# Getting Setup

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<summary>Step1: Submit A Registration Form </summary>

Click [here](https://www.powermeta.market/contact-8) to sign up with VaultNode&#x20;

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<summary>Step 2: Receive Your Access Key</summary>

Check your email to receive your Access Key

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<summary>Step 3: Encrypt Your Data</summary>

Don't forget to encrypt your data if you want to keep it private and inaccessible to others

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<summary>Step 4: Upload/Transfer Data to VaultNode API</summary>

Option1: Follow [VaultNode API Manual](/vaultnode-docs/product-guides/upload-from-api-s3.md) to upload data or transfer data from AWS S3

Option2: Follow [Web Portal Manual](broken://pages/LhcQceAI5dAXweNbfPG4) to upload local data or transfer data from AWS S3

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