# Setting up

The only thing you need to use KUMA is a wallet compatible with Ethereum.

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While initializing a wallet, make sure to properly set up and back up your recovery mechanism (such as the seed phrase).
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[**🦊** MetaMask](https://metamask.io/) & [Rabby](https://rabby.io/) are the most commonly used wallets to interact with DeFi services.

With a wallet secured, you have everything you need to interact with KUMA and any other decentralized finance services.\
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If you are not familiar with Ethereum (or other chains) on how to handle transaction and gas costs, feel free to check [Managing transaction on Ethereum](broken://pages/1H3rS0WvdW8O06dvDrin).

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If you have any problems others problems, you can also refer to [Troubleshooting](/kuma-protocol/ressources/user-guides/troubleshooting.md).
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Once you've done everything you need to do for Metamask or Rabby, just click "connect wallet" and you can use the protocol on Ethereum network.


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