# 1. Command Center

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Early access:** You're on the Tashi Alphanet, a public testing phase. Real $TASHI is not involved, and all features are subject to change or reset.
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## Connect to the Command Center

In your browser with the Solana wallet installed, navigate to <https://depin.tashi.network>

You should see the following page:

<figure><img src="https://3796624910-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fxy6Q4hi0tmcU8t5h3zJn%2Fuploads%2Fe9lHGgpTNFIwkOn6p7DT%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d5acce88-77ad-470a-b5ac-883d0a51ae89" alt=""><figcaption><p>Join the Swarm: Connect Wallet page.</p></figcaption></figure>

Click **Connect Wallet** to select your browser wallet. \
For example, with Phantom installed, you might see this:

<figure><img src="https://3796624910-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fxy6Q4hi0tmcU8t5h3zJn%2Fuploads%2FANkQNKsa1F20WGMljipC%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=da2f6f26-f5e0-4e45-968e-603aa1c5924c" alt=""><figcaption><p>Connect a Wallet dialog (shown here with <a href="https://www.phantom.com/">Phantom wallet</a> selected).</p></figcaption></figure>

Click your browser wallet. If you do not see your browser wallet here, contact us for support.

Your browser wallet may pop up a window asking for confirmation:

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Click **Connect** (or "Confirm", "Ok", etc.) to continue.

If successful, you will be taken to the dashboard:

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## Mint $TASHI

The next step is to mint $TASHI tokens to your Solana ccount.&#x20;

These tokens represent your stake in the DePIN network, and are required to operate a worker node.

{% hint style="info" %}
In the Beta and full releases of Tashi DePIN, your account will need to have 10 $TASHI staked per node.

For the Alpha release, you are only required to hold that amount of $TASHI in your account.

The dashboard will issue you 100 $TASHI, which should be enough to run ten nodes.

If you wish to operate more nodes than the amount issued to you by the dashboard will allow, \
please contact us directly.
{% endhint %}

Click the **Get Tokens** button on the dashboard. This will issue a one-time minting of 100 $TASHI to your wallet. If successful, the dashboard should update to show this.

You should also see 100 $TASHI when you view your wallet. \
This is what that looks like in the Phantom wallet (your wallet may be different):

<figure><img src="https://3796624910-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fxy6Q4hi0tmcU8t5h3zJn%2Fuploads%2FW2dsAyiN7iUV0E5FRDIy%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=5ee150a3-8176-498c-9775-4141e703cd9f" alt=""><figcaption><p>Phantom wallet showing $Tashi balance.</p></figcaption></figure>

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If you don't see a Tashi balance, check that your wallet is set to Solana devnet \
(Phantom calls this "Testnet Mode").

Refer to your wallet's documentation for how to set it to the Solana devnet.
{% endhint %}


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