In this exercise we will be creating an Avalanche wallet which will be running in your browser. With it you will be able to manage it, sign transactions, send and recieve ether, manage tokens, etc.
NOTE: For obvious reasons, in this exercise we will be using an Avalanche testnet FUJI and not the mainnet.
We will be using MetaMask to create a Wallet and connect to Avalanche blockchain:
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Pre-requisite: Google Chrome or Firefox installed
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Go to MetaMask site: https://metamask.io/download.html
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Install the Chrome extension
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Create a new wallet by clicking on the MetaMask icon (a fox on the top right hand of your browser)
- You will be asked to note down some words. There are your recovery words in case you lose your wallet.
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Write down your wallet address in this file to get some AVAX from the teacher.
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Add the “Avalanche Fuji Testnet” setting up in Metamask the configuration on https://docs.avax.network/quickstart/fuji-workflow
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Follow the steps in “Fuji’s faucet” in order to get some Avax:
- https://faucet.avax.network/
- TIP: If you don’t have Twitter or Facebook, feel free to ask the teacher for some Ether
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Send some Avax to your colleagues!!!