How to create a Cosmos address

In order to do some operations on Cosmos Hub, you need to hold some ATOMs and the first thing you need to do is to create your own Cosmos address. There are many ways to create a Cosmos address.

When you open the wallet the first time, it will ask you to “Import” or “Create” an address. Let’s create a new address by tapping “CREATE”. It will then ask you to create your own 4-digit + 1-character password. Make sure you remember the combination as this password is for you to manage the wallet.

You can find your address in the wallet app. This represent where you hold your ATOMs and it is an identity on the Cosmos Hub.

The CLI can be built directly from the source of gaia which is the software for running a Cosmos Hub full node. It is developed in Go so first you have to installGo 1.12+.

Run the following commands in your Linux terminal. It will install Go and required packages for building the software.

Open Terminal and run the following commands. It will install Homebrew and Go. During the installation of Homebrew, it will ask you to install xcode-select and please install as it prompts.

After successfully installing Go, you can test running it and see the version you have installed.

And you will see a response like this.

Now get the gaia source codes and build the software.

After a few minutes, two binary files gaiad and gaiacli will be created and placed under $HOME/go/bin by default. You can run gaiacli version --long and you should see this.

Now you are ready to create your Cosmos address on your local computer.

It will ask you to enter a passphrase twice which is for encrypting your key on the disk.

After entering the passphrase, your key is created and you can see output similar to this.

For a brand new Ledger Nano X, it will ask you to enter a 4–8 digit pin which is used to lock the Ledger and ask you to choose the length of the mnemonic phrase, please choose 24-word when you see the prompt. Follow the on-screen instructions will help you setup the Ledger correctly and a key is created inside the Ledger. You can get your Cosmos address by install the Cosmos App on it.

The Cosmos App cannot be found in the app list by default. After Ledger Live is set up, open Settings and turn on Developer mode.

Now, make sure your Ledger is unlocked and connected to your computer and click “Manager” on the left menu. Allow Ledger Live to access your Ledger by confirming on Ledger. Then you can search for “Cosmos” in the Manager and found this.

Click install and it will install the Cosmos app onto your Ledger. Run the app on your Ledger and choose “Show Address” by pressing the both buttons. Pressing both buttons again twice which choose “Account 0” and “Index 0”. Your Cosmos address will be shown on the Ledger.

Welcome to the Cosmos!

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