In this chapter, you’ll learn how you can create your Metal Blockchain account inside the Metal Wallet, and the importance of storing your mnemonic phrase safely and securely.
Step 1: Visit the Metal Wallet website and click on the Create New Wallet button.
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Step 2: Click on the Generate Key Phrase button.
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Step 3: store the key phrase visible on the screen in a secure location. anyone with this key phrase can access your Metal Wallet. There is no way to recover lost key phrases.
![3](https://metalstaking.com/iptoapoa/2022/08/3.png)
Step 4: Verify that you wrote down your key by clicking on the checkbox. Next, click on the Acces Wallet button.
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Step 5: Select the matching words and click on the Verify button.
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Step 6: Verify that you wrote down your key by clicking on the checkbox. Next, click on the Acces Wallet button.
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Step 7: Congratulations, your account has now been created! And you will see the portfolio page in the wallet.
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Step 8: As a final step, it is highly recommended to also export your private key. This will be covered in the next chapter:
How to backup your keys in the Metal Wallet