Tapsigner + Nunchuk Initialization (Step by Step)
May 17, 2025•186 words
Initialization
- Prepare Nunchuk
- Optional: create an account
- Optional: Connect to custom electrum server
- For tor servers (urls ending in
.onion
)- Download Orbot
- Start VPN
- Choose apps > select nunchuk
- Profile > Network Settings > Mainnet server > Add server
- Add server URL.
- For tor servers (urls ending in
- Initialize and add Tapsigner as a key
- Either "Add Key" from welcome screen or go to Keys > Add Key
- Select TAPSIGNER > Add TAPSIGNER via NFC > Continue
- Hold Tapsigner to phone (it will ask to initialize) > Yes > Continue
- Change pin by entering pin from card and creating a new one > Continue
- Hold Tapsigner to phone
- Save backup, name key > Done
- Create wallet
- Go to Home
- Create new wallet
- Select "Custom Wallet," name it and keep defaults
- Select key > Continue > Create Wallet
- Optional: Save BSMS file
- Save encrypted key and Tapsigner password in two different places
Recovery
- Load encrypted wallet backup
- Enter "Backup Password"
- Create custom wallet, single sig.