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# 2. Connect your wallet and sign in

Connect your Cardano wallet, sign in for free, and find your way around Surge.

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Your Cardano wallet is your Surge login. You don't need an account or a password, and signing in never moves funds.

### What you'll learn

* How to connect a CIP-30 wallet
* How to sign the login message safely
* What to expect the first time you sign in
* Where everything is in the app

### Supported wallets

Eternl, Lace, Vespr, Typhon, NuFi, Yoroi, Gero, Begin, CTRL, OKX and more. Only wallets installed in your browser appear in the list.

### Steps

1. Click **Connect Wallet** in the top right.
2. Pick your wallet. Make sure it's on the same network as the app, shown in the bottom left (Cardano Mainnet).
3. Sign the login message. Check that it starts with "surge.finance login" and contains your address.
4. Approve it in your wallet. Surge verifies the signature and you're in.
5. The first time you sign in, accept the wallet security terms. A short welcome tour follows.

### Finding your way around

| Area        | What's there                                                                                       |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Sidebar     | Dashboard, Swap, Portfolio, Activity, Wallets, your strategies with live status, Staking, Settings |
| Search      | Jump to any strategy, wallet or page. Also opens with Ctrl K or Cmd K                              |
| Pause All   | Press and hold to pause every strategy at once                                                     |
| Bell        | Fills, alerts and system notices                                                                   |
| Wallet menu | Your connected address, and Disconnect                                                             |

### Good to know

* **Signing in is free.** It's a message signature, not a transaction.
* **Asked for a beta access code?** Enter it on the login screen.
* **Want the tour again?** Reopen it any time from "Tour" in the bottom left.

### Next

[3. Hot wallets: generate, fund, back up and sweep](/tutorials/3.-hot-wallets-generate-fund-back-up-and-sweep.md)


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