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

# Installation & Setup

> Prerequisites for setting up HoneyHive

Follow these steps to start tracing your application with HoneyHive.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to the projects page">
    Navigate to [the projects page](https://app.us.honeyhive.ai/).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a project">
    Follow the steps as shown in the interactive guide below to create a project.

    <div style={{ position: 'relative', paddingBottom: 'calc(57.25% + 42px)', height: '0' }}>
      <iframe src="https://app.supademo.com/embed/DvbLHmESmhx0tmHpjqaDS" allow="clipboard-write" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen style={{ position: 'absolute', top: '0', left: '0', width: '100%', height: '100%' }} />
    </div>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get your API key">
    Click on the organization name in the top right corner of the screen, then click `Copy API Key` from the dropdown

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/honeyhiveai/qmpHooEVX6j-ieIE/images/api-key.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=qmpHooEVX6j-ieIE&q=85&s=c23f57aeed649410961627e1e3ce1ed2" style={{ width: '300px' }} width="602" height="460" data-path="images/api-key.jpg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Installation">
    To install our SDKs, run the following commands in the shell.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```shell Python theme={null}
      pip install honeyhive
      ```

      ```shell TypeScript theme={null}
      npm install honeyhive
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Initialize the tracer">
    Initializing the `HoneyHiveTracer` marks the beginning of your `session` and allows you to begin tracing your program.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```python Python theme={null}
      from honeyhive import HoneyHiveTracer

      # place the code below at the beginning of your application execution
      HoneyHiveTracer.init(
          api_key="MY_HONEYHIVE_API_KEY", # paste your API key here
          project="MY_HONEYHIVE_PROJECT_NAME", # paste your project name here
      )
      ```

      ```tsx TypeScript theme={null}
      import { HoneyHiveTracer } from "honeyhive";

      // place the code below at the beginning of your application
      const tracer = await HoneyHiveTracer.init({
        apiKey: "MY_HONEYHIVE_API_KEY",
        project: "MY_HONEYHIVE_PROJECT_NAME",
      });
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>
</Steps>