Made with GrigoraOfficial Onboarding Portal · trezor.io/start
Initialize your hardware wallet in minutes. Download Trezor Suite to verify your genuine firmware, back up your recovery seed, and safeguard your cryptocurrencies with offline isolation.
Verify Security: Never share your 12 or 24-word recovery seed with anyone. Trezor staff will never ask for your seed phrase under any circumstances.
v24.10.1 Compatible
01
Connect Device via USB
Plug in Trezor Model One, Safe 3, or Model T
02
Verify Hologram & Firmware
Ensure tamper-evident seal is untouched
03
Write Down Backup Phrase
Record offline on your recovery sheet
macOS • Windows • Linux • iOS & Android
Official Hardware Initialization Guide • Trezor.io/start
Welcome to the official starting point for configuring your Trezor hardware device. Trezor.io/start provides the genuine gateway to install authentic Trezor Suite software, flash verified firmware, and establish complete sovereignty over your Bitcoin, Ethereum, and digital asset portfolio. Hardware cold storage keeps your private keys isolated from internet-connected vectors, ensuring resilient protection against malware, keyloggers, and exchange insolvency.
STEP 01
Examine the tamper-evident holographic seal covering your device connector. Use the bundled USB cable to link your Model One or Model T directly to your computer. Never use intermediate third-party adapters or unverified hubs during initialization.
STEP 02
Trezor devices ship without pre-installed firmware. Trezor Suite will prompt you to install authentic, cryptographically signed bootloader code. Next, configure an unguessable numeric PIN to shield against unauthorized local physical access.
STEP 03
Carefully copy down the 12, 18, or 24-word recovery seed displayed directly on your device screen onto the included archival recovery sheets. Keep this master key offline at all times and never enter words into digital notes or cameras.
Centralized exchanges retain full custody of your private cryptographic keys, meaning account freezes, counterparty risk, and cybersecurity breaches can leave you without recourse. Initializing through Trezor.io/start grants you independent ownership. The SatoshiLabs deterministic architecture produces your seed entropy on-chip using a true hardware random number generator (TRNG). Your private key never travels across the USB line into your host operating system.
Always verify that you are visiting the legitimate URL: trezor.io/start. Scammers occasionally deploy deceptive advertising copy and phishing clones designed to harvest your 24 words. Remember the cardinal rule of hardware cold storage: SatoshiLabs and Trezor staff will never ask for your recovery phrase. Your device display is the single source of truth for transaction verification, address derivation, and balance signatures.
Keep your recovery sheet in a fireproof safe or punch it onto a stainless steel capsule. Storing seeds digitally on cloud servers or phone galleries completely undermines the security of hardware wallets.
Leverage an optional hidden passphrase to create distinct hidden accounts. Even in the event of forced physical duress, attacker access remains restricted solely to your decoy balance.