n class="p">:</span> <span class="s">'VESTS'</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div></div>

<p>Because this tutorial alters the blockchain we connect to a testnet so we donâ€™t create spam on the production server.</p>

<h4 id="2-user-information-and-steem-node-">2. User information and steem node <a name="userinfo"></a></h4>

<p>We require the <code class="highlighter-rouge">private active key</code> of the user in order for the transaction to be committed to the blockchain. This is why we