# Initialization

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Initialization is a fairly simple step but does have a few options possible when defining the type of the plugin. Head over to the [*Advanced/Initialization*](https://docs.hollaex.com/plugins/develop-plugins/advanced/initialization) section to see all the page types.
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## First Step -  Dev Mode

To begin with, you are going to need to enable Dev mode. This is a vital step as it will allow 'on-the-fly-editing', giving the ability to see code changes quickly, without having to rebuild the exchange every time.

[Follow this page's steps,](https://docs.hollaex.com/developers/run-dev-mode) and once you have the ability to see the 'hello-exchange' plugins information displayed on your browser (up to and including the '[*Checking Dev Mode is working*](https://docs.hollaex.com/developers/run-dev-mode#checking-dev-mode-is-working)' section) come back here and let's get into making the new (very similar), '*hello-plugin*'.

## Initializing 'hello-plugin'

1. From the HollaEx root directory, in your terminal, access the plugins folder with: \
   `cd plugins`.
2. From the plugins folder, In order to initialize our *hello-exchange* plugin, run the following command:

<pre><code><strong>npm run add:plugin --plugin=hello-plugin --type=page
</strong></code></pre>

This command will create a *hello-plugin* folder in our plugins directory (`plugins/src/plugins/hello-plugin`), and will display a success message in the terminal (see below).

<figure><img src="https://3965312054-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MP899VqAdyGFgLTy9SY%2Fuploads%2Fy3PUZqsadgNf72w64Jw5%2Finitial-hello-instruction.png?alt=media&#x26;token=cc2f3785-787c-48c7-b758-b4b7cc99f718" alt=""><figcaption><p>Accessing the plugins folder, and initializing the <em>hello-exchange</em> plugin</p></figcaption></figure>

Now the *hello-plugin* folder has been created for us (*hollaex-kit/plugins/src/plugins/hello-plugin*) with the command we just ran.&#x20;

Inside this *hello-plugin* folder will be a few other directories and files that will assist us, and where we will be adding our own files.

<figure><img src="https://3965312054-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MP899VqAdyGFgLTy9SY%2Fuploads%2FnDHp6zcLcqnp6Q4uIeH1%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=87e5bd7d-0580-4714-aff8-9388d4375c6d" alt=""><figcaption><p>Our newly made hello-plugin, beside the hello-exchange that comes with the kit</p></figcaption></figure>