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# Staking via Apps

## Create Accounts

You can go to <https://apps-ivy.clover.finance/> to setup the accounts for staking. There are two accounts in Clover: `Stash` and `Controller` . It's recommended to create two separate accounts for `Stash` and `Controller`. And you can import your existing accounts as well.

![Stash And Controller accounts.](/files/94sspem0Ujld5jcQz1OJ)

`Stash` account is the main account of holding your funds. It delegates some staking permission to the `Controller` account.

## Set Accounts and CLV Bonded

To grant the staking permissions to the `Controller` account, You need go to the `Staking/Account Actions` page. Click on the `Nominator` button.

![](/files/BLwHv9FTbz0BaJ4mUag5)

Then the `Setup up nominator` dialogs show up:

![Setup nominator dialog 1](/files/qWaOI2KjUoGIc15vbzmw)

Select your `Stash` and `Controller` accounts and set the value bonded. The payment destination options controls where the staking reward goes. Click `next` button.

{% hint style="info" %}
Do keep some balances in your stash account(aka, don't bond all of your funds). You still need some funds to pay the transaction fees.
{% endhint %}

## Select Nominators

![Setup nominator dialog 2](/files/q1jljsZ4oKDT4paM4QyD)

You can select some validator candidates to nominate in the second page.&#x20;

{% hint style="warning" %}
Do only select the validators you trust! Picking candidates only on their current profitability could lead to reduced profits or even loss of funds!

Misbehaved validators will be `slashed` as well as nominators who nominated them.
{% endhint %}

## Bond and Nominate

Confirm and send the transaction and wait for the transaction is included in the block chain. The account details will show in the `Account Details` page.

![Nomination details](/files/rCQ41kzR6i8NFG0Wwkok)

More actions could be found by clicking on the dots at the right side of the account details:

![Account actions](/files/K4S5kTfz5mDJqw0uFF6f)

You can:

1. Bond more funds
2. Unbond funds
3. Change `Controller` account
4. Change reward destination
5. Set nominees