# Sparrow Wallet (Desktop) **URL:** \ **Category:** Guides\ **Created:** [March 24, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898 "2022-03-24T10:44:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![louneskmt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/louneskmt/32/13_2.png) [@louneskmt](https://community.umbrel.com/u/louneskmt)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/1 "2022-03-24T10:44:38Z")
# Sparrow Wallet * * * ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/e/e4509f6fa0b0e9bbc4984df849d9c82ed73d40b4.png) _Available for:_ macOS, Linux, Windows. _Official website_: [https://www.sparrowwallet.com](https://www.sparrowwallet.com) ## Instructions 1. Open the _ **Server** _ configuration window. 2. For _ **Type** _, select _ **Private Electrum** _ 3. For _ **URL** _, enter your _Electrum Remote URL_. 4. For _ **Port** _, enter _50001_. 5. Disable _ **Use SSL** _. 6. Click _ **Test Connection** _ to verify Sparrow is able to connect to your Umbrel. 7. After verifying, click _ **Close** _. Congratulations! You have successfully connected Sparrow to your Umbrel. > Unable to connect to Sparrow? If Bitcoin Core has only recently finished syncing, please try connecting again in ~24 hours. ---
**Author:** ![allaboutsats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@allaboutsats](https://community.umbrel.com/u/allaboutsats)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/3 "2022-07-06T16:08:33Z")
I have never run a node before- I am running a full node on a raspberry pi, and trying to connect the sparrow wallet- Not sure what to do with this - 1. For _ **URL** _, enter your _Electrum Remote URL_. ---
**Author:** ![kylecullen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@kylecullen](https://community.umbrel.com/u/kylecullen)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/4 "2022-07-21T20:31:27Z")
It’s not clear on umbrel where to find the \*Electrum Remote URL & these instructions don’t indicate anything either. ---
**Author:** ![LVONM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@LVONM](https://community.umbrel.com/u/LVONM)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/5 "2022-07-25T01:58:29Z")
Agreed, this took a lot of unnecessary trial and error because Umbrel have yet to update their instructions since moving over to the new user interface. For Sparrow, use the Electrs “app” and ensure the “Tor” option is checked. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/0/048229ee1c5d49e8370a12ff09d16fed140d4c98.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kylecullen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@kylecullen](https://community.umbrel.com/u/kylecullen)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/6 "2022-07-25T03:53:37Z")
@LVONM thanks what was exactly what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![totheatom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@totheatom](https://community.umbrel.com/u/totheatom)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/7 "2022-07-25T14:15:35Z")
@louneskmt @LVONM, is it possible to connect Sparrow to my Umbrel Bitcoin node without the use of Electrs, as described above? I have Umbrel running on a separate Pi and the node has finished syncing. Would prefer to avoid Electrs and save the extra 100+gb of hard drive space I’ve read it consumes. Want to use Sparrow with my Coldcard exclusively and their docs ([https://coldcard.com/docs/middle-ground](https://coldcard.com/docs/middle-ground)) go into detail about how to connect Sparrow to your node but I’m unsure how Umbrel complicates that process. Would appreciate any advice! ---
**Author:** ![Freeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@Freeman](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Freeman)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/8 "2022-08-04T21:12:28Z")
Hi did you have any success with connecting without Electrs? ---
**Author:** ![totheatom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@totheatom](https://community.umbrel.com/u/totheatom)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/9 "2022-08-06T03:35:11Z")
Unfortunately, no one has answered and I have been too busy to look into much further since the post. Please do share if you figure it out and I promise to do the same! ---
**Author:** ![Freeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@Freeman](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Freeman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/10 "2022-08-06T21:57:39Z")
I ended up installing the Electrs App and then was able to successfully establish a connection over both Tor using the address provided in the Electrs App and over the umbrel.local … it seems that via the Electrs App is the way to go! ---
**Author:** ![ncryppt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ncryppt/32/3168_2.png) [@ncryppt](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ncryppt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/11 "2022-08-24T18:29:17Z")
Thanks for the info. Just to make sure, connecting via the connect button within the bitcoin node app won’t work but to instead use the electrs app to connect? ---
**Author:** ![dindi0\_0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@dindi0\_0](https://community.umbrel.com/u/dindi0_0)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/12 "2022-08-25T22:30:41Z")
Hi, noob here. I’m struggling trying to connect my sparrow to my node. Do I need to wait for my node to be fully synchro before trying to connect sparrow to it? I can’t connect to my node, I’ve tried all the options and followed the instructions. But nothing seems to work. Am I missing something? Thx ---
**Author:** ![ncryppt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ncryppt/32/3168_2.png) [@ncryppt](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ncryppt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/13 "2022-08-26T01:53:53Z")
can confirm it worked, thanks ---
**Author:** ![ncryppt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ncryppt/32/3168_2.png) [@ncryppt](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ncryppt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/14 "2022-08-26T01:54:16Z")
yes it needs to be synced as well as electrs ---
**Author:** ![rp1337](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a88e4f/32.png) [@rp1337](https://community.umbrel.com/u/rp1337)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/15 "2022-09-05T15:02:12Z")
I am getting this error when I test connection. What does it mean? "Could not connect: Error reply: Unable to set option: Failed to bind one of the listener ports. Is a Tor proxy already running on port 9050? Assuming Tor proxy is running on port 9050 and trying again…" ---
**Author:** ![TheRedRocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/theredrocket/32/1633_2.png) [@TheRedRocket](https://community.umbrel.com/u/TheRedRocket)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/16 "2022-09-14T03:07:16Z")
If both are on the same network umbrel.local ---
**Author:** ![communitymember](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@communitymember](https://community.umbrel.com/u/communitymember)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/17 "2022-11-08T21:53:29Z")
Wait, I’m very confused. Recently I’ve downloaded Sparrow on Desktop and connected to Electrs on my Umbrel in hopes to use it as a front-end. It says it connects but nothing is showing up. I don’t use Sparrow but I’m very confused, how am I supposed to use it? Is my Bitcoin node not my wallet since I use and have an address on Lightning Node instead? I feel like that can’t be right, but I guess Umbrel turned the Bitcoin node into only that - a node that won’t have a wallet attached, is that right? So that means I need Electrs to point at Lightning Node which does have some sats in it, right? How would I even do that if it’s right? Or am I completely misunderstanding something? Lol I’m so confused. ---
**Author:** ![totheatom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@totheatom](https://community.umbrel.com/u/totheatom)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/18 "2022-12-04T08:39:47Z")
Not sure if this is the answer but try disabling the “Use Proxy” button on the server setup menu. ---
**Author:** ![ncryppt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ncryppt/32/3168_2.png) [@ncryppt](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ncryppt)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/19 "2022-12-08T15:23:24Z")
Definitely make sure proxy is turned off ---
**Author:** ![Sne4kyB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@Sne4kyB](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Sne4kyB)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/20 "2022-12-22T02:19:09Z")
So my electrum server says 99% synch and I am unable to connect my sparrow wallet to the electrum server. Is this the way it is supposed to be? I get an error saying “Could not connect: Retries exhausted.” I have private electrum selected. copy the electrum address directly, SSL disabled, proxy is off. and the port is same as LVONM put is the screen shot, which is the same as shows in my screen. Help! ---
**Author:** ![hearliam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@hearliam](https://community.umbrel.com/u/hearliam)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898/21 "2022-12-26T06:01:03Z")
Same here after updating Bitcoin core, Sparrow wallet won’t connect, glad I haven’t got much on there. [Next page](https://community.umbrel.com/t/sparrow-wallet-desktop/6898.md?page=2)