# Getting started

You will begin by creating a fresh profile using the SPT-AKI launcher. By following this tutorial, you'll prepare everything needed to proceed with the next steps.

In this part you will be doing the following:

1. Create a new profile
2. Identify your newly created profile.
3. Learn how to back up a profile simply.

## Legend

The table below is a set of "expressions" that will be used to avoid writing informations that might not apply to your use case, such as the path to your SPT-AKI installation, or a randomly generated value.

Expression    | What                        | Example
--------------|-----------------------------|--------
`%game%`      | SPT-AKI install location.   | `C:\Games\SPT-AKI`
`%profileID%` | File containing a profile.  | `C:\Games\SPT-AKI\Server\user\profiles\9dbfcbf0d3be487b9ac20cd8.json`

## Creating a new profile

You want a way to fool around in SPT-AKI but without also ruining the fun of having a character evolving normally. As such creating a new dedicated profile is probably the best way of achiving this goal.

To create a new profile:

1. Start SPT-AKI's server by going into `%game%\server\` and double clicking on the server executable.
2. Start SPT-AKI's launcher by going into `%game%\` and double clicking on the launcher executable.
3. Create a new profile through the launcher.

[screenshots (account creation)]

> Note about fresh profile (being mostly empty; do not edit; ...).

4. Starts the game.
5. Go through the onboarding and choose your language, nickname and faction.

[screenshot (fresh account inventory screen)]

6. Quit the game.

7. Close the launcher.

8. Close the server.

> Note about profile saving...

## Identifying a profile

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### Alternative "quick" way

(by not closing the server and getting the profileID)

## Making a backup

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## Final review

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## Summary

* You learned how to identify a profile.
* You learned how to simply back up a profile.