Follow this simple Ledger Quick Start Guide to set up, activate, and secure your hardware wallet. Perfect for beginners and experienced users wanting a fast, safety-focused onboarding experience.
Initialize your Ledger hardware wallet using these simple steps. Each step includes secure practices to help protect your digital assets.
Make sure the packaging is sealed and original. Ledger devices should only come from authorized sources and never be pre-configured.
Ledger Live is your official setup app. Use it to initialize your device, install apps, and manage crypto. Download only from Ledger.com.
Create a secure PIN and write down your 24-word Recovery Phrase offline. This phrase is the ONLY way to restore your wallet.
Using Ledger Live, install blockchain apps and add accounts to begin securely sending, receiving, and tracking crypto.
Ledger’s official onboarding portal ensures your setup process is clear, authentic, and fully secured. Avoid third-party guides and use only the official steps to protect your crypto assets.
Ledger hardware wallets keep your private keys offline. Every transaction requires on-device confirmation, making Ledger one of the most trusted solutions for digital asset security.
Your private keys stay on the secure chip inside your Ledger device.
Ledger Live verifies that your device has not been tampered with.
All blockchain apps installed through Ledger Live are validated and secure.
Start the official onboarding process now and enjoy secure, transparent, hardware-backed crypto management with Ledger.
Go to Ledger.com/start