# Setup & Build

Initiate the initiators using Plugin

Step 1 - Go to terminal and login using "plugin admin login"

```
plugin admin login
```

use the credential (email id & password) set during plugin node installation

Step 2 - Create 

```
plugin initiators create <NAME> <URL>
```

**`NAME`**: The name you want to use for your external initiator.**(You now can use `xdc` as an initiator in your jobspec.)**\
\&#xNAN;**`URL`**: The URL of your jobs endpoint. ie: `http://localhost:8080/jobs`

This will give you the environment variables you need to run your external initiator. Copy the output. It will look something like this:

```
║ xdc  ║ http://localhost:8080/jobs ║ b4846e85727e46b48889c6e28b555696 ║ enNfNhiiCTm1o6l+hGJVfCtRSSuDfZbj1VO4BkZG3E+b96lminE7yQHj2KALMAIk ║ jWt64+Q9benOf5JuGwJtQnbByN9rtHwSlElOVpHVTvGTP5Zb2Guwzy6w3wflwyYt ║ 46m38YkeCymYU0kr4Yg6x3e98CyAu+37y2+kMO2AL9lRMjA3hRA1ejFdG9UfFCAE
```

Create a `startEI.sh` file in the `external-initiator` folder with the following contents:

Be sure to save these values, since the secrets cannot be shown again.&#x20;

```
export EI_DATABASEURL=postgresql://$USERNAME:$PASSWORD@$SERVER:$PORT/$DATABASE
export EI_CHAINLINKURL=http://localhost:6688
export EI_IC_ACCESSKEY=<INSERT KEY>
export EI_IC_SECRET=<INSERT KEY>
export EI_CI_ACCESSKEY=<INSERT KEY>
export EI_CI_SECRET=<INSERT KEY>
external-initiator "{\"name\":\"xdc\",\"type\":\"xinfin-mainnet\",\"url\":\"https://plirpc.blocksscan.io\"}" --chainlinkurl "http://localhost:6688/"
```

Plugin external-initiator can be started using below command

```
pm2 start startEI.sh
```