Setting up Metamask for Moonriver

Moonriver is a smart contract parachain on the Kusuma network that is fully Ethereum Compatible. It is a sister network of Moonbeam and provides a permanently incentivized canary network.

Moonriver runs as a parachain connected to the Kusama relay chain and has an active set of 40 collators. The target block time is currently 12 seconds and minimum gas price is 1 Gwei.

In this guide, we will show you how to setup Metamask to connect to Moonriver.

Install the Metamask Extension from the Store

Visit the browser extension marketplace and download the MetaMask extension.

Create a MetaMask Wallet or Import One

I’d suggest creating a new one if you haven’t done so.