How to create an EOS account and use Scatter to manage it
In this article, I would like to share the simple way to create an EOS account on TestNet (Jungle and Kylin) using the following steps
Install EOSIO:
For help getting started with EOS, view online documentation, which offers tutorials, samples, and a full API reference.
Basically, there are the following steps:
- Step 1: install nodeos
- Step 2: install CDT
- Step 3: create development wallet
Notes:
nodeos (node + eos = nodeos) — the core EOSIO node daemon that can be configured with plugins to run a node. Example uses are block production, dedicated API endpoints, and local development
cleos (cli + eos = cleos) — command line interface to interact with the blockchain and to manage wallets.
keosd (key + eos = keosd) — component that securely stores EOSIO keys in wallets.
eosio-cpp — Part of eosio.cdt, it compiles C++ code to WASM and can generate ABIs.
Create an EOS account:
1. Install Scatter:
If Ethereum has Metamask, on EOS we have Scatter. Scatter is a wallet application with fully open source.
After installing Scatter, open it and Add Keys
to obtain a new key pair (public/private key)



2. Jungle TestNet:
- Go to website https://monitor.jungletestnet.io/#home
- Create an account with the public key (before step)

- Check account info on https://jungle.bloks.io/

3. Kylin TestNet:
- Go to http://faucet.cryptokylin.io/create_account?valid_account_name to create an account. Remember that name should be 12 letters(a-zA-Z1–5).
- Go to http://faucet.cryptokylin.io/get_token?valid_account_name to receive 100 EOS for testing.
- Check your valid account on https://kylin.eosx.io/

4. Mainnet:
EOS blockchain is different from Ethereum, you must cost money to create EOS account on MainNet. By using the third party like https://www.zeos.co/en/home or https://eos-account-creator.com/, you will pay ETH, BTC or BCH in order to create EOS account.