To use Padre, now Pump.fun's Terminal, go to terminal.pump.fun (or trade.padre.gg), sign in with Telegram, Google or X, set a wallet password you can't reset, export your private key, deposit SOL to your Solana wallet, lower the default slippage, then search a token and place a market buy. Selling, exit orders and withdrawals all run from the same token and wallet pages.
Risk notice: Crypto trading is high risk and memecoins can go to zero in minutes. Trading bots and wallet connections use hot wallets. This page is not financial advice; only trade what you can afford to lose.
Facts on this page were checked October 23, 2026, from Terminal's own pages and the sources linked below. This is a research-based guide built from published docs, not a hands-on trial.
One caveat up front: Padre's official docs site (docs.padre.gg) now redirects to the trading app, and Terminal publishes no user guide of its own. The steps below come mainly from Terminalpedia, an independent guide that reads Terminal's live app code and archived Padre docs (it carries referral links). In-app labels may change; trust what your screen shows.
Not sure Terminal fits you? Read our Padre review (it scores 7.1/10) or Padre Terminal explained for the backstory.
Before you start
- Use the real address. Terminalpedia's safety review (updated October 20, 2026) lists terminal.pump.fun, trade.padre.gg and padre.gg as official. app.padre.gg is legacy Padre V1, and domains like padregg.org and padre-terminal.xyz have no verified link to Terminal. Bookmark the address.
- Decide on cashback first. Terminalpedia's fee analysis reports a 1% fee with 35% cashback for accounts created through a referral link and 10% for direct sign-ups, fixed at sign-up. Terminal doesn't publish these terms; see Padre referral code.
- Pick a budget you can lose. Terminal wallets are hot wallets.
Step 1: Sign in
Open terminal.pump.fun. There is no registration form: you sign in with Telegram, Google or X (Terminalpedia). Terminalpedia suggests Telegram, because it also powers buy notifications for wallets you track.
Whichever account you use becomes the key to Terminal, so turn on two-factor authentication on it.
Step 2: Set your wallet password
After sign-in, Terminal asks for a password that encrypts your wallet private keys. Per Terminalpedia, Terminal never receives it and there is no reset: "the password you pick is permanent." The "2FA" mentioned in old Padre marketing was this password, not an authenticator app.
Write the password down offline. If you lose it, the keys and funds in those wallets may be unreachable.
Step 3: Export your private key before depositing
Terminal issues one private key per wallet, not a seed phrase covering all of them. Go to the Wallets page, pick a wallet, choose export and enter your password. Store each key offline.
This is your backup. If Terminal goes down or a withdrawal gets stuck, you can import the key into Phantom or another Solana wallet and move the funds yourself. Never share a key with anyone, including "support" in your DMs.
Step 4: Choose a chain and fund the wallet
Wallets are per chain. Terminalpedia says the selector lists Solana, Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain and Robinhood Chain, although Terminal's own sign-in page advertises only Solana, Ethereum, BNB and Base. For Pump.fun tokens, use a Solana wallet.
To fund it:
- Copy the deposit address from the Wallets page.
- Send SOL from an exchange or another wallet. Make sure the network is Solana.
- Keep some SOL in the wallet even if you deposit USDC. Network fees are paid in SOL, and a USDC-only wallet can't trade or move funds, per Terminalpedia's deposits and withdrawals guide.
You can also import an existing wallet by private key, but that puts the same key in a second place. A fresh wallet is safer.
Step 5: Set slippage, presets and MEV protection
Check these before your first buy. Terminalpedia's reported defaults:
| Setting | Default | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Slippage | 20% | Lower it for liquid tokens; high slippage invites bad fills |
| MEV protection | On | Available on Solana, Ethereum and BNB Chain; not on Base or Robinhood Chain |
| Speed preset | Normal, Fast, Ultra or Inferno | Start with Normal or Fast |
| Priority fee | 0.001 SOL | Raise only when the network is busy |
| Tip | 0.0001-0.001 SOL by preset | 0.012 SOL in Inferno |
Inferno (Solana only) sends your transaction to several block builders at once and keeps the first to land, per Terminalpedia. It also uses 50% slippage internally, which Terminalpedia calls a common cause of losses on small trades. Avoid it until you understand it.
New to these terms? Read Solana priority fees and slippage and Solana MEV protection explained.
Step 6: Find a token and buy
- Search by contract address, not ticker; copycat tokens share names. Terminal's Trenches view lists fresh Pump.fun launches with filters for market cap, volume, holders and dev holdings (Trenches guide).
- Enter the amount you want to spend.
- Place a market buy.
- Compare the fill in Portfolio with the chart price you saw. A big gap means your slippage is too loose.
Check every new token first: how to spot a rug pull on Solana.
Fees stack: Terminal's reported 1% sits on top of Pump.fun's 1.25% bonding-curve fee (Pump.fun docs). Use the Pump.fun fee calculator to see the real cost.
Step 7: Sell, or set exits
Selling mirrors buying: open the position and sell the amount you want at market. Two extra tools, per Terminalpedia's order-type guide:
- Sell Initials (Solana only) sells enough to get your original stake back and leaves the rest running. It works only when you're in profit.
- Exit strategies attach up to five take-profit or stop-loss conditions to a buy, sized as a share of your live position.
Know the limits. Terminal has no classic limit orders: take profit, stop loss, dip buys and trailing stops trigger at a price but fill as market orders, so slippage still decides your price. Exits can't be edited after you confirm; cancel and rebuild them instead. DCA orders exist but are undocumented, so test them small.
Step 8: Withdraw
Per Terminalpedia's deposits and withdrawals guide:
- Open the Wallets page and pick the wallet.
- Choose the token and amount.
- Enter the destination address, or set a fixed withdrawal wallet once.
- Confirm.
The app shows "Min. 0.01 SOL required to withdraw", and you need SOL left for the fee even when sending USDC. If you're stuck with only USDC, send a little SOL to the wallet or import the exported key into Phantom and send from there.
Terminalpedia also passes on one user's report that some buys create an extra token account whose rent isn't easily reclaimed (unverified). Our guide to reclaiming SOL covers closing empty accounts.
Keep your account safe
- Bookmark terminal.pump.fun and never follow Terminal links from DMs, replies or ads.
- Ignore anyone asking you to "migrate", "verify" or "claim an airdrop"; Terminalpedia says no Terminal airdrop exists.
- Keep the wallet password and exported keys offline.
- Withdraw profits often to a wallet you keep separate from trading.
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Is Terminal the right tool?
Terminal suits desktop traders who live in Pump.fun launches. If you want true limit orders, copy trading or a fee written in official docs, compare Padre vs Trojan, Axiom vs Padre or our ranked Padre alternatives. For Axiom's setup, see how to use Axiom.
