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Ritesh Modi
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Ritesh Modi is a technologist with more than 18 years of experience. He holds a master's degree in science in AI/ML from LJMU. He has been recognized as a Microsoft Regional Director for his contributions to building tech communities, products, and services. He has published more than 10 tech books in the past and is a cloud architect, speaker, and leader who is popular for his contributions to data centers, Azure, Kubernetes, blockchain, cognitive services, DevOps, AI, and automation.
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Installing and using MetaMask

MetaMask is a lightweight Chrome browser-based extension that helps in interacting with Ethereum networks. It is a wallet that helps in sending and receiving ether. MetaMask can be downloaded from https://metamask.io/. Since MetaMask runs in a browser, it does not download the entire chain data locally; instead, it uses the Infura gateway behind the scenes, which has the complete data stored locally and helps users connect to their store using the browser. Let's take a look at the following steps:

  1. MetaMask should be added as an extension, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 2.19 – Enabling MetaMask on the Chrome browser

  1. Accept the privacy notice and terms of use, and a small icon will appear next to the Go button. MetaMask allows you to connect to multiple networks. Connect to the Localhost 8545 private network, as shown in the following screenshot:

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Ritesh Modi

Ritesh Modi is a technologist with more than 18 years of experience. He holds a master's degree in science in AI/ML from LJMU. He has been recognized as a Microsoft Regional Director for his contributions to building tech communities, products, and services. He has published more than 10 tech books in the past and is a cloud architect, speaker, and leader who is popular for his contributions to data centers, Azure, Kubernetes, blockchain, cognitive services, DevOps, AI, and automation.
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