.. _create_account:


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Create Account
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Now, in order to create an account, you need to run a :py:class:`CreateAccount
<digital_world_sdk.operation.CreateAccount>` operation with your new account ID.
Due to `Digital World's minimum account balance
<https://docs.digitalworld.global/docs/glossary/minimum-balance/>`_,
you'll need to transfer the minimum account balance from another account with
the create account operation. As of this writing, minimum balance is **1 unit
of the native asset (2 x 0.5 Base Reserve)**, and is subject to change.

Using The Digital World Testnet
================================
If you want to play in the Digital World test network, you can use our `Faucet
<https://docs.digitalworld.global/docs/tutorials/create-account/>`_
to create an account for you as shown below:

.. literalinclude:: ../../../examples/create_account_faucet.py
   :language: python
   :linenos:

Using The Digital World Live Network
==============================
On the other hand, if you would like to create an account on the live network,
you should buy some NATIVE from an exchange. When you withdraw the
native asset into your new account, the exchange will automatically create the
account for you. However, if you want to create an account from another
account of your own, here's an example of how to do so:


.. literalinclude:: ../../../examples/create_account.py
   :language: python
   :linenos:


.. note::
    To avoid risks, :code:`TESTNET` is used in the example above. In order to use the
    Digital World Live Network you will have to change the network passphrase to
    :code:`Network.PUBLIC_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE` and the server URL to point to
    :code:`https://dex.digitalworld.global` too.