# Buy/ Sell RAM

This guide will walk you through how to buy and sell RAM within [Vaulta's Portal](https://unicove.com/), Unicove[^1].

RAM represents the physical RAM that is storing the blockchain’s data in nodes around the world. Users can buy RAM from the network’s RAM markets with the Vaulta token and resell it if unused. In some scenarios a user can delete the data written to the RAM to retrieve it.

For those who are familiar with navigating the Vaulta Portal, Unicove, you can navigate directly to these links:

* [Resources Overview](https://unicove.com/en/vaulta/resources)
* [RAM Market](https://unicove.com/en/vaulta/ram)

### **✅ What You'll Need Before Getting Started**

Before you get started, you will need to do the following:

* [Set Up an Account](/vaulta-guides/user-guides/getting-started-on-vaulta/wallet-and-account-setup.md)
* [Send Vaulta to Your Account](/vaulta-guides/user-guides/getting-started-on-vaulta/get-vaulta-token.md)

### 1. Navigate to the Unicove Website & Login

First head to the Unicove website at [Unicove.com](https://unicove.com/). Once there, login to the portal by selecting the Connect Wallet button in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Select your wallet and follow the prompts to connect to the portal.

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### 2. Navigate to the RAM Page

The time has come to go on a RAM-page. Select RAM from the navigation bar on the left hand side of the page.&#x20;

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### 3. Follow On Screen Prompts to Buy RAM

Once you're on the RAM Market page, select the Buy button.&#x20;

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Enter the amount of RAM you would like to purchase, then select Buy and follow the onscreen prompts to sign the transaction.  Note: You can also change the units of RAM you are buying by clicking the unit in the Amount of RAM to buy section.

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### 4. How to Sell RAM

If you'd like to sell your RAM you can navigate back to the RAM page in Unicove and select the Sell option.&#x20;

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Enter the amount of RAM you would like to sell and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the transaction.  Note: You can also change the units of RAM you are selling by clicking the unit in the "Amount of RAM to sell" section.

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### Next Steps

Once you have RAM in your account, there are a number of things you can do with it, including:

* [Build dApps (decentralized applications) on top of it](https://docs.eosnetwork.com/)
* [Stake it to Earn BTC](https://ramseos.io/rent)
* [Engage in the Droplets ecosystem](https://droplets.app/)&#x20;

### Final Thoughts

RAM is one of three resources that power the Vaulta Network. Once you have a good understanding of RAM check out our other resources on:

* [Managing Resources (CPU/ NET)](/vaulta-guides/user-guides/getting-started-on-vaulta/manage-resources-cpu-net.md)

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