Howto Setup Metamask
MetaMask is a free browser extension and smartphone app that allows you to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. It lets you log in to dApp websites with your wallet keys and send and receive coins from your cryptocurrency wallet. To set up a MetaMask wallet, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the MetaMask website at https:// metamask.io. You can see the support that MetaMask gives you. It works on Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge browsers. At the time of writing, it doesn’t support Safari, but it does offer an iPhone app as well as an Android app. We’re using Chrome for this example.
- Click the Download Now button and then click Install MetaMask for Chrome.
- At the Chrome web store, click Add to Chrome. When your browser is done downloading MetaMask, you see the option to either import an existing wallet or set up a new MetaMask wallet.
- Click the Add a New Wallet link. MetaMask asks you to send some data to them. It won’t reveal your identity, but it’s used to make the service better. You can opt out if you want to.
- Create a password. This is a password just for MetaMask. It isn’t the recovery phrase or the private keys for your wallet. The password is secondary security. You’re taken to the security-phrase screen, where it prompts you to write down a recovery phrase. Do not skip this section.
- Write down the words clearly, and store the paper in a safe place. You may want to go so far as laminating your paper and storing it in a vault. You need the recovery phrase if you lose your password or device.
- On the next screen, confirm the recovery phrase so that MetaMask knows that you wrote it down properly. After you have correctly entered the recovery phrase, you can get into your MetaMask wallet. The MetaMask team is always making updates. Check back frequently to see what they have added.
- Within your wallet Navigate to Settings and click the General tab to change your currency conversion and choose the primary currency. This is how all the holdings in your MetaMask wallet are valued.
- Choose a language. If you navigate to the Advanced section, you can reset the account and clear your entire transaction history. You can also find some other controls, including advanced gas controls.
- Navigate to the main page and click the three dots on the right side of your wallet. There you can see your account details, including your Ethereum address. You need your Ethereum address to receive Ethereum-based tokens. This is as simple as scanning the QR code with your smartphone. If you already have a crypto-exchange app, you can skip the “Setting Up Coinbase” section.