1
Install Eternl from eternl.io
Type the domain yourself. Eternl runs as a browser extension and as a web app; prefer the
extension.
2
Restore a wallet rather than creating one
Eternl’s add-wallet flow offers Restore Wallet. Choose the standard software wallet type, not
a hardware or a paper wallet option, and enter the words in order.
3
Enter the passphrase if one was set
If the account has a passphrase, supply it where the restore flow offers a passphrase or
additional-word field. It is separate from the local spending password Eternl asks you to set.
4
Compare the first address
The restored wallet is account 0. Match its first receive address against your first Trustodian
Cardano wallet before going further.
5
Add accounts for your other Cardano wallets
Eternl holds several accounts under one restored phrase and calls them accounts. Add account 1 for
your second Trustodian Cardano wallet, account 2 for your third, and so on. Each appears with its
own address, its own balance and its own stake key.
Staking
Each restored account carries its own stake key and can delegate independently. Delegation is not part of recovery and nothing needs to be restored for it, but a newly restored wallet shows as undelegated until you delegate it again. Rewards already accumulated remain claimable at the same address.Vaults
Eternl will not import a Trustodian Cardano vault. A vault is a native script under CIP-1854, and recovering one meanscardano-cli. See Cardano vaults.