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# Account creation
This is a tutorial about how to create an account using TronWeb.

## 1. Generate an account
First, you need to use `tronWeb.createAccount()` to create an account.

```ts
const account = await tronWeb.createAccount();
```

## 2. Activate the account
After creating an account, you need to activate it. First, use your already exist account to instantiate TronWeb. Then, use `tronWeb.trx.sendTrx()` to send TRX to the account.

```ts
const transaction = await tronWeb.trx.sendTrx(
  account.address.base58,
  1000000
);
```

You can also use `tronWeb.transactionBuilder.createAccount()`, then sign the transaction and broadcast it.
```ts
const tx = await tronWeb.transactionBuilder.createAccount(account.address.base58);
const signTx = await tronWeb.trx.sign(tx);
const receipt = await tronWeb.trx.sendRawTransaction(signTx);
```

## 3. Compute address from public key
You may need to compute the TRON address from public key. Here's the method:
```ts
const pubkey = tronWeb.utils.code.hexStr2byteArray(account.publicKey.replace(/^0x/, ''));
const addressBytes = tronWeb.utils.crypto.computeAddress(pubkey);
const addressHex = tronWeb.utils.bytes.byteArray2hexStr(addressBytes);
```

For information about account model, go [here](https://developers.tron.network/docs/account).