> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.simpuru.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sign in

> Your account is your Cardano wallet. Signing in moves no funds.

<Frame caption="Sign in with your Cardano wallet">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/simpuru/WK8jKUZf7pLe_qhN/images/screens/app-sign-in-modal.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=WK8jKUZf7pLe_qhN&q=85&s=84700886d2e682627dc0ef88ca986223" alt="The sign-in dialog listing the wallets found in the browser" width="2000" height="1125" data-path="images/screens/app-sign-in-modal.jpg" />
</Frame>

## Before you start

* A Cardano wallet extension, for example [Eternl](https://eternl.io) or [Lace](https://www.lace.io)
* The wallet switched to the **preprod** network

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the app">
    Go to [app.simpuru.xyz](https://app.simpuru.xyz) and click **Sign in** at the top right.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick your wallet">
    The dialog lists every Cardano wallet found in your browser. Pick yours.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign the message">
    Your wallet asks you to sign a one-time message. It proves the wallet is yours; nothing is paid and nothing leaves your wallet.
  </Step>

  <Step title="You're in">
    The top right now shows your short address and your Simpuru wallet balance. Its menu has Account, Selling, Connect an agent and Sign out.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Frame caption="Signed in: your address, your balance and the menu">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/simpuru/WK8jKUZf7pLe_qhN/images/screens/app-account-menu.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=WK8jKUZf7pLe_qhN&q=85&s=0061de3ffce6ae257de285f2cf2edb2f" alt="The account chip and its menu" width="2000" height="1125" data-path="images/screens/app-account-menu.jpg" />
</Frame>

## Good to know

* A session lasts **7 days**. Sign out from the menu at any time.
* The first sign-in creates your account and its [Simpuru wallet](/guides/fund-your-wallet).
* If your wallet is on another network, the app asks you to switch it to preprod.
* The **Testnet · preprod** badge in the top bar is always there to remind you that test ADA has no value.

<Card title="Next: fund your Simpuru wallet" icon="arrow-right" href="/guides/fund-your-wallet" horizontal>
  Get free test ADA and send it to the wallet you spend from.
</Card>


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