Secure your crypto — start here
Welcome to ledger.com/start, the official quick-start landing page to get your Ledger hardware wallet ready in minutes. Our guided flow focuses on safety with ledger live desktop integration: verifying firmware authenticity, generating an offline recovery seed, choosing a strong PIN, and learning safe storage practices with your ledger live wallet. Keys never leave your device and no account creation is required for the secure ledger live download process.
Why Ledger hardware wallets?
Ledger hardware wallets keep your cryptographic keys isolated from internet-connected devices, preventing remote theft. This page guides you through a minimal, secure setup with ledger live download and points to best practices for long-term custody using your ledger live wallet management system.
Ledger Live Setup checklist
- Unbox & verify hologram/device seals on your Ledger device
- Connect to your computer and open ledger.com/start for ledger live download
- Install ledger live desktop application and create PIN
- Write down recovery seed offline and configure your ledger live wallet
- Confirm firmware updates through ledger live desktop and test a small transaction
- Store your seed and device in separate secure locations