# Getting set up

The setup process takes about 10-15 minutes with most of the required steps never needing to be repeated. These steps are as follows.

1. Ensure you have 25k blackswan tokens. [More info](https://blackswan-ai-trading.gitbook.io/blackswanai/setup-guide/getting-set-up/getting-tokens-for-access)
2. Obtain an openAI API key. [More info](https://blackswan-ai-trading.gitbook.io/blackswanai/setup-guide/getting-set-up/openai-api-access)
3. Obtain your exchange API credentials. [More info](https://blackswan-ai-trading.gitbook.io/blackswanai/setup-guide/getting-set-up/exchange-api-keys)
4. Go to the telegram setup bot [here](https://t.me/BlackSwanAIBot) - [More info](https://blackswan-ai-trading.gitbook.io/blackswanai/setup-guide/getting-set-up/starting-up-the-main-bot)

Please browse through the following sections starting with where to get the tokens.