🖥️Setup Metamask

How to setup Polygon blockchain for Metama

Metamask Setup

MetaMask is a software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. It allows users to access their Ethereum wallet through a browser extension or mobile app, which can then be used to interact with decentralized applications

You will need to download Metamask and install it on your preferred browser. Then you'll need to create a MetaMask account.

Remember to keep your password and Secret Backup Phrase safe.

Polygon Setup

Polygon is an Ethereum layer-2 protocol and framework for building interconnected blockchain ecosystems, launched in 2017. Polygon maintains the $MATIC ticker for its native utility token.

You'll need to connect your MetaMask account to the Polygon blockchain.

To connect to the Polygon network you can follow the following article: https://medium.com/stakingbits/setting-up-metamask-for-polygon-matic-network-838058f6d844 Your Network configuration should look similar to the following:

How it should look like

Optional RPC networks

When Polygon has heavy traffic, a you may face difficulties connecting to the network. When this happens you can optionally use one of the following RPC URLs in your Metamask config.

https://docs.polygon.technology/docs/develop/network-details/network/

https://rpc-mainnet.matic.network or https://matic-mainnet.chainstacklabs.com or https://rpc-mainnet.maticvigil.com or https://rpc-mainnet.matic.quiknode.pro or https://matic-mainnet-full-rpc.bwarelabs.com

And now you just have to put some $MATIC in your wallet and you are good !