# Polkadot-JS Extension

**Creating a new account**

Install the Polkadot-JS [browser extension](https://polkadot.js.org/extension/) on Chrome or Firefox.

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Once installed, click on the Polkadot-JS extension icon to open up the account menu. Create one by selecting the plus sign (+) and following the instructions. Be sure to write down your recovery seed; it is the only way to recover access to your account.

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You should see your newly created accounts when opening the extension’s menu.

#### Importing an Existing Account <a href="#importing-an-existing-account" id="importing-an-existing-account"></a>

To import an existing Substrate account, click on the plus sign (+) in the upper right corner of the extension modal and select “Import account from pre-existing seed” instead. Enter your seed phrase, give a name to your account and enter the password that will be required when signing extrinsics.

#### Connecting to Creditcoin <a href="#connecting-to-creditcoin" id="connecting-to-creditcoin"></a>

Polkadot-JS APPS is a web UI for interacting with Substrate based nodes like Creditcoin. It allows users to interact with the Creditcoin blockchain.

Open the [Polkadot-JS UI ](https://polkadot.js.org/)site using either the Polkadot hosted or IPFS version.

In the upper-left corner, click on the network ID to open the menu and select “custom endpoint” at the bottom of the menu.

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Enter the URL for the desired Creditcoin network.

{% hint style="info" %}
If you don’t know which environment you should be connecting to, refer to the Environments page to get a better understanding of the different networks and their available public endpoints.
{% endhint %}

Click on Switch to apply connect to your node.


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