After following the previous documentation on registering your identity on-chain, you should have your identity keys downloaded on your machine. Now we will move forward with connecting this identity, using the keys, to your Shinkai node (Shinkai Desktop).

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Requirements

Before moving forward make sure you have Shinkai Desktop installed. If you don’t, please reference the Installation and Setup Guide page for instructions.Also, make sure you’ve registered an identity on-chain following the Registering Your Shinkai Identity documentation.
You must follow the instructions and register an identity by clicking the link in Shinkai Desktop, not by registering an identity through the dApp directly (otherwise the correct keys from Shinkai Desktop will not be used when registering your identity).

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How to Connect Your Identity to Shinkai Desktop

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Copy the Keys in your Desktop App

Open your Shinkai Desktop App > Go to Settings > Public Keys. Public Keys Copy your Node Public Keys.
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Paste the Keys in Your Shinkai Profile

Go to your profile > Click your identity button. Your profileClick the edit button > Paste your Node Public Keys as follows:
  • Node Encryption Key > Encryption Public Key
  • Node Signature > Signature Public Key
  • Node address: Enable the Use Proxyoption and add relayer_pub_01.
Adding Public Keys to Shinkai Identity Save the changes.
3

Restart your Shinkai Desktop App

Restart Shinkai desktop so your identity is refreshed.
4

Copy the name of your registered Shinkai Identity

  • Open Shinkai Desktop and click on the Settings tab at the bottom left corner of the application.
  • Click on the Shinkai Identity input box, input your identity name, and click save. Make sure to include the @@ prefix so your identity looks like @@myidentity.sep-shinkai.
  • Once you click save, you will have your identity connected to Shinkai Desktop! Shinkai Identity connected
Congratulations, you have your identity connected to Shinkai Desktop! Now you can take part in the Shinkai Network and use p2p capabilities.

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Verifying your Identity

Once you have connected your identity, you can verify the connection by clicking the Verify Shinkai Identitybutton below your Shikai Identity (Settings > General). You will be redirected to your profile page, and if everything is OK, you will see a green success message: Your encryption and signature public keys are correctly in sync.