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title: Getting started with Handshake | HNS↗WS
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heading: Getting started with Handshake
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excerpt:
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slug: getting-started
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img: /img/guide/
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author: Ryan
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public: true
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---
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## Getting started with Handshake
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<sub>Last updated: Nov 1st, 2023</sub>
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One of the first things to do after enabling a Handshake resolver, is
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to register a Handshake name.
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There are a couple different ways to get a Handshake name.
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You can buy one on the secondary market such as the Namebase
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marketplace or from other users such as showcased in the
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<a href="/c/domains/">domain portfolio</a> category.
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Though, buying from someone else is only possible if the name has
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already been minted. If your name has yet to be registered, you can
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start the process yourself with <a href="/c/registrars/#bob">Bob Wallet</a>
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or <a href="/c/registrars/#namebase">Namebase</a>.
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Before you can mint a name however, you will have to purchase $HNS
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from an exchange. <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/handshake/" target="_BLANK">CoinMarketCap</a>
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keeps track of which exchanges currently offer HNS.
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### The auction process
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### I have a name, now what to do
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Now that you have a name, you can host a website on it by following
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our "<a href="/guide/hosting-a-website">How to host a website</a>" guide.
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You can also sell Second Level Domains or use it for signing into different apps such as
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<a href="/c/apps/#hnschat">HNSChat</a>.
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There are many different use cases and endless possibilities. |