In this guide, we demonstrate several ways to securely create and fund new Cere Accounts across all Cere Network blockchain environments.

Cere Mainnet Accounts

Create a Cere Account using Polkadot{.js} Wallet

Whether you want to stake $CERE Tokens or launch a new node in a DDC Cluster, you'll need a Cere Account, also known as a "wallet" address.

Polkadot{.js} is a comprehensive, user-friendly, web-based interface and browser extension. It facilitates interactions with Substrate-based networks like the Cere Network and Polkadot. This robust tool allows users to manage accounts, participate in staking, governance, and other activities within the Polkadot ecosystem.

  1. Official Installation is here.

  2. To establish a new Cere Account, you'll need to safeguard the seed phrase. This will generate the private key providing you access to the funds in your account.

    ⚠️ It's crucial to keep this private and not lose it. ⚠️

    Assign a name to your wallet and create a password for the account.

  3. That’s it! Your Cere Account has now been created.

  4. Open Cere Explorer to learn more about your account.

Create a Cere Account using Cere Wallet

The Cere Wallet is a non-custodial multi-network wallet for Cere Blockchain, Polygon, and Ethereum. It's easy to use, secured by web3auth technology, and doesn't require a seed phrase! An active email address is all you need to create a Cere Wallet.

  1. Visit https://wallet.cere.io, then click on the “Create a new wallet” button.

  2. Provide your email address.

    A One Time Password (OTP) will be sent to this address to verify your account.

  3. Enter the OTP received in your email and click the "Verify" button.

  4. Voila! Your new Account & wallet are ready.

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💡 You can also now copy the Cere Blockchain Account address shown in the top right hand corner of the Account Overview page, and switch from available networks as needed.

Generate Cere Account with Subkey

Subkey is a tool that generates keys specifically designed to be used with Substrate. Follow the instructions below to install and generate accounts using this CLI. ⚠️ FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY ⚠️ | Test on OS: Ubuntu LTS 20.2

  1. Install Rust & Cargo.
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf <https://sh.rustup.rs> | sh

  1. Get the Substrate Sources.

    git clone <https://github.com/paritytech/substrate.git>

  2. Install Substrate: Instructions ⇒ here.

    cargo +nightly build --package subkey --release

  3. Generate an Account!. We need to generate keys for Cere for block production. Use the following command to generate an account.

# ./subkey generate --network cere
# ⚠️ THE EXAMPLE ACCOUNT BELOW WILL NOT WORK - DEMONSTRATION ONLY ⚠️
Secret phrase:       govern attack river monster public enemy other exotic island wrong stomach horse
  Network ID:        cere
  Secret seed:       0x8d44098a6d0cfd7187629329a147881fd95029748b0625323da63171180a224b
  Public key (hex):  0x468c4509fb99c4d04a7d5e79fe86293b3439431d684fb45d717048d4c1c15079
  Account ID:        0x468c4509fb99c4d04a7d5e79fe86293b3439431d684fb45d717048d4c1c15079
  Public key (SS58): 6R77ymyFgHRTYeMHQ7AVfMUjW9osqMspNyc2YwX4ueUTYJ6F
  SS58 Address:      6R77ymyFgHRTYeMHQ7AVfMUjW9osqMspNyc2YwX4ueUTYJ6F

Create a Cere Account using Metamask

To create an account on an EVM compatible network, such as Ethereum or Polygon:

  1. Create a new account on MetaMask.
  2. Select your working network.
  3. Import CERE Token contract.

Account Funding

On Cere Testnet:

To fund your account on the Cere Testnet network, you can use the Cere Faucet.

  1. Open https://stats.cere.network/faucet
  2. Select Cere Testnet
  3. Paste the Cere Wallet address created previously.
  4. Click Send Tokens.