This guide provides step-by-step instructions to connect Cake Wallet to your own Fulcrum node, increasing your privacy and security.
Cake Wallet is a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) wallet.
Download Cake Wallet from the App Store.
Optional: Turn on Airplane Mode (turn off Wi-Fi / cellular / internet) to avoid sending your addresses to another server before you've entered your own server settings.
Open the Cake Wallet app.
Create a PIN or enter your existing PIN.
Tap "+ Create New Wallet". (If you've used the app before, tap "Wallets" in the bottom bar first.)
Tap "Bitcoin Cash (BCH)".
Tap "Next".
Tap "Create New Seed".
Enter a Wallet name like "My BCH".
Tap "Advanced Settings" at the bottom of the screen (underneath the "Next" button).
Tap "Add New Custom Node".
Enter these settings:
Tap "Save".
Tap the connection bar at the top of the screen (might say "CONNECTING" when in Airplane Mode).
Tap "Manage Nodes"
Tap the pencil icon next to "bitcoincash.stackwallet.com:50002".
Tap "Delete". The default node is bitcoincash.stackwallet.com:50002 if you ever want to add it back.
If you're in Airplane Mode, quit the app (swipe up from the bottom of the screen, then swip up on Cake Wallet), turn off Airplane Mode (turn on Wi-Fi / cellular / internet), then re-open the app.
Download Cake Wallet from the App Store.
Optional: Turn off Wi-Fi / internet to avoid sending your addresses to another server before you've entered your own server settings.
Open the Cake Wallet app.
Create a PIN or enter your existing PIN.
Click "+ Create New Wallet". (If you've used the app before, click "Wallets" first.)
Click "Bitcoin Cash (BCH)".
Click "Next".
Enter a Wallet name like "My BCH".
Click "Advanced Settings" at the bottom of the screen (underneath the "Next" button).
Toggle on "Add New Custom Node".
Enter these settings:
Click "Continue".
Click "Next".
Save your seed.
Click the connection bar at the top of the screen (might say "CONNECTING" when in Airplane Mode).
Click "Manage Nodes"
Click the pencil icon next to nodes that aren't yours.
Click "Delete". The default node is bitcoincash.stackwallet.com:50002 if you ever want to add it back.
If you're not connected to Wi-Fi / internet, quit the app, turn on Wi-Fi / internet, then re-open the app.
Any Bitcoin Cash wallet that uses Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) via the Electrum Cash Protocol can connect to your Fulcrum server.
Here are guides to connect additional wallets to your Fulcrum server:
Previous steps: Set up Fulcrum.