> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zeroentropy.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set Up

> Setting up ZeroEntropy

## Creating a new API Key

<Card title="Create an API Key" icon="link" href="https://dashboard.zeroentropy.dev">
  Start by creating an API Key on the dashboard, which you can use to store your API key and track your usage.
</Card>

You can then store the API Key and export it as an environment variable in your development environment.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash MacOS/Linux theme={null}
  export ZEROENTROPY_API_KEY="your_api_key"
  ```

  ```powershell Windows theme={null}
  setx ZEROENTROPY_API_KEY "your_api_key"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

In order to use ZeroEntropy, you can simply install the official ZeroEntropy package for [Python](https://pypi.org/project/zeroentropy/) or [TypeScript / JavaScript](https://www.npmjs.com/package/zeroentropy) to get started quickly.

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python theme={null}
  pip install zeroentropy
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  npm install zeroentropy
  ```
</CodeGroup>