# Connect to Validium

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## Add Validium to your MetaMask wallet

You can add Validium to your MetaMask wallet using the buttons below:

<img src="/files/tFUTnctrf2IgG07htOYY" alt="" data-size="line"> [<mark style="color:green;">**Add Validium Mainnet**</mark>](https://www.validium.network/add-network) ↗ <img src="/files/tFUTnctrf2IgG07htOYY" alt="" data-size="line"> [<mark style="color:orange;">**Add Validium Testnet**</mark>](https://www.validium.network/add-network) ↗

If you are using a different in-browser wallet, the buttons above may also work for them.

## Manually add Validium

To manually add Validium as a custom network in your wallet, follow these steps:

1. Find the “Add Network” option in your wallet (in MetaMask, you can find this in the networks dropdown).
2. Click on “Add Network" and "Add network manually".
3. Fill in the following details for the Validium network environments:

### Testnet network details

* Network Name: `Validium Testnet`
* RPC URL: `https://testnet.l2.rpc.validium.network`
* Chain ID: `567`
* Currency Symbol: `VLDM`
* Block Explorer URL: `https://testnet.explorer.validium.network`
* WebSocket URL: `wss://testnet.l2.rpc.validium.network/ws`

### Mainnet network details

* Coming Soon

## Get testnet funds for your wallet

Once you have your wallet connected to a Validium environment, you can get testnet funds from one of many testnet [faucets](https://testnet.faucet.validium.network/) to use with [deploying your first smart contract](/docs/start-coding/quickstart/deploy-your-first-contract.md).

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