# How to set up a Solana wallet and link it to Trustpad

### Creating a wallet

To participate in IDOs / sales of the projects launching on Solana you need to create a Solana wallet and link it to your profile on Trustpad. This SOL wallet will be used for tokens distribution.

We recommend [Phantom](https://phantom.app/) (desktop only) or [Trustwallet](https://trustwallet.com/) (mobile only) wallets.

Please follow the instructions to set up a wallet:

* [How to create a new wallet in Phantom](https://help.phantom.app/hc/en-us/articles/4406388623251-How-to-create-a-new-wallet)
* [How to configure Solana in Trustwallet](https://community.trustwallet.com/t/trust-wallet-supports-solana-spl-tokens/96557)

### Linking it to Trustpad

Once you have a wallet address, you should link it to your profile on Trustpad.

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You are free to change the SOL wallet at any time. But **any change made after the sale ending won't be applied** to the distribution of that sale.
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First, open Trustpad: <https://trustpad.io/>

1\) Connect to the wallet you're going to use for IDO / sale participation.

2\) Open any upcoming SOL sale page (CoreStarter in our case).

3\) You will see a text input, paste your **SOL wallet address** there.

![](https://2216426355-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MkBbfCmpmsYTAoDBh8c%2Fuploads%2FtNvAnPwNRv8Ea48QUok6%2F%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA%20%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%202021-11-14%20%D0%B2%2005.34.50.png?alt=media\&token=e8ef5a94-df69-4971-b6f9-3eb2d07f6ff2)

4\)  If your wallet is valid, you will see a green checkmark. Read and check the checkbox and press "Submit".

5\) You will see a popup asking you to sign a message. It is required to ensure that only you can change the corresponding SOL wallet.&#x20;

Sign the message and if everything is correct, your wallet will be saved in our database. Once the sale ends, we will distribute the tokens to this wallet.

![](https://2216426355-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MkBbfCmpmsYTAoDBh8c%2Fuploads%2FTEGUVThJ2MSGBTxbwJUJ%2F%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA%20%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%202021-11-14%20%D0%B2%2005.35.44.png?alt=media\&token=cb52b82f-404b-4574-bac0-938378fa0870)