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Settings

Changes take effect when you Save; the few that need the node or the app to restart say so. Advanced options show the command-line flag they match, if you also use the CLI client.
Your node’s HTTP-RPC is what other wallets connect to. To use MetaMask with your own node, point it at http://127.0.0.1:8545; see Setting up MetaMask. It only listens on your own computer unless you change its listen address.

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Files on your computer

The node’s data (the blockchain) goes in the same places as the CLI client’s, unless you chose another folder:
  • Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Parallax (or %APPDATA%\Parallax if an older install already uses it)
  • macOS: ~/Library/Parallax
  • Linux: ~/.parallax
The app’s settings (gui.json) and your wallet (its encrypted keys, phrases, contacts and logs) live in a Parallax folder in your system’s app-config folder:
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Parallax
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Parallax
  • Linux: ~/.config/Parallax
Settings → Storage shows both, and can move them. Because the node uses the same data directory as the CLI client, you can switch between them without downloading the chain again.
These folders are not a backup. If this computer is lost or broken, what brings your accounts back is your recovery phrases, written on paper, and your single keys’ backup files, saved with Save backup.