# Arweave Wallet

An Arweave Wallet is required in order to upload Meta Asset data to Arweave, a decentralized storage solution. The following tutorial will help the developer acquire an Arweave wallet and load it with 0.02 AR tokens.

#### 1. Go to the Arweave Faucet 

Go to the [Arweave Faucet](https://faucet.arweave.net) and read the instructions. Click *Continue* to proceed.

![Go to faucet.arweave.net](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2F6OC2RmYpOOdYjbZnKWgQ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=77e0eb2f-c192-4c8c-81f3-0e987dff6219)

#### 2. Download and save your wallet key file

![Download your newly created Arweave wallet file](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2FqeTSPqcnj8yD0ofWeY6T%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=37467f67-acdf-4c27-b293-698bde070369)

#### 3. Post the Human Verification tweet

![Post the Human Verification Tweet ](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2Ftf4VpDGPgrDqN0o6t1Hn%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=17fd527a-cc14-4f61-a5bf-8228a6a069fb)

#### 4. Wait to receive the 0.02 AR tokens

![Wait for the 0.02 AR tokens to be sent to your wallet.](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2F0c2NpkAMVgmXaY4cPgT1%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=6c054fee-a690-4114-90e1-37c132cfd19b)

#### 5. Install ArConnect (Arweave's browser wallet)

Go to the Chrome Web Store to add [ArConnect ](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/arconnect/einnioafmpimabjcddiinlhmijaionap)to your browser.

![Download the ArConnect extension](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2FJwWolDCY6ObtQlkxQT8J%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e1e229c6-b495-40f4-8553-67fd1f85f56f)

**6. Create an ArConnect account**

![Create an ArConnect account](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2FZNIIsI8oTO92OH8QkxXi%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=d10d7229-9bd3-4b12-923b-fb2fa00bf8b7)

#### 7. Load the Arweave Wallet

Select *"Load Wallet(s)"* and load the downloaded Arweave wallet file from step 2. 

![Click Load Wallet](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2FbRGhBLR6SAGTshS9Yl9J%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=2fe3da92-16b9-4ed6-8d26-a3755c3625ee)

![Select "Load keyfile(s) from filesystem](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2FYzC8upIOcvEYhYmYIjaI%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=258b30cc-9704-44ea-82c5-289824d8edb6)

![Load the Wallet](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2Fc79rxCCMk4s5xhaQIYwf%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=32d3eaca-f24e-4d23-adc2-f2d57bf5b5aa)

#### 8. Verify the Arweave Wallet Loaded

The Arweave wallet should now be accessible in the ArConnect extension.

![Arweave Wallet Loaded](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2F64yciJ0WcbQnVwD86h8q%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=6b9f0447-3c85-47fe-a16c-0849f12ee3a9)

#### Go to the next tutorial to learn how to load the Arweave Wallet to your ArDrive account for easy asset management.