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title: How to Create an Account in Subkey
description: How to create a new Polkadot or Kusama account in Subkey.
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!!!info "Related concepts"
    For the underlying concepts, see [Accounts (advanced)](../learn-account-advanced.md).

!!! warning "IMPORTANT"

    In this article you will learn how to create a new account in Subkey, which is meant for **advanced users**. If you want to know how to create an account **in the Polkadot Developer Signer** , please refer to [this article](create-polkadot-account.md).

### How to create a new account in Subkey

1\. If you don't have Rust and Cargo installed yet, you'll need to download the stable release using [these steps](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/getting-started/installation.html).

2\. Next, open a terminal (Mac) or PowerShell (Windows) and enter the following two commands to install the dependencies and Subkey. The official guide is [here.](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/tree/master/substrate/bin/utils/subkey)

```bash
curl https://getsubstrate.io -sSf | bash -s -- --fast
cargo install --force subkey --git https://github.com/paritytech/substrate
```

3\. Then, use the following command to generate an account.

```bash
subkey generate
```

The output should be something similar to this:

```text
Secret phrase 'your seed phrase will appear here' is account:
Secret seed:       0xc8fa03532fb22ee1f7f6908b9c02b4e72483f0dbd66e4cd456b8f34c6230b849
Public key (hex):  0xd6a3105d6768e956e9e5d41050ac29843f98561410d3a47f9dd5b3b227ab8746
Public key (SS58): 5Gv8YYFu8H1btvmrJy9FjjAWfb99wrhV3uhPFoNEr918utyR
Account ID:        0xd6a3105d6768e956e9e5d41050ac29843f98561410d3a47f9dd5b3b227ab8746
SS58 Address:      5Gv8YYFu8H1btvmrJy9FjjAWfb99wrhV3uhPFoNEr918utyR
```

This is your new account. Make sure to [save your 12-word mnemonic phrase safely](store-mnemonic-safely.md). For more Subkey commands, please refer to [this guide](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/tree/master/substrate/bin/utils/subkey).

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If you are more of a visual learner, check this video guide:

[Create your Polkadot Account using Subkey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWfE_EwxgIU)

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