hard-fork-launches-hive-network
If you already have a Steem blockchain account and just want a quick crash course on how to login into Hive with your Steem credentials then read this:
I Have A Steemit Account: How Do I Switch to Hive?
A simple beginners guide for Hive can be found here:
@hivepeople/hive-for-noobs
If you are an absolute beginner then I recommend reading over the following guide so that you can gain some general understanding about the Hive blockchain:
@remotehorst23/hive-beginner-tutorial
There is also some really good information about Hive in the following two articles:
Hive Beginners Tips is a Community dedicated to helping new users:
/created/hive-198524
Beginner's Guide 11 Fatal Hive Mistakes To Avoid:
@sidwrites/11-hive-mistakes
I recommend keeping an eye on the Unofficial Hive Beginners FAQ as it gets updated with information. It is still a work in progress but looks promising.
A nice article about the use of Tags on Hive can be found here:
@innerhive/let-s-talk-tags
19 Ultimate Hive Tips For Brand New Users:
@sidwrites/hive-tips-for-new-users
Lesson 1 - Creating an Account & Signing in
Lesson 2 - Participating Successfully
Lesson 3 - Money Matters
Lesson 4 - Useful Tools & Features
Personally I highly recommend using the https://peakd.com interface and logging in via one of the following methods:
Another good login and account creation option is eSteem for Mobile or Desktop:
For more on Esteem read the Esteem FAQ 3.0
The official Hive sites are https://hive.blog and https://hive.io
Official Hive account creation portal with a list of ways to create an account:
https://signup.hive.io/
Create a Hive account via Blocktrades:
https://blocktrades.us/en/create-hive-account
Create a Hive account with Hiveonboard:
https://hiveonboard.com/
Invite people to join Hive:
@pharesim/announcing-hiveinvite
PeakD Community on Hive:
created/hive-163399
PeakD launch information:
@peakd/peakd-live
Download and installation instructions for the Hive Keychain from Github: @stoodkev/hive-keychain-1-8-4
How to use Hivesigner (Hive version of SteemConnect)
@good-karma/hivesigner-released-and-ready
Tutorial: Working with Hive Keychain and Steem Keychain.
@deniskj/tutorial-working-with-hive-keychain-and-steem-keychain
How to use the Steem Keychain with Hive by changing the api endpoint: @bitrocker2020/how-to-use-keychain-to-login-and-post-on-hive
How to view and change your Recovery Account:
@engrave/review-your-recovery-account-if-you-dont-want-to-lose-your-assets
Hive Account Recovery:
@netuoso/introducing-hive-account-recovery-hive-139531
Hive Account Recovery GUI:
@reazuliqbal/hive-account-recovery-gui
You can now give HIVE and HBD Tips via PeakD:
@peakd/tips-notifications-and-other-improvements
Hive wallets for multiple platforms can be found here:
https://hive.io/wallets/
Trade HIVE and HBD on the internal market:
https://wallet.hive.blog/market
Buy HIVE on BlockTrades: @blocktrades/blocktrades-adds-support-for-new-hive-cryptocurrency
STEEM and HIVE pairing on BlockTrades: @blocktrades/blocktrades-re-opens-support-for-selling-steem-e-g-steem-hive
Trade STEEM For HIVE on BlockTrades:
https://blocktrades.us/trade
How to buy and sell HIVE on the Ionomy exchange:
@timcliff/how-to-buy-and-sell-hive-tokens-using-the-ionomy-exchange
Tutorial: How to transfer HIVE to Bittrex | 将HIVE转移到Bittrex换:
@ace108/tutorial-moving-hive-to-bittrex-or-hive-bittrex-by-ace108
Tutorial: How to Remove & Make HivePower (HP) Delegations @eddiespino/tutorial-how-to-remove-hivepower-hp-delegations-also-useful-of-you-want-to-make-a-delegation
Hive-Engine is Steem-Engine for Hive but with more features:
https://hive-engine.com/
Convert EM and ENG to BEE or WORKER BEE tokens:
https://converter-api.hive-engine.com/convert/
PeakD Witness page:
https://peakd.com/me/witnesses
Official Hive.Blog Witness page:
https://wallet.hive.blog/~witnesses
Detailed Witness information:
https://hivekings.com/witnesses
Hive Witness Essentials on Github:
https://github.com/therealwolf42/hive-witness-essentials
I Love PeakD is a Chrome (Brave) web extension for those who love PeakD. This extension redirects various frontend articles to the peakd.com:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/i-love-peakd/nnjpaiehjlcdpajkbajkkdnepdafiiaa/related
I Love PeakD on Github:
https://github.com/selabie68/i-love-peakd
Esteem Search is a search engine for Hive:
https://search.esteem.app/
HiveDesktop is a desktop application for the Hive blockchain:
@holger80/hivedesktop-a-new-desktop-app-for-accessing-hive
HiveDesktop installers for Linux, OSX and Windows on Github:
https://github.com/holgern/hivedesktop/releases
HiveBuzz is SteemitBoard for Hive:
@hivebuzz/hivebuzz-hive-gamification-experience
HIVE2VESTS converts HIVE to VESTS:
https://hive2vests.chitty.me/
Hive-Converter is for switching between blockchain sites:
@eminidi/switch-between-all-blockchain-sites-using-hive-converter
SteemRSS is now HiveRSS and how to use it: @torrey.blog/migration-announcement-steemrss-is-now-hiverss
HIVE Ticker Extension for GNOME desktop environment:
@engrave/hive-ticker-extension-for-gnome-desktop-environment
Hive-Now is a site for retrieving information and stats for a Hive account:
https://hive-now.com/
HE Explorer is a Hive-Engine blockexplorer:
@reazuliqbal/he-explorer-hive-engine-explorer
HE Explorer on Github:
https://github.com/CodeBull/HiveEngineExplorer
Hive.Vote is Steemauto for Hive:
https://hive.vote/
Tagbot is an upvote bot:
https://github.com/emre/tagbot
Hiveblocks is a Hive blockexplorer:
https://hiveblocks.com
Hive-db is a Hive blockexplorer:
https://hive-db.com/
HIVE WHAT is a Hive blockchain Search & Directory:
https://hivewhat.com/
Hive2csv makes it possible to download Hive blockchain data in .CSV format:
https://hive2csv.lightproject.me/
Engage is a Hive Community management tool:
https://engage.hivechain.app/
Jarvis is an automatization tool:
@therealwolf/jarvis-your-butler-on-hive
HiveURL is a URL link shortener for Hive and includes analytics:
https://hiveurl.com/
Official Hive brand assets (images) can be found here:
https://hive.io/brand/
Hive Image Kit:
@nateaguila/free-hive-badge-kit-and-other-ramblings
Hive Wallpapers for Desktop:
@doze/hive-wallpapers-for-desktop
Hive developer portal:
https://developers.hive.io/
HiveDevs Community
created/hive-139531
Hive Source Code on Github:
https://github.com/openhive-network/hive
A list of current Hive projects can be found here:
https://hiveprojects.io/
Hive Developer Portal Quickstart:
https://developers.hive.io/quickstart/
Hive Developer Portal Resources:
https://developers.hive.io/resources/#resources-overview
Hive dApps directory:
https://hivedapps.com/
Hivejs Tutorial: Introduction for beginners:
@pakgamer/hivejs-tutorials-introduction-or-or-for-beginners
Hive Javascript libraries:
@good-karma/javascript-libraries-are-ready-to-build-on-hive
HIVE compatible Steemfeed-JS:
@someguy123/steemfeed-js-v3-1-0-released-easier-to-use-and-now-hive-compatible
Beem is a python library for Hive that also includes the CLI tool beempy:
https://github.com/holgern/beem
Beem documentation page that also includes tutorials:
https://beem.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Hivesigner Python Client:
@emrebeyler/powering-up-2
Lighthive is a light python client to interact with the Hive blockchain:
https://github.com/emre/lighthive
Hiveengine a python library for Hive-Engine:
@holger80/hiveengine-a-python-library-for-hive-engine-com
Hive-ruby is a Ruby API for the Hive blockchain:
https://gitlab.syncad.com/hive/hive-ruby
Hive-Ruby setup guide:
@inertia/ruby-client-for-hive-hive-ruby-1-0-0-pre-1
Go-Hive is a Hive library for Go:
https://git.sr.ht/~jrswab/go-hive
Hivescript is a script/json to keep app URL structure of all Hive apps: @good-karma/hivescript-for-canonical-links-and-seo
SuperHive is a PHP blog engine for embedding Hive posts on a website: @bambukah/superhive-is-alive-hive-139531
Gamers Badge on PeakD where you can subscribe to a gaming feed of Badge holders:
https://peakd.com/b/badge-969696
EXODE Hive Game:
https://exodegame.com/
EXODE Wiki:
https://exodegame.com/wiki/doku.php
EXODE Getting Started Guide:
@jacobpeacock/exode-hive-game-getting-started-guide
Rising Star Hive Game:
https://www.risingstargame.com/
Rising Star Tutorial:
@risingstargame/rising-star-tutorial-how-to-play
Dcity Hive Game:
https://dcity.io
Dcity Information:
https://dcity.io/info
Qlabs Hive Game:
https://qlabs.online/
Qlabs Hive Blog:
@qlabs
BROcity Hive Game:
https://thebrocity.com/
BROcity Hive Blog:
@bro.city
Battle Games Hive Frontend:
https://www.battlegames.io/
Battle Games Hive Blog:
@battlegames
Angry Warlord Hive Game:
https://gemslab.io/
The Official Hive Discord server can be found here:
https://discord.gg/xHKUjeC
The Official PeakD Discord server can be found here:
https://discord.gg/Fy3bca5
The Discord link for Palnet that never expires can be found here:
http://minnowpond.org/
The Beem developer Discord channel can be found here:
https://discord.gg/4HM592V
Cheers and Happy Hiving!
