How to Setup your Metamask Wallet

How to Setup your Metamask Wallet

In this tutorial we will setup a Metamask Wallet, which is a extension based wallet to store, buy or swap tokens on the Ethereum network.

Installation

Head over to metamask's website:

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Select download, in my case I'm using the firefox browser extension, for that matter I'm adding it to firefox:

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Authorize permissions:

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Select get started:

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For this demonstration, I will be creating a new wallet:

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You will be asked to help improve metamask, this is up to you what to answer:

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Create a password for your wallet:

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You will be presented with a secret phrase, store this in a secure place:

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Verify your secret phrase:

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If all goes well, you should see the following screen:

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You should see a metamask browser extension, when you click on it, you should see your wallet:

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