This page will get you started :zap: lightning-fast :zap: with the bot. You'll need to follow these steps:
## Create a system
First, **create a system** with the following command:
pk;system new
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You can also specify a system name if you want:
pk;system new My System Name
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## Create a member
Second, **create a member** with the following command, inserting the member name:
pk;member new MyMember
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You can include spaces, punctuation, or symbols in the member name. However, you'll need to write them `"in quotes"` every time you refer to the member elsewhere.
Instead, you can give your member a simple, easy to type name, then set the member's [display name](./user-guide.md#member-display-names) to a more complex version. That'll get displayed when proxying, and then you can keep the following commands simple.
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## Set some proxy tags
Now, you'll need to tell PluralKit how you want to trigger the proxy using **proxy tags**. Often, these will be a pair of brackets, an emoji prefix, or something similar.
To set a member's proxy tags, you'll need to "pretend" you're proxying the word `text` - just the word itself, all-lowercase. This often gets a bit confusing, so here are a couple of examples with various patterns:
pk;member MyMember proxy J:text
pk;member MyMember proxy [text]
pk;member MyMember proxy 🌸text
pk;member MyMember proxy text -Q
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You're not limited to the types of proxy tags shown above. You can put anything you'd like around the word `text` (before, after, or both), and PluralKit will look for that. Be creative!
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## Set an avatar (optional)
If you want an avatar displayed, use the following command:
If you don't have a link, you can leave that out entirely, and then **attach** the image to the command message itself. PluralKit will pick up on the attachment, and use that instead.
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Avatars have some restrictions:
- The image must be in **.jpg**, **.png**, or **.webp** format
- The image must be under **1024 KB** in size
- The image must be below **1024 x 1024 pixels** in resolution (along the smallest axis).
- Animated GIFs are **not** supported (even if you have Nitro).
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## What's next?
You could...
- [set up your member profile with descriptions, pronouns, etc](./user-guide.md#member-management)
- [log your switches](./user-guide.md#managing-switches)
