# Getting Started

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The Build an Airnode guide will discuss, in detail, how an Airnode is constructed. But first, see the Quick Deploy demo to get a simple understanding of an Airnode deployment. The demo has preconfigured files for a typical deployment.

# Project Folder

Create a folder called /my-airnode with two more internal folders named /config and /output. Create the files config.json, secrets.env and aws.env into the locations show below.

my-airnode
├── aws.env
├── config
│   ├── config.json
│   └── secrets.env
└── output
    ├── receipt.json

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Within this project, build out the configuration files and run the deployment.

# Configuration

The main focus of creating an Airnode is the preparation of three files that both define and support its creation.

config.json: Defines the Airnode and its behavior.
secrets.env: Hold secrets referenced by config.json using interpolation.
aws.env: Holds the AWS credentials used by the Docker deployer image to deploy the Airnode to AWS.

# Deployment

Lastly is the deployment. There are two ways to run the Airnode. The most popular is with a cloud provider like AWS. You would use the Docker deployer image for this type of deployment. This guide (Build an Airnode) will use the deployer image.

The second method is to run a containerized Airnode on a hosted internally or with a cloud provider service (e.g. AWS EC2 or Lightsail). You would use the Docker client image for this type of deployment.

Complete the following to build and deploy an Airnode.

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