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Massa Wallet

Massa Wallet is a plugin for Massa Station that allows you to store your assets and interact with decentralized applications.

Massa wallet can be installed from the Massa Station plugin store.

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One feature of the Massa blockchain the Decentralized Web. Web applications can be hosted directly on the Massa blockchain. Massa Station is a the gateway to these applications. Once installed, Massa station will allow your browser to resolve .massa urls and interact with these on-chain apps. When using Massa Station, the .massa extension indicates that you are visiting a website that is hosted on the Massa blockchain, and directly served to you without intermediaries. You can learn more about the Decentralized Web and Massa Station here.

Pre-requisites​

In order to install Massa Wallet, you will need to have Massa Station installed on your machine. To do so, go to the official Massa Station website and download the latest version of the Massa Station installer for your operating system. Once you have downloaded the installer, just click on it and let it guide you through the installation process. Once the installation is complete, you can proceed to the next step.

Installing Massa Wallet​

Once you have Massa Station installed on your machine, you can install Massa Wallet by following these steps.

  1. Launch Massa Station, either from your desktop, system launchpad, or applications menu.
  2. In the icon tray, select Massa Station and click on the Open Massa Station button. This will open Massa Station in your default browser.
  3. On the landing page, you should see a panel that says that Massa Station is not installed in your station and suggests you install it. Click on this Install button. Alternatively, if you don't see this panel, you can click on the Explore module store button. Once on the store, search for Massa Wallet and click on the download icon. Navigate back to the landing page and you should see the Massa Wallet panel.
  4. Once it is installed, click on the Launch button, this should open Massa Wallet welcome page.
  5. Once you are on Massa Wallet welcome page, you can either create a new wallet or import an existing one. If you are new to Massa, you can create a new wallet by clicking on the Create an account button. If you already have a wallet, you can import it by clicking on the Import an existing account button.

  • If you are creating a new wallet, click on the create an account button. You will need to provide a name for your account. Once this is done you'll be prompted to create a password to encrypt your wallet. Click on the Define a password button and set up your password. Once you have done so, you will be prompted to back up your wallet. This step is optional but is highly recommended in case your machine is damaged or lost. This can be done either by downloading a .yml file or by writing down your private key pair. Whatever method you chose keep in mind that anyone that can access this .yml or private key can take control of your wallet, so these must be safely stored.

  • If you are importing a wallet, you can either do it by providing your .yml wallet file or by providing your private key. Whatever method you chose, you will then have to provide a name for your account and a password to encrypt your wallet.

  1. Congrats, you are now ready to use Massa Wallet !!!

Using Massa Wallet​

Once you have installed Massa Wallet, you can use it to store your assets and interact with decentralized applications. To do so, you can either use the Massa Wallet web interface or the Massa Wallet API. On the select account page, you should see the account that you have created and your current balance. You can click on the Send button to send Massa to another account or click on the Receive button to receive Massa from another account.