Getting started

Set up yourPENGER

Take your time. Accuracy matters more than speed.

01 Start setupBegin with the offline rules. 02 Open DictionaryUse public examples only.

Keep the recovery process private.

PENGER is an offline backup. This page teaches the method; it never needs your real words.

01

Offline only

Keep recovery data away from websites and connected devices.

02

Zero digital copies

Never photograph, scan, type, upload or share it.

03

Store separately

Keep PENGER apart from the hardware wallet.

04

Verify every word

Decode every column before relying on the backup.

By holding, I confirm that I have read and understand the safety rules above.

Keep holding until the button fills.

Step 0Your seed phrase

plate scheme quality night sample steel exercise perfect torch garden velvet window

Step 1Dictionary

1195next
1196nice
1197night
night1197
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1024 + 128 + 32 + 8 + 4 + 1 = 1197
1198noble
1199noise

Step 2Punch

PENGER plate punched with the public example pattern

Use the printed PENGER guide for a real backup. Online examples are for learning only.

Practise with one public word.

Copy the filled squares for night. Match their numbers in column 01.

Read the example

night1197
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1024 + 128 + 32 + 8 + 4 + 1 = 1197

Fill column 01

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Final check.

Confirm each statement against the finished backup before you rely on it.

0 of 3 items confirmed.

  1. All recovery words have been transferred to PENGER.

  2. Every recovery word has been double-checked.

  3. A secure storage location for PENGER has been chosen.

A paper recovery phrase being destroyed beside a PENGER metal backup

Next step

Remove the paper copy.

Once every check is confirmed, use the destroy guide to remove the temporary paper copy safely.

Open destroy guideAvailable after the final check.