# Metamask Connect your Metamask wallet with Ethermint on a localnet mode. {synopsis} ## Adding a custom Network for Ethermint One of the main limitations of using the default `Localhost 8545` network is that the tokens will be represented as `ETH`. Open the Metamask extension on your browser, you may have to log in to your Metamask account if you are not already. Then click the top right circle and go to `Settings` > `Networks`. Press the `Add Network` button and fill the form as shown below with your application `ChainID`. ::: tip To find your full `ChainID`, got your genesis.json file. To get the [EIP155](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-155.md) chain ID from the Cosmos chain ID, you need to consider only the second number in the string value. For example if your chain id on ethermint is `"chain_id": "ethermint_9000-1"`, then you will have to use the value `9000` on Metamask. :::  ## Import Account to Metamask Then close the settings, and go to `My Accounts` (top right circle) and select `Import Account`. You should see and image like the following one:  Now you can export your private key from the terminal using the following command. Again, make sure to replace `mykey` with the name of the key that you want to export: ```bash ethermintd keys unsafe-export-eth-key mykey ``` Go back to the browser and select the `Private Key` option. Then paste the private key exported from the `unsafe-export-eth-key` command. Your account balance should show up as `1 APHOTON` and do transfers as usual. ::: tip If it takes some time to load the balance of the account, change the network to `Main Ethereum Network` (or any other than `Localhost 8545` or `Ethermint`) and then switch back to `Ethermint`. ::: ## Downloading State to see metamask logs, go to top right circle -> settings -> advanced -> download state logs. if you search through the json file for the account address you'll find the tx history