# Help to stake flow on ledger

**URL:** <https://forum.flow.com/t/help-to-stake-flow-on-ledger/2360>\
**Category:** New To Flow\
**Created:** [September 2, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/help-to-stake-flow-on-ledger/2360 "2021-09-02T10:35:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@mus](https://forum.flow.com/u/mus)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/help-to-stake-flow-on-ledger/2360/1 "2021-09-02T10:35:48Z")

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Hi everyone

I’m exited to join the flow community.

I tried to stake flow on my ledger and followed the instructions .[Epochs, Staking & Delegating on Flow - Flow Documentation](https://docs.onflow.org/staking/)

However, When I click Stake& Delegate it says: “An upgrade to your account is needed.”?

Thank you for your help

mus

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**Author:** ![mus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@mus](https://forum.flow.com/u/mus)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/help-to-stake-flow-on-ledger/2360/2 "2021-09-17T15:13:36Z")

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Is there anyone who can help? I really appreciate your support. Thank you

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**Author:** ![flowjosh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.flow.com/flowjosh/32/362_2.png) [@flowjosh](https://forum.flow.com/u/flowjosh)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/help-to-stake-flow-on-ledger/2360/3 "2021-09-17T18:06:18Z")

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There was a recent update to flow port to support a more sophisticated and robust method of staking. Every user who uses flow port must perform the upgrade in order to stake, so I would recommend doing the upgrade. 🙂

Does that help?

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**Author:** ![mus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@mus](https://forum.flow.com/u/mus)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/help-to-stake-flow-on-ledger/2360/4 "2021-09-21T07:20:56Z")

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Hi flowjosh  
Thanks a lot 🙂 Yes, that helped and staking is completed. One additional question: I want to transfer more flow on port.onflow from an exchange. Am I right that I just enter in the exchange my address. There is no need to klick on “get flow” and then choose from “claim Flow as a backer” or “earn flow as a validator”. What does backer mean? What is that needed for?