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# Initial Setup (Getting Started)
Integrating Apex Secure Vault into your existing or new project is incredibly simple.
### **Step 2.1: Importing the Package**
After importing the package from the Unity Asset Store, ensure that all scripts compile without errors. You will find all assets neatly organized under the ApexStudio/Apex Secure Vault folder.
### **Step 2.2: Creating the Global Settings (Crucial)**
Before the vault can save or encrypt any data, it needs its core settings file. This file holds your global password and folder configurations.
1- In your Unity Project window, navigate to a Resources folder. *(If you don't have one, create a folder named exactly Resources anywhere in your project).*
2- Right-click inside the Resources folder.
3- Go to Create > Apex Studio > Secure Vault Settings.
4- Name the created file exactly: ApexVaultSettings
### Step 2.3: Configuring the Settings
Click on the newly created ApexVaultSettings file. In the Inspector, you will see the following options:
o Global Encryption Password: Change this to a strong, unique password! This is the core AES-256 key used to lock all your players' data. Do not lose this password.
o Vault Folder Name: The name of the folder created on the player's device (e.g., ApexSecureVault).
o Default Profile Name: The default save slot/profile name (e.g., DefaultProfile).
Once this file is created and configured inside a Resources folder, the engine is fully initialized and ready to protect your data!
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