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Liana is an open-source Bitcoin wallet application that combines an immediately spendable primary path with one or more recovery paths unlocked after configured inactivity periods. It supports multisignature key paths, Bitcoin Script timelocks, inheritance planning, loss protection and safer backups. Its core daemon is written in Rust and exposes wallet operations through a local JSON-RPC interface over a Unix Domain

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use Liana when a Bitcoin wallet needs more than a single immediately spendable key path, particularly for inheritance, inactivity-based recovery, multisignature backup planning or local daemon integration.

Who it is for

  • Bitcoin holders planning inheritance or delayed beneficiary access.
  • Users seeking a recovery path after a period of inactivity.
  • People designing multisignature wallet arrangements with immediate and delayed spending paths.
  • Developers or operators integrating with a local Bitcoin wallet daemon through JSON-RPC.

Documented uses

  • Create a Bitcoin wallet with an always-available primary spending path.
  • Add one or more delayed recovery paths governed by inactivity periods.
  • Arrange multisignature keys for primary or recovery spending.
  • Plan a trustless inheritance or loss-protection structure.
  • Access wallet-management operations through the local daemon interface.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The project identifies desktop availability on Windows, Mac and Linux, plus a web application. It is public open source and released under the BSD 3-Clause License. The repository also documents a Bitcoin Signet trial path.

  • Recovery periods are enforced on-chain through Bitcoin Script timelocks.
  • The wallet can contain multiple keys in primary or recovery paths and more than one recovery path.
  • The core daemon and graphical interface are separate components.
  • JSON-RPC access is provided locally through a Unix Domain Socket.
  • The documented implementation is Rust-based and the repository is licensed under BSD 3-Clause.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Set up the Liana wallet application

Install Liana and begin configuring a wallet through its documented desktop interface.

Before you start

  • A Windows, Mac or Linux computer.
  • The Liana repository and its documented usage instructions.

Steps

  1. Install Liana by following the project’s documented usage instructions.

  2. Start the graphical interface, which guides the user through setting up a Liana wallet.

  3. Configure the primary spending path and any recovery paths supported by the wallet design.

  4. Use the graphical interface to interact with the Liana daemon.

Expected outcome

A Liana wallet configuration with an immediate primary path and, where configured, delayed recovery paths.

Guide limitations

  • This guide covers installation and wallet setup stages documented by the project; it does not describe transaction execution or verify a successful setup.
  • Recovery timing depends on the configured Bitcoin Script timelocks and inactivity conditions.
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